Graduate Programs
Empower Your Future in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism
The Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management (RHTM) offers graduate programs in two concentrations: (1) Hospitality and Tourism Management and (2) Retail and Consumer Sciences.
Our Programs
RHTM graduate programs offer dynamic, interdisciplinary training for students seeking to advance as industry professionals or academic scholars in retail, hospitality, and tourism. Graduate students gain advanced knowledge, applied research experience, and personalized mentorship from world-class faculty.
Ph.D. in RHTM
The Ph.D. program in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management (RHTM) prepares students to become leading scholars in academia and research. Graduates contribute to groundbreaking scholarship and hold faculty positions at top universities around the world. The program offers two concentrations: Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Retail and Consumer Sciences.
Our PhD program prepares graduates for successful academic careers. With strong faculty-student mentorship and nationally recognized scholars, students engage in impactful research in Hospitality and Tourism Management or Retail and Consumer Sciences—supported by a dynamic, collaborative environment that fosters academic growth and meaningful contributions to the field.
Dr. Michelle Childs
Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies