Minors in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism

  • Hospitality
  • Event Planning and Management
  • Recreation Management

Minor in Hospitality

The hospitality and tourism minor, given the multi-disciplinary nature of the field, presents students from various fields with additional career choices and opportunities during their studies and/or after graduation.

Current and past minors have come from various fields such as:

  • Business
  • Health sciences
  • Communication
  • Criminal justice
  • Political science
  • Environmental science
  • History
  • Recreation management
  • Education
  • Kinesiology

The hospitality and tourism industry values graduates with multi-disciplinary educational and professional experience.


Minor in Event Planning and Management

The minor in event planning and management prepares students for a career in an industry that is growing at a rapid pace. The curriculum focuses on the development of a meeting and event professional through experiential learning opportunities that complement the coursework. Students complete the minor with knowledge, skills, and abilities to assist them in a variety of roles in the meetings and events industry. All courses are completed online asynchronously; there are no meeting days or times, with the exception of group meetings in HOS 310. This minor is ideal for Business Administration, Communications, and related majors. **This is not available for HRT majors.


Minor in Recreation

The recreation minor provides students from various fields with additional career choices and opportunities during their studies and/or after graduation.

Current and past minors have come from various fields such as:

  • Business
  • Health sciences
  • Communication
  • Criminal justice
  • Political science
  • Environmental science
  • Hospitality
  • Education
  • Human Development
  • Kinesiology

The recreation industries strive to hire professionals with diverse backgrounds, a recreation minor can help provide you this experience.

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