Main Office
Chilton Hall, 331
P.O. Box 311100
Denton, TX 76203-1100
(940) 565-2436
Web site: www.scs.unt.edu/smhm/
Johnny Sue Reynolds, Interim Associate Dean
Graduate Faculty: Brandon, Clay, Connors, Crutsinger, Flottman, Forney, Getty, Hawley, Kennon, Kim, Kinley, LaBrecque, Reynolds, Tas.
The School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management offers graduate programs leading to the following degrees:
These programs are designed to meet the personnel needs of fashion-related and hospitality industries, as well as the demand for instructors in postsecondary merchandising and hospitality programs. Close proximity to a market complex, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, major hotels and restaurants provides excellent affiliation and internship opportunities.
The mission of the division of hotel and restaurant management is to educate students for managerial positions in the hospitality industry and to contribute to the profession through research, publication, consultation and related service activities.
The mission of the division of merchandising is to provide educational experiences that result in critical analysis of consumer-driven production distribution systems, product evaluation, and product use in domestic and international textile, apparel and home furnishings industries.
The degree plan is developed in consultation with the student's major professor to meet the specific student needs and career objectives.
Research in the hotel and restaurant management division includes hotel, restaurant, and bed and breakfast operations, legal and regulatory aspects, cost containment, and consumer issues impacting the hospitality industry. Other research interests include quality issues, managerial competencies, and nutrition and dining habits of consumers.
Research in the merchandising division focuses on consumer-driven markets and market segmentation for textile, apparel and home furnishings products. Specific emphases are on merchandising in domestic and global markets and to specific demographic segments. Additional research focuses on the impact of leadership and technology on merchandising practices.
Information about the following scholarships may be obtained by writing to the associate dean of the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management. Completed School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management scholarship applications are due February 1 in the office of the Dean of the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for scholarship application, unless otherwise noted.
To keep a scholarship, the student must maintain:
The following scholarships may be awarded to either merchandising or hotel and restaurant management majors:
The following scholarships are awarded to merchandising majors:
The following scholarships are awarded to hotel and restaurant management majors:
A limited number of graduate teaching and research assistantships are available in the school. Contact the Office of the Dean for an application.
Master of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
The student must meet the requirements for admission to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Included in these requirements are a minimum total score of 800 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), a minimum score of 400 on the verbal section of the GRE and a demonstrated proficiency in oral and written English.
Applicants must have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours of undergraduate work in hotel and restaurant management, or the equivalent; 12 of the 24 hours must be advanced. Students who do not meet the requirements must complete specified prerequisite courses in hotel and restaurant management before beginning their graduate program. No single prerequisite course may have a grade lower than C, and the overall GPA for prerequisite courses must be 3.0 (B) or higher.
The student must earn a minimum of 36 semester hours, including SMHM 5300, Research Methods in Merchandising and Hospitality Management, distributed as follows:
The minor must include a statistics course: EDER 5210, Educational Statistics, or MSCI 5010, Statistical Analysis.
The non-thesis option requires one minor of 12 hours, or 6 hours in each of two minors. The thesis option requires 6 hours in a minor area. A minimum of 6 hours must be from a department outside the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management.
Recommended minors are marketing, recreation, business law, education, business computer information systems and computer education and cognitive systems.
The student will select one of the following options.
The student must meet the requirements for admission to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Included in these requirements are a minimum total score of 800 on the Graduate Record Examination, a minimum score of 400 on the verbal section of the GRE and a demonstrated proficiency in oral and written English.
Applicants must have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours of undergraduate work in fashion merchandising, or the equivalent; 12 of the 24 hours must be advanced. Students who do not meet the requirements must complete specified prerequisite courses in fashion merchandising before beginning the graduate program. No single prerequisite course may have a grade lower than C, and the overall GPA for prerequisite courses must be 3.0 (B) or higher.
The student must earn a minimum of 36 semester hours, including SMHM 5300, Research Methods in Merchandising and Hospitality Management, distributed as follows:
The minor must include a statistics course: EDER 5210, Educational Statistics, or MSCI 5010, Statistical Analysis.
The non-thesis option requires one minor of 12 hours, or 6 hours in each of two minors. The thesis option requires 6 hours in a minor area. A minimum of 6 hours must be from a department outside the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management.
Recommended minors are marketing, education and business computer information systems.
The student will select one of the following options.
All Courses of Instruction are located in one section at the back of this catalog.
The "Course and Subject Guide," found in the Courses of Instruction section of this book, serves as a table of contents and provides quick access to subject areas and prefixes.