Programs-AAHT

Program Objectives

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to:

Acquire the basic understanding of the business and management
Utilize quantitative and qualitative tools and methodologies to support business management and organizational decision making
Relate the economic, political, ethical, legal and regulatory contexts of organizational management policies
Develop communication skills
Match business administration problems and opportunities and formulate an action plan
Describe the information content of organizational processes and use information technology
Acquire the basic understanding of the hospitality and tourism industry

Curriculum

Students may be admitted to the AA program after they have completed General Education courses or be enrolled, concurrently, in General Education courses, which must be completed prior to completion of the AA program, and with a minimum G.P.A. attained must be of 2.0 or better. General Education courses are designed to give each student a breadth of experience in various academic disciplines. These learning experiences provide an introductory base to different fields of study and discuss how each disciple conducts its research, thus adding to general knowledge. GE courses are offered at community/city colleges.

To meet the graduation unit requirements, students are required to complete 24 units in General Education Courses, 24 units in Business Core Courses and 12 units in Hospitality and Tourism Management courses.

General Education Courses Required: 24 Semester Units

Category	Minimum Requirement	Example of Subject Area
English & Communication	2 courses or 6 semester units	College English *
		Communication
		Speech
Humanities and Fine Arts	2 courses or 6 semester units	History *
		Critical Thinking
		Foreign Languages
Mathematics	1 course or 3 semester units	College Algebra
		Statistics
		Calculus
Social and Behavioral Sciences	1 course or 3 semester units	Sociology
		Political Science
		Psychology
Natural and Physical Sciences	1 course or 3 semester units	Biology
		Chemistry
		General Physics
		Computer Science
		Physical Education
* Required course

Business Core Courses Required: 24 Semester Units

Course No.	Course Title	Total Contact Hours	Total Credit Hours
AT 2110	Financial Accounting	45	3
BU 1000	Introduction to Business	45	3
BU 1001	Business Software	45	3
BU 1010	Management Information Systems	45	3
BU 2010	Business Communication	45	3
EC 2410	Principles of Microeconomics	45	3
EC 2420	Principles of Macroeconomics	45	3
MK 2000	Principles of Marketing	45	3
	TOTAL	360	24

Hospitality and Tourism Management Courses Required: 12 Semester Units

Course No.	Course Title	Total Contact Hours	Total Credit Hours
HT 2000	Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism	45	3
HT 2010	Destination Geography	45	3
HT 2050	Customer Service	45	3
HT 2200	Tourism Theories and Practices	45	3
	TOTAL	180	12

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENT: 36 SEMESTER UNITS
(with completion of 24 semester units or the equivalent in GE courses)

Graduation Requirements

Students must meet the following academic requirements prior to graduation:

completed 24 units in General Education Courses
completed 24 units in Business Foundation and Core Courses
completed 12 units in Hospitality and Tourism Management Courses
complied with the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements including meeting the minimum C.G.P.A.and pace of progress, and completing the program within the maximum program time frame (see the Academic Policy for detail)
Fulfilled all financial obligatiosn required by Kingston University prior to graduation

Upon completing the academic requirements for graduation and fulfilling the financial obligation for the program, students will be awarded the Associate in Arts, Hospitality and Tourism Management degree.