Degree requirements

Hours required and general/school requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum  in the Academic policies  section of this catalog and the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism  requirements.

Major requirements

Other course requirements

General Electives, 12 hours

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. 

GPA requirements

• A grade of C or above must be earned in each merchandising and hospitality management course completed in residence or transferred to UNT. This includes all courses with prefixes CEXM, CMHT, DRTL, EDEM, FADM, HFMD, HMGT, MDSE and RETL.
• Academic requirements for graduation with a BS from the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism include:
  1. a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in the professional field, with minimum grades of C required in all CEXM, CMHT, DRTL, EDEM, FADM, HFMD, HMGT, MDSE and RETL courses;
  2. a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in all courses completed at UNT; and
  3. a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in all work attempted, including transfer, correspondence, extension and residence work.

Grad Track option requirements, 9 hours

To earn conditional admission to the Grad Track Pathway, students must be in their junior year, must have completed at least 75 credit hours of a bachelor’s degree, and will be required to hold a 3.5 GPA at the time of application and at final admission to the master’s program.

The Professional track within the MS degree is 30 SCH and Research track is 33 SCH. For students pursuing the Professional Track, an undergraduate should take up to 6 graduate SCH that will then transfer to the master’s for a total of 144 SCH. For students pursuing the Research track, an undergraduate should take up to 9 graduate SCH.

The method of delivery will follow the current DRTL BS (main campus) and MS program (online and main campus)

CMHT 5100 - Introduction to Research in Merchandising and Hospitality

CMHT 5300 - Research Methods in Merchandising and Hospitality

CMHT 5440 - Consumer Theory

CMHT 5550 - Promotional Strategies

CMHT 5600 - Managing Customer Experiences

CMHT 5770 - Digital Strategies and Consumer Insight

CMHT 5800 - Seminar in Various Areas of Concentration

MDSE 5090 - Digital Merchandising

MDSE 5560 - Sustainable Strategies in Merchandising

MDSE 5660 - Advanced Merchandising Applications

MDSE 5750 - Digital Retailing