Hospitality management is the application of management concepts in the areas of accommodation, dining, event management, and guest services. This includes everything from the largest hotel or casino to the smallest cafe. Across all of these types of businesses the primary goal of hospitality management remains the same: to ensure each and every guest enjoys the same flawless experience from start to finish. Some of the academic majors students pair with a hospitality management minor include business administration, sustainability, ecogastronomy and agricultural sciences.
The Hospitality Management Minor is offered as an entree to the world's largest industry, hospitality and tourism. You will have opportunities to interview with major hospitality companies for staff and management training positions and be better able to secure meaningful working experiences in the industry as you progress towards the minor. The program is comprised of three required courses that introduce you to the hospitality industry, food and service management, and lodging operations management. You then choose two electives from courses including but not limited to international wine and beverage, casino management, marketing, international food and culture, and ecogastronomy.
Hospitality Management Minor is offered as a professional educational opportunity for students as an entree to the world's largest industry, hospitality and tourism. Students pursuing the minor will have opportunities to interview with major hospitality companies for staff and management training positions. In addition, students will be better able to secure meaningful working experiences in the industry during their college career as they progress towards the minor.
The minor is comprised of five required courses. The courses have been selected to ensure all students have a well-rounded learning experience that will strengthen their ability to succeed.
A minor in hospitality management is comprised of three required and two elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HMGT 401 | Introduction to the Hospitality Industry | 4 |
| HMGT 405 | Introduction to Food and Service Management | 4 |
| HMGT 554 | Lodging Operations Management | 4 |
| Select two elective courses from the list below. | 8 | |
HMGT 520 | Happy and Healthy at Work: Promoting Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion | |
HMGT 570 | International Food and Culture | |
HMGT 635 | Hospitality Human Resource Management | |
HMGT 667 | Advanced Food & Beverage Operations & Event Management (by permission only) | |
HMGT 750 | Advanced Operations Management (by permission only) | |
HMGT 771 | International Wine and Beverage | |
HMGT 777 | Casino Management | |
HMGT 798 | Topics | |
ECOG 401 | Introduction to Ecogastronomy | |
ACC 501 | Survey of Accounting | |
or ADMN 502 | Financial Accounting | |
MKTG 530 | Survey of Marketing | |
or ADMN 585 | Marketing | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Practicum Requirement:
Students completing the minor will work at one of the Gourmet Dinner weekends. This will typically happen the semester HMGT 405; Intro to Food and Service Management is taken.
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