Graduate Courses

Graduate coursework includes HTM graduate courses as well as graduate specialty courses based in different University departments. The offerings reflect the department goal of having base courses for each emphasis area. Supporting courses are then chosen from across the University. To view detailed course information, visit the course catalog on myPurdue.                                                                                                                  

HTM 50100 Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism

Introduction to behavioral research design and the development of research proposals.

HTM 50101 Statistical Laboratory

Introduction to the use of software used in behavioral research projects.

HTM 50200 Management Information Systems for the Hospitality Industry

Analysis and design of management information systems for hotels, restaurants, and the travel industry. Topics include cost and value information, data management, implementation of system and impact of information systems on hospitality organizations.

HTM 52200 Foodservice Equipment & Facility Design

Development of efficient work spaces for hospitality operations. Topics include the principles of selection, operation, and maintenance of foodservice equipment; the application of human factors, ergonomics, environmental concerns in the development of work-flow patterns; and the use of computer-aided design (CAD) to prepare facility drawings.

HTM 53100 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing II

Examination of the multi-dimensional marketing functions common to complex hospitality organizations.

HTM 57100 Economics of Travel and Tourism

The course includes the set theory of tourism, cost-benefit analysis, tax policy impacts, and other economic and statistical aspects of tourism. The course will examine research designed to determine economic impacts of the hospitality and tourism industries.

HTM 58100 Advanced Hotel Management

A study of current service management theories as they apply to hotel management. Theory topics include strategic planning, hotel organization and communication, organizational leadership, and control systems. These topics will be discussed from the viewpoint of the hotel's general manager.

HTM 59000 Problems in Hospitality and Tourism

Individual study in advanced subject areas. A course plan must be submitted to the supervising professor.

HTM 59100 Research Issues in Foodservice Management

Research issues related to the foodservice industry and their short- and long-term implications. Topics will include essential issues in food safety, product development, foodservice consumer interests, food production, and waste management.

HTM 60200 Research Topics and Methods Seminar

This course is required for all Ph.D. students. Examination of current research in hospitality and tourism. Focus on industry research needs and appropriate methodologies.

HTM 61200 HTM Management Challenge Analysis

A course designed to discuss specific management problems in the hospitality and tourism industries. Through the use of case studies, students study current challenges, management analysis, the process of decision making, and the impacts of corporate decisions.

HTM 63100 Strategic Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism

Evaluates the role of marketing strategy within overall corporate strategic planning. Segmentation theory, brand segmentation, niche marketing, program life cycles, and positioning approaches are discussed. Emerging concepts such as visioning, relationship marketing, strategic alliances, and database marketing are studied.

HTM 64200 Advanced Personnel Systems in Restaurant, Hotels, and Institutions

Examination of the philosophical and operational alternatives related to establishing and directing human resource systems in complex restaurant, hotel, and institutional organizations.

HTM 68100 Seminar in Hotel Management Research

Analysis of hotel industry research based on current policy issues.

HTM 69000 Hospitality and Tourism Research Problems

A project designed to expand a student's knowledge in an area which will support a dissertation effort. The project is also designed to lead directly to a publishable paper.

HTM 69800 Research MS Thesis

HTM 69900 Research PhD Thesis

Graduate Specialty Program Courses

One of the many advantages of being in a world-class research-based university is the multitude of courses available. The courses below are commonly taken by HTM graduate students seeking to strengthen a specific skill or interest area. This list is not complete, but it is illustrative of the range of courses available. In addition to the courses, faculty from other departments often participate in the research of HTM students and sit on HTM examining committees. To view detailed information on the course below, visit the course catalog on myPurdue.

Computer Assisted Instruction

• EDCI560 Microcomputer Application for Education and Training
• EDCI561 Computer ASSISTED Instruction
• EDCI562 Educational Applications Of LOGO
• EDCI563 Educational Applications Of PASCAL
• EDCI564 Integration and Management of Computers in Education
• EDCI591 Special Topics in Education
• EDCI660 Instructional Computing Seminar
• EDCI663 Interactive Video & Multimedia
• EDCI666 Advanced Computer Assisted Instruction

Instruction

• EDCI570 Media for Education and Training
• EDCI573 Instructional Development Practicum
• EDCI670 Seminar in Instructional Research and Development
• EDCI672 Advance Instructional Development and Systems Technology
• EDCI673 Media Research
• EDCI674 Foundations of Instructional Design Theory
• EDCI565 Adult Education Principles

Organizational Behavior/Human Resources

• OBHR681 Behavior in Organizations
• OBHR683 Individual Behavior in Organizations
• OBHR690 Advanced Problems in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
• OBHR690B Team Building

Psychology

• PSY680 Survey of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• PSY570 Industrial Psychology
• PSY572 Organizational Psychology
• PSY Readings in I/O

Human Resources

• OBHR632 Collective Bargains
• OBHR644 Staffing Tools
• OBHR645 Staffing Systems
• OBHR669 Negotiations
• OBHR662 Leadership
• OBHR669 Negotiations in Organizations
• OBHR Research Topics

Statistics

• PSY500 Statistical Methods Applied to Psychology, Education, and Sociology
• MGMT690 Advanced Problems in Management
• MGMT671 Quantitative Methods II
• MGMT672 Quantitative Methods III

Consumer Behavior

• CSR631 Consumer Behavior Theories
• CSR681 Consumption Theories

Total Quality Management

• MGMT690 Advanced Problems in Management

Job Design

• IE556 Job Design
• PSY577 Human Factors in Engineering