Main Office
Chilton Hall, 331
P.O. Box 311100
Denton, TX 76203-1100
(940) 565-2436
Fax: (940) 565-4348
Web site: www.scs.unt.edu/smhm
Judith C. Forney, Associate Dean
Professors Forney, LaBrecque. Associate Professors Clay, Flottman, Reynolds, Tas. Assistant Professors Brandon, Crutsinger, Getty, Kim, Palakurthi. Instructor Kennon. Lecturers Dickenson, Kniatt, Tye, Whitaker.
The mission of the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management is to prepare professionals for careers in the fashion, hospitality and home furnishings industries. Graduates are employed as buyers; manufacturing representatives; showroom managers; department and specialty store managers; executive training associates; restaurant, hotel and club managers; food service directors; airline catering directors; and cruise line hospitality managers.
The School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management operates as one unit, but is organized into informal divisions based on programs:
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 through distribution systems, product evaluation, and product use in domestic and international textile, apparel and home furnishings industries. These experiences focus on the impact of consumer-driven markets, domestic and international merchandising, critical analysis, and leadership development as they relate to three components of the merchandising process: production through distribution systems, product evaluation, and product use. The division of merchandising prepares students for textiles, apparel and home furnishings merchandising career opportunities in increasingly competitive domestic and global marketplaces.
Information regarding academic matters is available in the office of the dean. Advising for entering freshmen and transfer students is available from Student Services in the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management. The associate dean and students services staff answer questions concerning degree plans, application of transfer credit, general academic requirements, policies and procedures, and assist students in the selection and sequencing of courses.
The school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas:
This school offers the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in home furnishings merchandising, hotel and restaurant management, and merchandising.
The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Science.
1. Hours for the Degree: A minimum of 124 semester hours.
2. General University Requirements: See "General Degree Requirements"and University Core Curriculum" in the Academics section of this catalog, and "Core Requirements" in this section of the catalog.
3. Major Requirements: See individual degree program.
4. Area of Concentration: See individual degree program.
5. Minor: See individual degree program.
6. Electives: See individual degree program.
7. Other Course Requirements: See individual degree program.
8. Other Requirements:
Each student should have a degree plan prepared by the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management Student Services. This degree plan should be made by the end of the sophomore year. Transfer students should have degree plans prepared during their first semester at UNT.
Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.
BS with a Major in Hotel and Restaurant Management
(Career Interest: Track I - Generalist(.pdf)
BS with a Major in Hotel and Restaurant Management
(Career Interest: Track I - Generalist(HTML)
Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.
BS with a Major in Home Furnishings Merchandising
(Business Minor) (.pdf)
BS with a Major in Home Furnishings Merchandising
(Business Minor) (HTML)
Major in Merchandising
Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. BS with a Major in Merchandising (.pdf)BS with a Major in Merchandising (HTML)
The minor requires at least 18 hours, including 6 advanced. Approved minor course sequences follow.
This minor requires a total of 19 hours: SMHM 1420, 2550, 3260, 3500, 4260 and 4300.
SMHM 1420, 1450,* 1470, 1500 and 3800, plus two of the following courses: SMHM 2550, 3260, 3700, 3920, 4210, 4300 and 4750**.
*SMHM 1450, Principles of Nutrition, satisfies the Wellness requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
**SMHM 4750, Managing a Diverse Work Force, satisfies the Diversity in the United States requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
SMHM 2360, 2370, 2400, 3380, 3400 and 4080, plus one of the following courses: SMHM 3350, 3410, 3510, 4000 or 4090.
SMHM 1650, 2490, 2650, 3510 and 4010, plus one of the following courses: SMHM 3350, 3370, 3650, 4000 or 4080.
SMHM 1650, 2490, 2650, 3650 and 4650, plus one of the following courses: SMHM 3750, 4000, 4010, 4080 or 4090.
The School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management offers two Master of Science degree programs:
hotel and restaurant management, and
For information, consult the Graduate Catalog.
Information about the following scholarships may be obtained by writing to the Associate Dean, School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management, P.O. Box 311100, Denton, TX 76203-1100.
Completed 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, a student must maintain:
3.0 GPA each semester and 3.0 overall GPA;
status as a major in the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management, taking required courses on degree plan and enrolling in at least one SMHM class per semester; and
full-time status (i.e., 12 credit hours for undergraduate students and 9 credit hours for graduate students).
The following scholarships may be awarded to either merchandising or hotel and restaurant management majors:
Bobye J. Riney Sophomore
Ellen L. Flottman Junior
Florence I. Scoular
Freshman Scholarship
John W. and Fannie L. Woodruff
Merchandising and Hospitality Management Freshman
The following scholarships are awarded to merchandising majors:
Bette Bunge MacArthur Memorial
Jack Finger Memorial
JC Penney Merchandising
Merchandising Board of Governors
Murray Munves
Pier 1 Imports
Van Wyk
The following scholarships are awarded to hotel and restaurant management majors:
Alladin Hussein Memorial
Banfi Vintners Foundation
Ben E. Keith
Billie L. Parker
Chancellor's HRM
City Club of Fort Worth Work/Study
Colin Ridegeway Memorial
Don Paul Smith Memorial
Friday's Hospitality Worldwide Work/Study
Hiram Walker
Jerry W. Dickenson
J.T. Whitaker
KFC Work/Study
Les Dames d'Escoffier
Lucille Murchison
Marriott
Marriott Freshman
National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS), Region VII
Network of Executive Women in Hospitality
Newman Foundation
PFS
Roundtable for Women in Foodservice
Ruby Nell Ruth
Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival
Worthington Hotel Work/Study
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