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Hospitality Industry Administration Hotel/Motel Management, Associate in Applied Science

Curriculum HIA.HMM.AAS (C206H)

The Hotel/Motel Management Degree prepares the student for potential positions as front office supervisor, sales managers, catering managers or other entry-level management positions in the hotel industry. Students gain knowledge of front office operations, convention management, travel industry, and sales and catering. They develop skill in basic food production and service, supervision, cost control and planning.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the completion of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Hotel/Motel Management program, the graduate will be able to:

  • identify all hotel department functions as it relates to front of the house and back of the house;
  • solve guest related situations in a professional manner;
  • demonstrate each step in the reservation process as it relates to front office;
  • demonstrate advanced supervisory and people skills as it relates to each department in a hotel;
  • plan and execute a sales and catering function by applying the sales catering management guidelines;
  • formulate a budget and forecast for rooms, food and beverage revenue; and
  • improve hotel processes, procedures and guest service satisfaction by applying Total Quality Management methods.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Semester One

CourseCategoryCredits
HIA 110 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

3 credits

HIA 115 Food Sanitation & Safety

2 credits

HIA 117 Beverage Management

2 credits

HIA 120 Dining Room Service

3 credits

HIA 150 Food Preparation Essentials & Theory

3 credits

RHT 101 # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:16

Semester Two

CourseCategoryCredits
CIS 101 Computer Systems & Business Applications

3 credits

HIA 122 Introduction to Convention Management

3 credits

HIA 123 Introduction to the Travel & Tourism World

3 credits

HIA 130 Culinary Arts Quantity-Food Preparation I

3 credits

SPE 101 # Principles of Effective Speaking

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:15

Semester Three

CourseCategoryCredits
ACC 100 Basic Accounting I

3 credits

HIA 225 # Hospitality Supervision

3 credits

HIA 250 Hospitality Marketing

3 credits

HIA 290 # Dining Room Management

3 credits

 
HIS 151 History of the United States to 1877

3 credits

OR
General education/Social and Behavioral Science

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:15
ACC 100◊ meets the Mathematics and/or Science general education requirement.

Semester Four

CourseCategoryCredits
HIA 210 Hotel & Motel Front Office Operations

3 credits

HIA 215 Housekeeping for the Hospitality Industry

3 credits

HIA 277 Catering Management

3 credits

HIA 295 # Cooperative Work Experience

2 credits

General education/Humanities

3 credits

Total Semester Credits:14

Total Credit Hours: 60

See HIA course descriptions.

See Humanities General Education requirements.

Coordinator: Denise Smith-Gaborit, Ext. 3624