The School of Travel Industry Management offers a bachelor of science (BS) degree in travel industry management with two emphasis areas of study within the major: hospitality management and tourism and transportation management.
Degree Requirements
To earn a BS in travel industry management, students are required to complete general education and TIM major courses, and meet specific BS-TIM graduation requirements. The TIM major offers two different emphasis areas a student can pursue for their studies: hospitality management or tourism and transportation management.
Please refer to the TIM program sheet and 4-year plans to see suggested academic plans for graduation and to learn more!
The hospitality management emphasis is intended to provide students with the ability to apply problem-solving, decision-making techniques, and critical-thinking skills to meet current and future industry challenges. Students will study the relationship of the various constituencies (customer, owner, staff) in the management and operation of hospitality businesses, including lodging and food service establishments, as well as event management enterprises.
Hospitality Elective Courses:
| TIM 310: Institutional Purchasing | TIM 334: Hotel and Convention Sales |
| TIM 311: Club Management | TIM 368: TIM Study Abroad** |
| TIM 313: Food Services Management* | TIM 369 (alpha): Current Topics in Travel Industry Management TIM 369E: Management by Cultural Values TIM 369I: Restaurant Entrepreneurship |
| TIM 314: Hotel Management* | TIM 401: Resort, Spa and Wellness Management |
| TIM 315: Quality Food Management | TIM 402: Resort Mixed Use Development |
| TIM 316: Events Planning and Marketing | TIM 403: Revenue Management in Travel Industry |
| TIM 319: Quantity Foods and Institutional Purchasing | TIM 469 (alpha): Advanced Topics in Travel Industry Management |
** for students studying abroad/ going on exchange only. Visit the international exchange page to learn more.
Please refer to the catalog for course descriptions and prerequisite information.
The tourism/transportation emphasis focuses on strategic issues related to the tourism and transportation industries. Students can take a combination of tourism and transportation related courses or choose courses that focus on one of these two areas.
Tourism/Transportation Elective Courses:
| TIM 320/ECON 320: Introduction to Tourism Economics | TIM 369 (alpha): Current Topics in Travel Industry Management TIM 369E: Management by Cultural Values TIM 369I: Restaurant Entrepreneurship |
| TIM 321: Sociocultural Issues in Tourism | TIM 401: Resort, Spa and Wellness Management |
| TIM 324/GEO 324: Geography of Global Tourism | TIM 402: Resort Mixed Use Development |
| TIM 327: Travel Distribution Management | TIM 403: Revenue Management in Travel Industry |
| TIM 350: Intro to Tourism/Transportation* | TIM 415/GEO 415: Nature-Based Tourism Management |
| TIM 351: Principles of Logistics | TIM 420: Sustainable Tourism Policies and Practices |
| TIM 353: Air Transportation Management | TIM 425: Destination Development and Marketing |
| TIM 354: Surface Transportation Management | TIM 442: Advanced Topics in Transportation |
| TIM 368: TIM Study Abroad** | TIM 469 (alpha): Advanced Topics in Travel Industry Management |
** for students studying abroad/ going on exchange only. Visit the international exchange page to learn more.
Please refer to the catalog for course descriptions and prerequisite information.
Please refer to the University course catalog for information on the general education requirements. Some important information relevant to the BS-TIM degree:
Foundation Requirements
Written Communication (FW): 1 class/ 3 credits
- ENG 100, ENG 100A, ENG 190, ESL 100, or AMST 111
Quantitative Reasoning (FQ): 1 class/ 3 credits
- BUS 250, NREM 203, MATH 203, 215, 241 or 251
Global Multicultural Perspectives (FG): 2 classes/ 6 credits
- TIM 102: Food and World Cultures (FGB) is required
- One Global: FGA or FGC
Diversification Requirements
Arts, Humanities, Literature (DA, DH, DL): 2 classes/ 6 credits
- Public speaking is required: COMG 151 or 251 (DA) or transfer equivalent
- One Humanities (DH) or Literature (DL)
Natural Sciences (DB, DP, DY): 3 classes (2 lectures & 1 lab)/ 7 credits
- Biological Science (DB)
- FSHN 185 or OCN 102 recommended
- Physical Science (DP)
- Science Lab (DY)
Social Sciences (DS): 2 classes/ 6 credits
- Microeconomics is required: ECON 130 (DS) or transfer equivalent
- Any Social Science (DS) outside of ECON
Hawaiian/Second Language (HSL): 4 classes/ 12-16 credits
- A four (4) semester sequence in a single language through the 202-level; or
- Participation in a study abroad or international exchange program. Students must enroll in a minimum of 12 credits and it must be during a fall or spring semester (summer semesters are ineligible for waiver of HSL); or
- [Effective fall 2023] Completion of four (4) culture classes from the same culture (view approved culture classes here: https://go.hawaii.edu/PJj); or
- [Effective fall 2023] Combination of four (4) language and culture classes. The language and culture do not need to match and can be taken in any combination (i.e., one language and three culture classes; two language with two culture classes, etc). The language must be from the same language and the culture must be from the same culture. Example: Hawaiian 101 and 102 with two (2) Japanese culture classes.
Focus
- Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (H or HAP): one course
- Contemporary Ethical Issues (E or ETH): one course at 300 or 400 level
- Oral Communication (O or OC): one course at 300 or 400 level
- Writing Intensive (W or WI): five courses, two at the 300 or 400 level
Please refer to the TIM program sheet and the 4-year plans for a suggested academic plans for graduation and for more information. Please refer to the catalog for course descriptions and prerequisite information.
To earn a BS-TIM degree, TIM majors are required to take courses from the following areas:
TIM lower division: 4-5 classes/ 13 credits
- TIM 101: Introduction to Travel Industry Management
- Computer Competency ("C" or higher required), choose one or the other:
- ICS 101: Digital Tools for the Information World, or
- LTEC 112: Technologies for Academic Success and LTEC 113: Technologies for Academic Success - Business
- ACC 200: Introduction to Accounting I*
- ACC 210: Introduction to Accounting II*
TIM Internship: 3 classes/6 credits
- TIM 100: Internship I
- TIM 200: Internship II
- TIM 300: Internship III; or TIM 400: Internship IV
TIM Upper Division Major Core: 7 classes/21 credits
- Statistics: BUS 310, ECON 321, NREM 310, or SOCS 225
- TIM 301: Legal Environment of the Travel Industry
- TIM 302: Information Systems Technology
- TIM 303: Management of Service Enterprise
- TIM 304: Principles of Travel Industry Marketing
- TIM 305: Financial Management for the Travel Industry
- TIM 306: Human Resource management: Travel Industry
TIM Emphasis: 7 classes/21 credits
- Hospitality management:
- TIM 313: Foodservice Management
- TIM 314: Hotel Management
- TIM 333: Hotel/Resorts Facilities and Design
- Choose one:
- TIM 401: Resort, Spa and Wellness Management
- TIM 403: Revenue Management in Travel Industry
- One hospitality elective
- One tourism/transportation elective
- TIM 431: Strategic Management for the Travel/Hospitality Industry
- Tourism/transportation management:
- TIM 350: Introduction to Tourism Transportation
- Tourism elective (choose one):
- TIM 321: Sociocultural Issues in Tourism
- TIM 324: Geography of Global Tourism
- TIM 420: Sustainable Tourism Policies and Practices
- TIM 425: Destination Development and Marketing
- Three tourism/transportation electives
- One hospitality elective
- TIM 431: Strategic Management for the Travel/Hospitality Industry
Please refer to the TIM program sheet and the 4-year plan for a suggested academic plans for graduation and for more information. Please refer to the catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites. Please see below for prerequisite pathways to assist with understanding of TIM course sequencing.
In addition to required courses, BS-TIM majors are also required to maintain the following requirements for graduation:
- Grade Point Average (GPA):
- 2.0 cumulative GPA
- 2.0 UD major core GPA
- 2.0 major emphasis GPA
- Grades
- "D" or higher is all general education courses
- Note: some classes may have higher grade requirments
- "C-" or higher in all UD TIM major courses (UD major core & major emphasis)
- "D" or higher is all general education courses
- Credits:
- 120 credits total (including transfer credits)
- 45 UD credits
- 60% of all UD TIM major courses (~25 credits) taken at UH Mānoa
- 30 total credits taken at UH Mānoa
Please refer to the catalog for details on required credits, GPA, and grades. Please refer to the graduation website to read more about procedural requirements to graduate with a BS-TIM degree.
Questions
Meet with an advisor!
Email: timinfo@hawaii.edu
Call: 808-956-8946