酒店和旅游业持续增长，酒店和餐馆每周7天，每天24小时保持营业，以满足我们旅行社会的需求。根据国家饭店协会的数据，餐饮服务行业雇用了大约1,470万工人。这意味着每10个工作的美国人中至少有1个是餐厅员工。美国有50,000多家酒店，客房总数超过460万。住宿业有800万人。接待和旅游业还包括会议和会议策划方面的职业，以及度假村，赌场和娱乐场所。酒店和旅游管理（HTM）专业使学生成为专业人士，可以领导团队并有效地管理住宿，餐饮，活动，旅行和旅游等各个领域的酒店业务。除了在通识教育课程中奠定坚实的基础外，我
Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) is a great field for you. As the nation's number one retail employer, the hospitality and tourism industry employs millions of people. The demand for managers continues to grow as the demand for services grows. Along with this demand for services is an increasing emphasis on comfort, convenience and personalized attention. All of these factors increase the need for effective and efficient professionals to manage hospitality operations and lead teams of people. The mission of the HTM program at NDSU is to develop effective and efficient leaders in a very dynamic and exciting field. Our students learn and develop leadership skills by completing coursework that increases knowledge of the industry, develops people management skills, and enhances problem-solving abilities while instilling a sense of responsibility and professionalism. We are the only four-year HTM program in North Dakota, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA). The program has undergone this process to ensure students receive a quality education. The ACPHA guidelines and standards help us pursue excellence in the area of hospitality administration. Our program incorporates a solid foundation of general education courses vital in developing a well-rounded professional. All students complete a core of fundamental courses on the management of resources such as people, materials, money, technology and time in a hospitality and tourism setting. Upper-division courses concentrate on project-based, critical evaluation and production of quality services in hospitality and tourism operations. Students choose professional electives in areas such as food and beverage, casino operations, professional club management, resorts, and convention and meeting planning. A 24-credit minor in Business Administration is required with this major. The minor provides a strong business background on which we build depth of knowledge concerning the specifics of marketing and management in the hospitality industry. Students must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 to enroll in business administration classes.