(E-mail: jwalsh@facs.uoguelph.ca)
Graduate co-ordinator -Iain Murray (303 HAFA, Ext. 4331)
(E-mail: imurray@facs.uoguelph.ca)
Graduate secretary - TBA
Joachim E. Barth BSc, MSc Guelph - Assistant Professor
Julia Christensen Hughes BComm Guelph, MBA, PhD York - Assistant Professor
K. Michael Haywood BA Guelph, MBA McMaster, Dip. HRIM Ryerson - Professor
Donald J. MacLaurin BS Florida International, MS Nevada (Las Vegas), PhD Kansas State - Assistant Professor
Tanya MacLaurin BS, MS, PhD Kansas State - Assistant Professor
Iain Murray BComm, MSc Guelph, PhD Kansas State - Assistant Professor
Michael A. Nightingale MPhil Surrey - Professor
John W. Patterson BA Ohio Wesleyan, MBA Cornell - Associate Professor
James R. Pickworth Dipl. Surrey, DMS Ealing, MBA Michigan State - Associate Professor
Catherine E. Ralston BHSc Guelph, MBA Western Ontario, PhD Wisconsin (Madison) - Assistant Professor
Margaret Shaw BS, MBA, PhD Cornell - Associate Professor
John Walsh BA Thames Polytechnic, MBA, PhD Western Ontario
- Associate Professor
From the University School of Rural Planning and Development:
Donald G. Reid BA Wilfrid Laurier, MA, PhD Waterloo - Associate Professor
Associated Graduate Faculty
Thomas F. Powers AB, MBA Harvard, PhD Georgia State - Retired
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet university requirements for admission to graduate studies. Students come to the program from a variety of disciplines and most have at least one year's management experience in industry. Those with hospitality backgrounds are usually ready to enter immediately into their graduate work. Students with business backgrounds may be required to take foundation courses in hospitality. It may be necessary for those with liberal arts backgrounds to take foundation courses in both hospitality and business. Each student's program is designed to take advantage of the individual's particular strengths.
The following foundations are required of all MMS students:
- Computer literacy
- Statistics
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Hospitality management/operations
- Organizational behaviour
- Statistics
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is required of all applicants. Some applicants may be required to take the TOEFL including the Test for Written English (TWE) and the Test for Spoken English (TSE).
Degree Requirements
The MMS program in the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) provides students with flexibility in planning their courses. This permits them to cover either a broad domain or pursue specific areas. The functional fields in which HAFA is especially equipped are hospitality management, hospitality marketing and tourism, and organizational behaviour. The course of study is designed to emphasize the general principles of management and decision-making as applied to managerial positions or to education in the hospitality or services areas.
Research is required of all graduate students in the form of both class projects and a thesis or major paper. The MMS program offers both a thesis option and a coursework and major paper option. Research topics depend on the student's interests, work experience, and area of study. Students select faculty members who have backgrounds consistent with their own interests to serve on their advisory committee.
The general philosophy of the school is to provide considerable flexibility to meet individual goals yet require basic knowledge to assure a quality program. Beyond basic requirements, courses may be selected from several supporting disciplines. Students will be guided in this by their advisory committees and the graduate co-ordinator. The graduate co-ordinator serves as temporary adviser to incoming students and gives direction until a major adviser is selected. This must be done before the end of the second semester. The major adviser will serve as the chair of a two- or three-person advisory committee for students in the major paper or thesis options, respectively. The major adviser and the advisory committee approve the program of study, provide advice, and periodically assess progress and accomplishments.
Thesis Option
The MMS thesis option requires nine graduate courses (4.5 credits) plus a thesis. At least five of the courses must be taken in HAFA. The course of study must also include at least one course in each of the areas of management, organizational behaviour, finance, and marketing; two in research; and three in a field of study. The thesis must be orally presented and defended. The program normally takes two years.
Coursework and Major Paper Option
The MMS coursework and major paper option requires ten graduate courses (5.0 credits) and a two-semester major paper course of 1.0 credits. At least six of the courses must be taken in HAFA. The course of study must also include at least one course in each of the areas of management, organizational behaviour, finance, marketing, research methods, and three in the field of study. The major paper must be orally presented and will be graded by the advisory committee. The program normally takes two years.
The School of Hotel and Food Administration will participate in the MBA program in the field of hospitality management. Faculty members whose research and teaching expertise includes aspects of business administration will offer core courses and serve as advisers for MBA students. A calendar supplement on this program will be produced when the schedule of studies is finalized.
- Hospitality Management
Other courses which may be taken to fulfil the graduation requirements are offered in other programs. These programs include agricultural economics and business, computing and information science, economics, philosophy, psychology, mathematics and statistics, sociology and anthropology, rural planning and development, and landscape architecture.
