Hotel & Restaurant Management

Hotel & Restaurant Management A.A.S.

Career Degree

This program is designed to give you the skills and knowledge to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation.

In this program, you'll gain the ServSafe Food Handler and ServSafe Alcohol certifications.

What You'll Learn

Prepare for leadership in hospitality with expertise in service operations and guest experience.

Lead teams and deliver outstanding guest experiences in one of the world’s most dynamic industries. Coursework covers hospitality operations, marketing, event planning, and financial management, paired with hands-on experience in service environments. You’ll build leadership, organization, and customer service skills that prepare you for supervisory or management roles in hotels, resorts, restaurants, and tourism operations—or to continue toward a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management.

Program Requirements

To graduate [ 64-70 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]

Pre- or Co-Requisite Courses

Some students may need to take the following courses
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
ENGL098	Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL 100	3
RDNG116	College Reading and Study Skills	3
MATH017	Skills & Support Quantitative Reasoning	1
OR MATH020	Skills & Support for College Algebra	2
OR MATH029	Skills & Support for Statistics	3

First Year

Fall
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
BUAD103	Entrepreneurship I	3
OR BUAD106	Foundations of Business	3
CAPS121	Introduction to Spreadsheets	1
ENGL100	Academic Writing I	3
or	A student exempt from ENGL100 must substitute a three-credit liberal arts elective. The course should be in consultation with the student’s advisor.
HRMG100	Introduction to Hospitality Industry	3
HRMG108	Food & Beverage Service Operations	3
SUNY GE #3 Mathematics	Mathematics	3 - 4
or	MATH110 is strongly recommended unless student plans to transfer to a four-year program. MATH200 is recommended for most.

Spring
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
ACCT101	Financial Accounting	4
ENGL101	Academic Writing II	3
or ENGL101H	Academic Writing II-Honors	3
HRMG101	Food Service & Preparation I	3
or CULI101	Introduction to Professional Cooking	4
HRMG105	Food Sanitation & Safety	1
SUNY GE #4 Natural Sciences	Natural Sciences	3 - 4
or	BIOL 114, ENVS 101, or ENVS 141 recommended. Students planning to transfer to a four-year program should choose a course in consultation with the student’s advisor according to requirements at the intended transfer institution.
ANTH201	Introduction to Anthropology	3
or ANTH202	Cultural Anthropology	3
or ANTH202H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors	3
or ANTH220	Applied Anthropology Globalizing World	3
or ANTH220H	Applied Anthropology Globalizing World	3
or ANTH290	Social Science Capstone Course	3
orECON101	Introduction to Economics	3
or ECON120	Principles of Microeconomics	3
or ECON121	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
or ANTH260	Culture Survey for Study Abroad	3
or ANTH295	Global Seminar	3
or ANTH295H	Global Seminar-Honors	3
or	Choose from ANTH or ECON courses. ECON 120 or ECON 121 recommended.

Second Year

Fall
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
BUAD219	Human Resource Management	3
ENVS112	Food Sys III: Identity, Ethics, Culture	3
HRMG103	Lodging Operations Management	3
HRMG107	Safe Alcohol Handling	1
BUAD ELEC	Business Elective	3
or CULI ELEC	Culinary Elective	3
or ENVS ELEC	Environmental Studies Elective	3
or WINE110	Bartending & Mixology	3
or WINE120	Survey of Wine and Alcoholic Beverages	3
or WINE130	Grape Growing and Wine Business	3
or WINE200	Sensory Evaluation Wine & Food Pairing	3
or WINE202	Beverage Studies	3
or WINE213	Wine Marketing Internship	3
or WINE220	Wine Marketing and Merchandising	3
or	Choose from BUAD, CULI, ENVS, HRMG, or WINE. Recommended: BUAD 212, WINE 110, or WINE 200. A minimum of 6 Restricted Elective credits is required. One Restricted Elective may be used toward 6 credits in Applied Learning. NOTE: Completion of WINE 110, HRMG 107, and HRMG 108 award the Food & Beverage Service Microcredential.
BUAD ELEC	Business Elective	3
or CULI ELEC	Culinary Elective	3
or ENVS ELEC	Environmental Studies Elective	3
or HRMG ELEC	Hotel & Restaurant Management Elective	3
or WINE110	Bartending & Mixology	3
or WINE120	Survey of Wine and Alcoholic Beverages	3
or WINE200	Sensory Evaluation Wine & Food Pairing	3
or WINE202	Beverage Studies	3
or WINE213	Wine Marketing Internship	3
or WINE220	Wine Marketing and Merchandising	3
or	Choose from BUAD, CULI, ENVS, HRMG, or WINE. Recommended: BUAD 212, WINE 110, or WINE 200. A minimum of 6 Restricted Elective credits is required. One Restricted Elective may be used toward 6 credits in Applied Learning. NOTE: Completion of WINE 110, HRMG 107, and HRMG 108 award the Food & Beverage Service Microcredential.

Spring
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
ENGL201	Public Speaking	3
or ENGL201H	Public Speaking - Honors	3
or ENGL204	Interpersonal Communication	3
or ENGL210	Intercultural Communication	3
HRMG201	Hospitality Law	3
HRMG205	Hospitality Marketing	3
HRMG206	Food and Labor Cost Control	3
BUAD261	Walt Disney World College Program	3
or BUAD263	Business Internship	3
or BUAD266	Business Internship	6
or HRMG213	Hospitality Internship	3
or HRMG216	Hospitality Internship	6
or	This course must be approved by the department chair; choose from BUAD 261, BUAD 263, BUAD 266, HRMG 213, or HRMG 216. One Restricted Elective may be used toward 6 credits in Applied Learning.

Transfer Agreements

Transfer School Sort descending	Transfer Program
Transfer School: Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Transfer Programl: Multiple Programs

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Real-world Experience

This program has applied learning built right in to the coursework, so when you graduate you’ll have tangible, real-world experience that employers are looking for, making your job search that much easier.

Applied Learning Courses

Stackable Program

Take on as much (or as little) as you want. Our microcredentials and certificates provide you with credits to apply to 2-year programs – when you’re ready!

Certificate

Business Management

Career Degree

Hotel & Restaurant Management

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