Students majoring in HRTM take a variety of general management courses as well as clases that are specialized for hotel and resort operations, tourism services, conventions and meetings and food and beverage operations. All of the faculty have doctoral degrees and industry experience. The Extension Animal Resources Department provides educational information to the public on public land policy, grazing management, brush and weed control, riparian management, livestock and dairy production and wildlife management. Specialists serve as information sources for livestock and land managers, conduct regional and state workshops, and conduct demonstrational and short-term research projects. Members of the Range Improvement Task Force conduct educational and research programs aimed at solving problems related to public and private land use.
Specialists conduct programs to improve rural communities' ability to thrive economically.
The move toward global economic interdependency, increased international competition, and the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement have resulted in more research examining international issues that are important stimulators to New Mexico's economy. The project began its eighth year of service on April 1, 1999. The Extension Plant Sciences Department performs field demonstrations of crops, provides training for pesticide application, and educates producers on maintaining water quality around agricultural areas. Plant science specialists provide educational programs to numerous commodity and special interest groups throughout New Mexico. Chile producers, pecan growers, alfalfa hay growers, Master Gardeners, garden clubs, beekeepers, Native American tribes, the Elephant Butte Irrigation District, and the New Mexico Highway Department are some of the people who seek out the department's support.