Tianjin University of Commerce Students: Marriott Tianjin China Program

FIU and Tianjin University of Commerce have successfully offered this collaborative undergraduate dual-degree program in Hospitality Management, which has been approved by China’s Ministry of Education (Approval Code: MOE12US2A20040205O). To be eligible to receive an FIU degree, Tianjin University of Commerce students must complete an application for admission to FIU.

This program is FIU’s largest overseas program

Admissions

Tianjin University of Commerce provides the facilities for instruction and administrative and student support services on location. TUC conducts student recruitment and screens applicants. The expected outcomes for administrative support services are the same in Miami and the offshore programs. Many of the administrative support services are conducted via the Internet for students in both places. Hence, the same options are available for admission and registration, and informational support. FIU utilizes a PeopleSoft student information system platform for all student records, registration, rosters, grade submissions, and tracking student academic progress. Students may log into the system for up-to-date information.

Curriculum

All programs assess the same student learning outcomes regardless of program delivery venue, tracking results for each site. Some content is adapted to the professional environment, culture, and learning styles of offshore students.

The Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management Degree Program Hours includes 60 transfer credits and 60 credits from FIU for a total of 120 credits. All University Core Curriculum requirements and the following courses are required to graduate with a minimum 2.0 GPA:

• HFT 1000 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management 3
• HFT 2401 Accounting for the Hospitality Industry 3
• HFT 2441 Hospitality Information Technology 3
• HFT 2220 Human Resources Management for the Hospitality Industry 3
• ECO 2013 Macroeconomics* 3 or ECO 2023 Microeconomics 3
• SPC 2608 Public Speaking 3
• FSS 3230C Introductory Commercial Food Production 3
• FSS 4234C Advanced Food Production Management 3
• HFT 3453 Lodging Operations Control 3
• HFT 3263 Restaurant Management 3
• HFT 3503 Hospitality Marketing Strategy – GL 3
• HFT 3603 Hospitality Industry Law – GL 3
• HFT 4323 Hospitality Facilities Environmental Systems – GL 3
• HFT 4413 Hospitality Analytics and Revenue Management 3
• HFT 4464 Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industry 3
• HFT 4474 Management Accounting for the Hospitality Industry 3
• HFT 4945 Senior Seminar 3
• HFT 1070 Pathways to Hospitality 1 1
• HFT 3072 Pathways to Hospitality 2 1
• HFT 4945, Advanced Internship 1 (prerequisite 1000 hours of work experience in the hospitality industry. Advanced internship requires 300 hours in the hospitality industry)
• HFT xxxx Hospitality Electives (12 credits)

Enrollment

The B.S. in Hospitality Management at the Marriott Tianjin was initiated in Fall 2006. Since then, over 2,500 students have graduated from the Marriott Tianjin China Program. Some have transferred to the Miami-based program for their senior year as well as their Master’s in Hospitality Management.

Financial Assistance

In general, financial aid support is not available to students in this program. However, thanks to the generosity of the Marriott Foundation, the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is able to offer up to nine full-ride scholarships each year to qualified seniors at the Marriott Tianjin China Program. The application process is competitive. For more details, please email Carol Shen, Academic Advisor at TUC.

Student Services

Facilities

The center sits on an expansive section of the TUC campus, and contains more than 450,000 square feet of air-conditioned space in a cooperative school facility (i.e., the center) that is fully self-contained. The facility includes a 20-story dormitory, which can accommodate 1,000 students. The center, however, has total classroom capacity for 2,000 students. TUC provides a wide cadre of student services on site.

The FIU Tianjin facility contains two computer labs with 40 to 50 computer workstations for student use. In these labs, a professor and teaching assistants support student learning. Student and faculty dormitories have Internet access.

The libraries support information literacy through library instruction online via chat, instant messaging, e-mail, discussion boards within courses, online tutorials, and web handouts for online courses. Various media are available, and the distance-learning librarian collaborates with faculty to find the best medium for the particulars of the course, often-times using multiple methods at various locations. A number of delivery mechanisms exist.