HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Culinary Arts Concentration
Steven Leake • (901) 333-4096

The rapidly growing hospitality industry offers various management careers in food and beverage, hotel and culinary arts. A balance of classroom, laboratory, and work experience opportunities combine in this program to provide management preparation for this challenging industry. The culinary arts concentration is primarily designed to prepare students for entry-level positions as chefs.

First Semester

Cr.

ACCT

1210

Principles of Accounting I

3

DIET

1310

Principles of Nutrition

3

ENGL

1010

English Composition I (Gen. Ed.)

3

HMGT

1025

Food and Beverage Preparation I

4

DIET

1810

Sanitation Measures

2

Total

15

Second Semester 

HMGT

2225

Food and Beverage Preparation II

4

HMGT

1220

Purchasing and Control

3

****

Mathematics or Natural Sciences (Gen. Ed.) ¹

3

OFAD

1510

Microsoft Office Applications

3

SPCH

2010

Oral Communications (Gen. Ed.)

3

Total

16

Third Semester 

MGMT

2010

Principles of Management I

3

HMGT

1931

Cooperative Education Work Experience I

3

HMGT

2190

Catering and Buffet

4

HMGT

2510

Introduction to Ice Carving

3

****

Humanities/Fine Arts (Gen. Ed.) ¹

3

Total

16

Fourth Semester 

HMGT

2230

Legal Aspects of Hospitality

3

HMGT

2240

Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry

3

HMGT

2261

Advanced Food Preparation

4

****

Social/Behavioral Sciences (Gen. Ed.) ¹

3

Total

13

Total Program Credits 

60

This program of study is designed as a terminal degree for a specific career field. The courses offered by the department are not designed for transfer to four-year institutions. Please see the course descriptions section for details about transferability of courses.

¹ Review General Education pages and/or consult advisor for correct selection.

This program participates in cooperative education which is available to eligible students as explained on the Cooperative Education pages. If a student is interested in completing a Hospitality Management internship along with the degree, co-op experience must be taken for four semesters. See Steven Leake for details. Optional for Internship: HMGT 1931, HMGT 1932, HMGT 1933 and HMGT 1934.