UNLV Informatics

Hospitality Informatics

Hospitality Informatics involves cognate courses from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV. Choose one of the following clusters:

Casino and Gaming Cognate - Undergraduate

• GAM225 Introduction to Gaming Management (3 cr.)
• GAM334 Gaming Management I
  (prerequisite: GAM225, 3 cr.)
• INF2xx Casino Information Systems
  (prerequisite: GAM225, 3 cr.)
• GAM339 Protection of Casino Table Games
  (prerequisite: GAM334, 3 cr.)
• GAM340 Gaming Device Management
  (prerequisite: GAM225, 3 cr.)

And one of the following:

• GAM440 Casino Marketing
  (prerequisite: GAM334, 3 cr.)
  -or-
• GAM437 Casino Industry Regulations
  (prerequisite: GAM334, 3 cr.)

Hotel Management Cognate - Undergraduate

• HMD101 Introduction to Hospitality Industry (3 cr.)
• HMD103 Introduction to Lodging Industry
  (prerequisite: HMD101, 3 cr.)
• HMD203 Front-Office Operations
  (prerequisite: HMD103, 3 cr.)
• HMD376 Special Topics in Hotel Administration (prerequisite: Junior Standing, 1-3 cr.)
• HMD395 Facilities Management
  (prerequisite: HMD101, 3 cr.)
• HMD425 Industry Computer Applications for Hospitality & Tourisms (prerequisite: INF110, 3 cr.)

Food & Beverage Cognate - Undergraduate

• FAB101 Food Service Sanitation (1 cr.)
• FAB159 Food Service Operations Fund
  (prerequisite: FAB101, 3 cr.)
• FAB160 Hospitality Purchasing
  (prerequisite: FAB159, 3 cr.)
• INF2xx Food and Beverage Information Systems (prerequisite: FAB160 and INF110, 3 cr.)
• FAB366 Special Topics in Food Service Management (prerequisite: FAB160, 3 cr.)
• FAB460 Facilities Planning and Equipment
  (prerequisite: FAB160, 3 cr.)
• FAB465 Beverage Management
  (prerequisite: FAB160 and 21yrs old, 3 cr.)

Hospitality Cognate - Graduate

Year 1 cognate courses:

• HOA751 Hospitality Service Management (3 cr.)

And one of the following:

• HOA716 Principles and Practices in Hotel Management (3 cr.) - or -
• HOA717 Principles and Practices of Convention and Meetings Management (3 cr.) - or -
• HOA718 Principles of Casino and Gaming Management (3 cr.) - or -
• HOA719 Principles and Practices of Food Service Management (3 cr.)

Year 2 cognate courses:

• HOA725 Information Technology in the Hospitality Industry (3 cr.) - and -
• HOA735 Research Methods (3 cr.)

And one of the following:

• HOA760 Research Seminar in Hotel Administration (3 cr.)
  - or -
• HOA761 Research Seminar in Food Service Management (3 cr.) - or -
• HOA763 Research Seminar in Casino and Gaming Management (3 cr.) - or -
• HOA777 Critical Issues in Hospitality Management (3 cr.)
  - or -
• HOA790 Convention and Meetings Management (3 cr.)

The Master's Project would then involve the integration of one of the Hospitality Research Seminars in the last course cluster above with the Informatics Project.

This degree would prepare someone for a career in the information technology side of hotel administration such as a supervisor of the telecommunications system or IT infrastructure, hotel finance, hotel media manager or Web designer, hotel information officer, IT manager, or career paths to Chief Security Officer or Chief Information Officer, to name but a few.