Forging
On-Line, International Partnerships: UW-Stout's New Global Hospitality Management
Concentration
Joseph W. Holland, JD, Christine J. Clements, PhD, and James J. Buergermeister,
PhD
Department of Hospitality and Tourism, UW-Stout
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism at UW-Stout has recently implemented a new concentration in global hospitality management within the existing master's degree program in hospitality and tourism management. Creating the new concentration presented many challenges in curriculum design and delivery. The program is offered entirely on-line to students who, in many cases, would not be able to pursue their graduate studies otherwise. It has been designed in an active learning format for persons who are presently working in the hospitality or tourism industries. Moreover, it is a global experience based on a curriculum that has been developed by international educational partners. The courses are team taught by faculty from the partner institutions, allowing students and faculty to experience the cultural richness collaboration between international institutions provides. (Jan. 2000)