Part Time Job Oportunities
The restaurant and hospitality management program offers a variety of
courses designed to develop the skills and abilities required for a
career in hospitality management. The curriculum prepares the student
for a career in restaurant, commercial and institutional foodservice
operations, hotel convention service, convention bureau/convention
center meeting management, convention and visitor bureaus, hotel food
and beverage management, hotel marketing and sales and country club
management. Students must complete 120 hours of coursework and complete
a 1000 hour practicum or a 400-600 hour internship in hospitality
management. The student must complete a minor in business or compete the
requirements for the American Hotel and Lodging Association Hospitality
Management Certificate.
Provide a common body of knowledge in hospitality administration
coupled with a broad education and awareness of values, skills, and
attitudes which will prepare students for imaginative and
responsible citizenship roles in the hospitality industry and
society.
Enable students to understand and apply the concepts of
problem-solving in general and in organizational and
industry-related issues.
Provide fundamental knowledge to meet academic requirements for
certification by the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the
National Restaurant Association, and the Professional Convention
Management Association.
Provide relevant operational experience in some facet of the
hospitality industry.
Expose students to a variety of hospitality leaders and their
perspectives of the hospitality industry.
Develop the interpersonal skills necessary to function as a
member of a professional management team.