Students will learn how environmental issues may give rise to socio-political instability around the world which can become threats to US national/homeland security. This course will explore how U.S. domestic and foreign policy, and ultimately, U.S. national security, can be impacted by emergent threats to nations from environmental health issues, climate change, deforestation, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and natural resource shortages caused by rapid industrialization, population growth, and urbanization in less developed countries. In a seminar format, students and faculty will cover a variety of readings and discuss their conclusions and students will have the opportunity to lead class discussions on assigned readings.

HLS 790 allows students to work collaboratively with an organization to identify and solve a homeland security, physical security, safety, cybersecurity or emergency management challenges. Each group performs a risk assessment in order to identify their client's primary security or preparedness challenges. Students then use their skill to identify and apply best practices as countermeasures. Students culminate their projects with presentations to their classmates and to their clients. The expectation of this class is to develop a professional example of the student's thinking and writing to solve real world security problems. Prereq: senior standing, HLS 610 and HLS 760 or consent of coordinator.

The course is designed to introduce the operational aspects of hotel and resorts as well as discuss current trends of the lodging industry, hotel organization, reservations, registration, guest services and communications, hotel security, front office accounting, housekeeping, night audit, planning for operations, sales techniques, revenue management, and human resources management. To achieve the learning objectives, lectures, labs, e-learning course, guest lectures, and individual assignments are employed. Training in hotel analytics leads to CHIA Certification. Pre- or Co-requisite: HMGT 401.

This course explores multiple world cultures using food, language, religion, geography, communication, politics, among other attributes, and compares/contrasts with our own diverse cultures here in the United States. Learn why we eat what we eat, when, and how. Food is a critical component across the world's many different cultures and this course will investigate how they are viewed by persons of different backgrounds. The course will leave you with an expanded understanding and appreciation of why and how persons from diverse cultures with varying backgrounds approach their food and beverage needs differently. Laboratory experience in cooking international cuisine. Inquiry Attribute, World Culture, Writing intensive.