Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retail Management
Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RESTAURANT, HOTEL AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
Purpose of Program:
The Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management program prepares students for management career opportunities in the hospitality industry.
Expected Learning Outcomes from Program:
- Communicate effectively and appropriately (orally and in writing).
- Prepare, maintain, analyze and utilize financial documents and data related to hospitality management organizations.
- Plan, organize, coordinate, develop, and evaluate the issues related to legal subjects of concern in hospitality management organizations (including human resource management, beverage management, and purchasing).
- Discuss, examine, and evaluate management practices in the hospitality industry.
- Prepare and implement operational sales and marketing techniques in various hospitality management settings, including tourism destinations.
- Plan, implement, and appraise a full-function foodservice event.
- Understand and analyze the functioning of lodging operations.
- Understand and analyze the mechanism for maintenance and operation of physical plants in hospitality properties.
- Define, discuss, give examples of, and examine ethical issues related to hospitality management organizations.
- Make decisions by integrating knowledge of functional areas for managing hospitality management organizations.
- Demonstrate best practices in the operation of hospitality management organizations to meet customer expectations.
- Comprehend the social, multicultural, and environmental dimensions of issues facing professionals in hospitality management.
- Gain practical industry experience prior to graduation through an internship and other work experience.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RESTAURANT, HOTEL AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
Purpose of Degree Program:
The RHIM master's program is designed to prepare students for entry into management positions in the hospitality industry or to successfully apply to further graduate study.
Expected Learning Outcomes from Program:
- Integrate and appraise the relationships among the various segments of the hospitality industry.
- Prepare, maintain, analyze, and utilize financial documents and data related to hospitality management operations.
- Discuss, examine, and analyze management practices in the hospitality industry.
- Prepare and implement operational sales and marketing techniques in hospitality management settings, including tourism destinations.
- Investigate the techniques that are important for foodservice management and identify issues related to foodservice administration.
- Analyze the functions of various types of lodging operations.
- Comprehend central issues, identify current research important to hospitality management, and complete a research project.
- Apply theoretical information to solve practical problems.
- Prepare and communicate discipline-specific information in written and oral forms.
- Locate and accurately interpret current research literature.
- Value involvement in professional organizations in the hospitality industry.
- Summarize and accurately interpret data.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION
Purpose of Program:
The Hospitality Administration doctoral degree prepares graduates to function in a faculty role in institutions of higher education and to assume positions of responsibility and leadership in the hospitality industry.
Expected Learning Outcomes from Program:
- Have an in-depth and accurate understanding of the concepts and sources of valid, updated information within the field of hospitality administration.
- Understand central issues, current research, and research needs in hospitality administration.
- Apply conceptual and theoretical information to solve practical problems related to the hospitality industry.
- Prepare and communicate hospitality-related information in written and oral forms to academic and professional audiences.
- Design and implement one or more research or creative projects.
- Comprehend central issues and utilize techniques important to teaching in hospitality administration.
- Value the integration of teaching and research.
- Analyze the social, multicultural, and environmental dimensions of issues facing hospitality professionals in academic and industry settings.
- Value involvement in professional organizations in the hospitality industry.