Department of Hospitality and Retail Management

Robert Paul Jones, Ph.D., Chairperson

Professors: Dodd, Fowler, Velikova
Associate Professors: Adams, Blum, Chang, Jai, Jones, Lee, Yuan
Assistant Professors: Alcorn, Choi, Cuevas, Li
Assistant Professor of Practice: Alfaro
Instructors: Filley, Hlavaty, Padgett, Pauwels

CONTACT INFORMATION: 601 Human Sciences Bldg. | 1301 Akron Ave. | Box 41240 | Lubbock, TX 79409-1240 | T 806.742.3068 | F 806.742.3042 | www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/hrm

About the Department

This department supervises the following degree programs:

• Bachelor of Science in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management  
• Bachelor of Science in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management​ with a Secondary FCSE Teacher Certificate  
• Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences, with a major in Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management  
• Bachelor of Science in Retail Management  
• Master of Science in Hospitality and Retail Management  
• Doctor of Philosophy in Hospitality Administration  

Mission. The mission of the department is to provide quality education, research and service focused on the knowledge and skills intrinsic in the disciplines of hospitality management and retail management.

Graduate Program

For information on graduate programs offered by the Department of Hospitality and Retail Management, visit the Graduate Programs  section of the catalog.

Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables

(Click on program for curricular table.)

Programs

• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.A.A.S.
• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.S.
• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.S.: with Secondary FCSE Teacher Certificate in Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science
• Retail Management, B.S.

• Fashion Merchandising, Undergraduate Minor
• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, Undergraduate Minor
• Retail Management, Undergraduate Minor

• Retail Management, B.S. / Hospitality and Retail Management, M.S.

Courses

• HRM 2310 - Introduction to Hospitality and Retail Management
• HRM 3321 - Introduction to Accounting for Hospitality and Retailing
• HRM 3322 - Financial and Managerial Accounting for Hospitality and Retail Management
• HRM 3335 - Consumer Behavior in the Services Industry
• HRM 3348 - Diversity Issues in the Services Industry
• HRM 3385 - Introduction to Sales for the Services Industry
• HRM 3389 - Professional Practices in Hospitality and Retail Management
• HRM 4313 - Legal Aspects of the Services Industry
• HRM 4316 - Services Marketing for Hospitality and Retailing
• HRM 4322 - Financial Analysis for Hospitality and Retailing
• HRM 4332 - Leadership in the Services Industries
• HRM 4352 - Operations Management
• HRM 4355 - Entrepreneurship in the Services Industry

• HRM 6315 - Curriculum Development in Hospitality and Retail Management
• HRM 6375 - Measurement Methods in Hospitality, Tourism, and Retail Management
• HRM 6378 - Advanced Statistical Methods for Services Industry Research

• RHIM 2308 - Hotel Operations
• RHIM 2312 - Introduction to Beer, Wine and Spirits in Food and Beverage Service
• RHIM 2340 - Latin American Culture and Cuisine
• RHIM 3000 - Internship in Hospitality
• RHIM 3140 - Hospitality Leadership Forum
• RHIM 3300 - Introduction to Internship in Hospitality
• RHIM 3308 - Group Sales and Services
• RHIM 3320 - Facilities Management
• RHIM 3330 - Special Topics in Hospitality
• RHIM 3345 - Event Management in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3350 - Geotourism
• RHIM 3352 - Culture and Cuisine in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3355 - Club and Resort Management
• RHIM 3358 - Human Resources in the Service Industry
• RHIM 3360 - Introduction to Food Production
• RHIM 3363 - Managing Catered Events
• RHIM 3368 - Employee Development in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3370 - Restaurant Operations and Management
• RHIM 3380 - Managed Services in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3390 - Purchasing in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3395 - Hospitality Internship
• RHIM 4000 - Individual Study
• RHIM 4200 - Practicum in Hospitality
• RHIM 4308 - Lodging Operations Management
• RHIM 4311 - Wines of the World
• RHIM 4312 - Food and Beverage Operations Management
• RHIM 4315 - Dinner Series
• RHIM 4325 - Hospitality Field Study Tour
• RHIM 4330 - Contemporary Problems in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 4340 - Wine Marketing
• RHIM 4341 - Hospitality Management
• RHIM 4342 - Wedding Planning and Management
• RHIM 4345 - Foundations of Meeting, Conference and Convention Management
• RHIM 4348 - Hospitality Revenue Management
• RHIM 4350 - Wine Tourism
• RHIM 4360 - Experimental Methods with Food

• RTL 1320 - Fashion and Modern Culture
• RTL 3310 - Fashion Styling in Retail
• RTL 3340 - International Retailing
• RTL 3345 - Event Management in the Retailing Industry
• RTL 3350 - Visual Merchandising and Retail Promotion
• RTL 3360 - Applied Concepts in Teamwork
• RTL 3370 - Retail Management Analytics
• RTL 3375 - Retail Buying
• RTL 3380 - Retail Buying and Control
• RTL 3395 - Internship in Retailing
• RTL 4000 - Individual Study
• RTL 4300 - Retailing Field Study Tour
• RTL 4320 - Retail Category Management
• RTL 4330 - Retail Management Research
• RTL 4335 - Practices in Web-based Retail Management
• RTL 4342 - Wedding Planning and Management
• RTL 4350 - Retail Global Sourcing
• RTL 4360 - Retail Management
• RTL 4392 - Retail Externship