GW Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management

ADVISING AND REGISTRATION

Each term students will receive academic advising from the AMTA Director. Academic advising is required prior to registration. For the latest schedule of classes go to http://www.gwu.edu/~mastergw/programs/amta/course.html.

For directions on how to register online via Gweb, please go to http://www.gwu.edu/~mastergw/register/index.html.

The Curriculum

The AMTA program consists of 36 credit hours delivered through the following courses:

CORE COURSES		Credit Hours
Tstd 249	Economic, Cultural and Environmental Aspects of Tourism	2
Tstd 251	Statistical Applications in Tourism/Hospitality Management	2
Tstd 270	Travel and Tourism Research	2
	Subtotal		6
CONCENTRATION COURSES
EVENT AND MEETING MANAGEMENT		Credit Hours
Tstd 276	Risk Management for Event & Meeting Industry	3
Tstd 277	Event Management	3
Tstd 278	Conference and Exposition Management	3
Tstd 279	Event Entertainment Management	3
	Electives	12	24
SPORT MANAGEMENT
Tstd 260	Tourism Development	3
Tstd 261	Tourism Planning	3
Tstd 262	Tourism Policy Analysis	3
Tstd 263	Tourism Marketing	3
	Elective	12	24
SUSTAINABLE DESTINATION MANAGEMENT		Credit Hours
Tstd 260	Tourism Development	3
Tstd 261	Tourism Planning	3
Tstd 262	Tourism Policy Analysis	3
Tstd 263	Tourism Marketing	3
	Electives		24
INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIES
Students may plan an alternative concentration with specialized focus areas: International Hotel Management, Ecotourism, Cultural-Heritage Tourism, Airline Industry Management, Travel Marketing, and others.		24
CAPSTONE COURSES		Credit Hours
Tstd 283	Practicum	3
Tstd 297	Advanced Topical Studies	3
	OR-
Tstd 299	Thesis Seminar	3
Tstd 300	Thesis Research	3
Tstd 262	Tourism Policy Analysis	3
	Subtotal		6
	TOTAL		36