Hotel/Restaurant Management (A.A.S.)
Hotel Management Option

Purpose

The Hotel and Restaurant Management program is designed to prepare the graduate for employment in an entry level hotel management position. (Articulation agreements are available at several 4-year colleges and most accept our credits.)

Program Objectives

A graduate should be able to:

  • demonstrate the skills necessary to obtain an entry level position as a management trainee in a hotel or motel.
  • demonstrate the basic knowledge and skills needed to continue the educational process toward more advanced training leading to career advancement.
  • demonstrate college level literacy in economics and business as a basis for making intelligent business, political and personal economic decisions.

Curriculum

First Semester

ENG 101 English Composition I3
ACC 110 Business Mathematics3
HOS 111 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry3
HOS 115 Management of Food and Beverage Service3
HOS 198 Coop intern in Hotel/Rest I 3
Elective Physical Education 2
(17 Credit Hours)

Second Semester

ENG 117 Writing for Business and Industry 3
ACC 111 Accounting Principles I 3
HOS 130 Hospitality Sanitation and Safety 3
CIS 110 Management Information Systems 3
HOS 151 Purchasing for Hospitality Operations 3
(15 Credit Hours)

Third Semester

HOS 220 Menu Planning, Costing and Design 3
HOS 211 Basic Quantity Food Preparation 4
HOS 231 Hospitality Marketing Management3
HOS 251 Hotel Management 3
HOS 298 Coop Intern in Hotel/Rest II 3
(16 Credit Hours)

Fourth Semester

SPC 110 Introduction to Speech Communication or 3
SPC 230 Communication in Organizations
Elective History of Western Civilizations 3
Elective Elective 3
HOS 241 Hospitality Management Techniques 3
ECO 110 Elements of Economics 3
(15 Credit Hours)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT: 63