Description
- Formal knowledge and training in business aspects of the hospitality industry
- Intense concentration of business and hospitality management class
- Classes provide a basic foundation and knowledge of the industry
- Classes enhance a student's competitive "positioning" in seeking management opportunities
- Hospitality classes are "industry-linked" and have direct industry application
- All classes are taught by professionals, with a combined total of over 120 years of hands-on industry experience, including management and ownership in aspects of restaurants, hotels, culinary, beverage, sales and marketing, finance, tourism and travel
- The faculty's network is extensive, their industry knowledge is current, and their enthusiasm and passion for the industry is beyond compare
Curriculum Requirements
20-units minor in Hospitality Industry Management for non-Business majors
8-required business units:
- BUS 201 Principles of Accounting 1 (4 units)
- BUS 304 Management and Organization Dynamics (4 units)
12-required Hospitality Industry Management units:
- BUS 181 Hospitality Professional Development (2 units) (Fall and Spring)
- BUS 283 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry (2 units) (Fall and Spring)
Then select 8 units from the following:
- BUS 284 Conference and Events Planning (2 units) (Fall and Spring)
Prerequisites: BUS 181 & BUS 283
- BUS 381 Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts (2 units) (Fall)
Prerequisites: BUS 181 & BUS 283
- BUS 382 Restaurant Entrepreneurship & Culinary Arts (2 units) (Spring)
- BUS 383 Greening the Hospitality Industry (2 units) (Fall)
Prerequisites: BUS 181 & BUS 283
- BUS 384 Hotel Operations (2 units) (Fall)
Prerequisites: BUS 181 & BUS 283
- BUS 387 Beverage Management (2 units) (Fall)
Prerequisites: Must be 21 years old and taken BUS 382
- BUS 389 Advanced Culinary (2 units) (Fall and Spring)
Prerequisites: BUS 381
- BUS 482 Hospitality Law and Human Resource Issues (2 units) (Fall)
Prerequisites: BUS 301
- BUS 483 Marketing & Management of Hospitality Service (2 units) (Spring)
Prerequisites: BUS 384
- BUS 487 Catering and Fine Dining Management (4 units) (Spring)
Prerequisites: BUS 382
Additional Requirements for Graduation
- Required 400-hour Hospitality industry related work experience
(Coordinated through Hospitality Management office)