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Advisor: Ms. Lisa O'Neill

What is Hotel & Restaurant Management Technology?

    The Hotel and Restaurant Management concentration provides specialized occupational instruction in all phases of hotel and restaurant management to prepare students for careers as managers/supervisors in the hospitality and tourism industry.  Successful completion of the two-year program leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree.  Students who complete the Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology program are eligible to obtain Pro-Management Certification from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation or certifications from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association in Specialized Food and Beverage Management and/or Hospitality Operations.

 

Requirements for Admission 

  • Be 18 years of age or over
  • Have a minimum of 12th grade education or its equivalent as determined by the General Educational Development Test

 

Courses of Study 

FIRST YEAR

First Semester
HRT 1123 - Introduction to the Hospitality and Tourism Industry     
HRT 1213 - Sanitation and Safety
HRT 1114 - Culinary Principles I
BOT 1313 - Applied Business Math
ENG 1113 - English Composition I

                   

Second Semester
HRT 1413 - Rooms Division Management
HRT 1224 - Restaurant and Catering
HRT 2853 - Convention & Meeting Planning
CPT 1113 - Fundamentals of Microcomputer Applications

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester
HRT 2613 - Hospitality Supervision
HRT 2713 - Marketing Hospitality Services
HRT 2423 - Hospitality Security Management and Law
MAT 1233 - College Algebra
WBL 1911 - Work Based Learning
                    Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
              

Fourth Semester

HRT 2863 - Tourism Planning and Development
HRT 2233       - Food and Beverage Control
HRT 2623 - Hospitality Human Resource Management
WBL 1921 - Work-Based Learning I, II, III, IV, V, VI
SPT 1113 - Oral Communication
                                 

*Students who lack entry level skills in math, English, science, etc. will be provided related studies

ELECTIVES
    Hospitality Seminar (HRT 1511, HRT 1521, HRT 1531, HRT 1541, HRT 1514)
    The Professional Tour Guide (HRT 1813)
    The Travel Agency (HRT 1823)
    Travel and Tourism Geography (HRT 1833)
    Hospitality Security Management & Law (HRT 2423)
    Hospitality Human Resource Management (HRT 2623)
    Seminar in Travel and Tourism (HRT 2843)
    Convention and Meeting Planning (HRT 2853)
    Tourism  Planning and Development (HRT 2863)
    Advertising (MMT 1323)
    Human Resource Management (MMT 2233)
    Entrepreneurship (MMT 2513)
    Accounting Elective
    Legal Environment of Business (BAD 2413)
    Nutrition (HEC 1253)
    Business Marketing/Management Elective
    Banking and Finance Elective

    


 
 
 For information concerning the Hotel & Restaurant Technology program,
send email to Lisa O'Neill, hotel and restaurant instructor