Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management B.S.

The hotel, restaurant, and institutional management program at UMC prepares students for managerial positions in the rapidly growing hospitality industry. Students can specialize in working with food, lodging, travel, tourism, and entertainment.

UMC's program offers three distinct areas of emphasis allowing students the flexibility to pursue their individual interests: food service administration, hotel/restaurant management, and resort/spa management. Students graduating with this degree possess the technical and intellectual skills required of the twenty-first century hospitality professional.

Program outcomes: graduates will
. show competency in industry standards regarding financial accountability

. demonstrate communication skills appropriate for the industry

. use critical thinking processes to analyze hospitality systems

. demonstrate collaboration within team settings

. demonstrate appropriate use of technology as used in the hospitality industry

Students must complete 40 upper division credits.

Program Requirements

Program Requirements (39 cr)
Students must complete 2 separate internships (HRI 3900).    Internship I: 1-3 credits; Internship II: 2-3 credits.
ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3.0 cr)
ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II (3.0 cr)
HRI 1111 - Introduction to Food Preparation (3.0 cr)
HRI 1112 - Sanitation and Safety (2.0 cr)
HRI 2231 - Menu Design and Analysis (3.0 cr)
HRI 3241 - Hospitality Selection and Procurement (3.0 cr)
HRI 3900 - Internship (1.0-3.0 cr)
HRI 4321 - Food, Beverage, and Labor Control (3.0 cr)
HRI 4421 - Hospitality Law (3.0 cr)
HRI 4451 - Cases and Trends in Hospitality Management (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3200 - Principles of Management (3.0 cr)
MKTG 3300 - Principles of Marketing (3.0 cr)
SPAN 1104 - Beginning Spanish I (4.0 cr)

Liberal Education Requirements

A minimum of 40 liberal education credits required. Students must complete the 10 goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum with the following specific liberal education courses required:
COMP 1011 - Composition I, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
COMP 1013 - Composition II, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
ECON 2101 - Microeconomics, HI/BEH/SSC (3.0 cr)
MATH 1031 - College Algebra, MATH THINK (3.0 cr)
PSY 1001 - General Psychology, HI/BEH/SSC (3.0 cr)
SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)

Technology Requirement
CA 1010 - Introduction to Computer Technology (1.0 cr)
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
    ·  CA 1xxx

Program Sub-plans

Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans. (Note for the Twin Cities and Morris campuses: The honors sub-plan does not meet this requirement. Honors students are required to complete one sub-plan plus the honors sub-plan. Please see an adviser if no honors sub-plan is listed for the program.)

Food Service Administration

Students in this emphasis focus on the daily management of food preparation needs in larger institutions, such as hospitals, schools, universities, managed care facilities, and corporations. The curriculum focuses on quantity food production, nutrition, inventory management, cost control, and developing sanitation and security measures.

Emphasis Requirements (24 cr)
FSCN 1123 - Fundamentals of Nutrition (3.0 cr)
FSCN 1273 - Medical Nutrition Therapy (4.0 cr)
FSCN 1654 - Nutritional Care: Practices and Procedures (3.0 cr)
FSCN 3211 - Professional Issues in Dietetics (1.0 cr)
FSCN 3310 - Elements of Food Science (3.0 cr)
HRI 2124 - Quantity Foods Systems Management (4.0 cr)
HRI 3311 - Restaurant Operational Management (3.0 cr)
HRI 3411 - Facility Management (3.0 cr)

Open Electives
Students must take 14 credits.

Hotel/Restaurant Management Emphasis

Managers in this facet of the industry have responsibilities in practically every aspect of the business, but they deal primarily with lodging and meal preparation and the related needs. Majors develop skills that allow them to supervise staff, work in hotel sales and catering, direct banquets for over 1,000 guests, create and analyze menus, design attractive facilities and surroundings, and perform front office, reservation, and auditing procedures.

Emphasis Requirements (25 cr)
GBUS 3107 - Legal Environment in Business (3.0 cr)
HRI 1001 - Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism (1.0 cr)
HRI 2211 - Rooms Division Operational Management (3.0 cr)
HRI 3311 - Restaurant Operational Management (3.0 cr)
HRI 3332 - Global Tourism and Marketing (3.0 cr)
HRI 3411 - Facility Management (3.0 cr)
HRI 4431 - Wine, Beverage, and Food Paring (3.0 cr)
HRI 4441 - Catering On and Off Premise (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3100 - Managerial Finance (3.0 cr)

Liberal Education Requirements (3 cr)
Will count towards the 40 credits required in liberal education.
ECON 2102 - Macroeconomics, HI/BEH/SSC (3.0 cr)

Open Electives
Students must take 10 to 13 credits.

Resort and Spa Management Emphasis

More and more people are discovering the importance of the integrated relationship in health. In this context health is not the absence of illness, but rather the feeling of balance of mind, body, and spirit. The resort and spa management curriculum involves a balance of hospitality management and customer service, business management and marketing, and health, wellness, specialized treatments, and nutrition.

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