Overview
The Hospitality Management curriculum prepares individuals to understand and apply the administrative and practical skills needed for supervisory and managerial positions in hotels, motels, resorts, inns, restaurants, institutions, and clubs.
What You'll Learn
Course work includes guest services, leadership, management, restaurant operations, lodging operations, marketing, sanitation, food preparation, food and beverage management and other critical areas.
Career Opportunities
Graduates should qualify for management or entry-level supervisory positions in food and lodging operations, including restaurants, foodservice, beverage service, catering, front office, reservations and housekeeping. Opportunities are also available in product services, and technology support and sales.
Major Core Courses
- ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting
- CUL 110 Sanitation & Safety
- HRM 110 Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism
- HRM 140 Legal Issues – Hospitality
- HRM 220 Cost Control – Food and Beverage
- HRM 240 Marketing for Hospitality
- HRM 245 Human Resource Mgmt. – Hospitality
- HRM 280 Management Problems – Hospitality
- WBL 111 Work Based Learning I
- WBL 121 Work Based Learning II
Other Major Courses
- CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
- CUL 130 Menu Design
- CUL 135 Food and Beverage Service
- CUL 135A Food and Beverage Service Lab
- CUL 140 Culinary Skills I or CUL 142 Fundamentals of Food
- HRM 120 Front Office Procedures
- HRM 225 Beverage Management
General Education
- COM 110 Introduction to Communication or COM 120 Intro Interpersonal Communication or COM 231 Public Speaking
- ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry
- HUM/FA Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
- MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy
- PSY 150 General Psychology
Special Topics Elective (Select 2 courses – 6 credits total):
CUL 112, CUL 120/120A, CUL 160, HRM 130, HRM 210
Other Required Courses
- ACA 122 University Transfer Success
HUM/FA Elective (Select 1 course)
ART 111, ART 114, ART 115, DRA 111, ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 233, ENG 241, ENG 242, ENG 261, ENG 262, HUM 110, HUM 115, HUM 120, HUM 130, HUM 150, HUM 160, HUM 180, HUM 211, HUM 212, MUS 110, MUS 112, PHI 215, PHI 220, PHI 230, PHI 240, REL 110, REL 211, REL 212
Major Core Courses
- CUL 110 Sanitation & Safety
- HRM 110 Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism
- HRM 140 Legal Issues – Hospitality
- HRM 220 Cost Control – Food and Beverage
- HRM 240 Marketing for Hospitality
- HRM 245 Human Resource Mgmt. – Hospitality
- HRM 280 Management Problems – Hospitality
Other Major Courses
- CUL 135 Food and Beverage Service
- CUL 135A Food and Beverage Service Lab
- HRM 120 Front Office Procedures
- HRM 130 Bed and Breakfast Management
- HRM 210 Meeting and Event Planning
- HRM 225 Beverage Management
General Education
- LODGING MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE – C25110A
- RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE – C25110B
- CATERING MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE – C25110C
- BED AND BREAKFAST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE – C25110D
- EVENT PLANNING CERTIFICATE – C25110E
- Hospitality Management Handbook
- A25110 Hospitality Management Degree Checklist
- C25110A Lodging Management Certificate Chcklist
- C25110B Restaurant Management Certificate Checklist
- C25110C Catering Management Certificate Checklist
- C25110D Bed and Breakfast Certificate Checklist
- C25110E Event Planning Certificate Checklist