University of New Haven (School of Hospitality and Tourism-Department of Culinary Arts & Gastronomy)

Hotel and Restaurant Management

Advisor: C.E. Vlisides, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Texas

The program in hotel and restaurant management is an integral part of the Tagliatela School of Hospitality and Tourism. The department includes among its teaching staff a number of successful members of the industry who contribute their expertise in the classroom. They include Michael Schaffer, owner of four lodging operations in the Greater New Haven area, and David Jurcak, the General Manager of the Omni Hotel, a four-star hotel property in New Haven.

To those who enjoy interacting with many diverse people, who seek a continuous challenge, and who thrive on details and deadlines, a career in hotel and restaurant management offers a variety of professional, personal, and financial rewards.

The curriculum focuses on the development of managerial skills, abilities, and competencies essential to all hospitality managers. Students learn to communicate, to lead, and to adapt in a multicultural environment. The diversified knowledge necessary for the management of the modern lodging or restaurant operation requires an educational background grounded in both theory and application. The hotel and restaurant curriculum at UNH is designed to permit classroom theory to be applied in various hospitality settings.

The blend of courses is designed both to provide a broad industry overview and to allow the student to specialize in operational areas. To ensure that our majors are well grounded academically for a career and for lifelong learning, the curriculum has been designed to build on the university' s core curriculum liberal studies.

The hospitality industry demands that graduates of hotel and restaurant programs understand the needs of guests and be able to provide a personal service orientation in a global marketplace.

BS, Hotel and Restaurant Management

The programs in this discipline center on conceptual and technical knowledge required in the leadership and management of modern hotels, motels, and restaurants. The program emphasizes interpersonal communication skills, critical analysis, flexibility, and creativity from the perspective of the manager of operations.A student earning a bachelor of science degree in hotel and restaurant management will develop skills, abilities, and competencies essential to all hospitality leaders and managers. Students must complete 40 courses equaling 121 credit hours, a 1000-hour practicum, and 400 hours of internship in the industry.

Since every aspect of the hospitality industry is involved with or depends on people, students are required to enroll in courses on human resources management and supervisory leadership.

With the advent of new technology, innovative private and non-profit operations, changing expectations of guests, the shifting demography of the workforce, and the globalization of our industry, today's students must be able to recognize and adjust to change. Upper-class courses, particularly those in hospitality research and marketing, form the management approach to meet the changes and challenges of the new century.

Required Courses

HR 165 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
HR 200 Classical Techniques in the Culinary Arts
HR 210 Applied Techniques in the Culinary Arts
HR 226 Front Office Procedures
HR 227 Guest Services Management
HR 228 Human Resource Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HR 235 Dining Room Management
HR 250 Lodging Operations
HR 280 Legal Aspects of Hospitality, Tourism, and Private Clubs
HR 304 Volume Food Production
HR 315 Beverage Management
HR 321 Hospitality Accounting
HR 322 Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality, and Private Clubs
HR 330 Hospitality Property Management
HR 400 Leadership Theory for Hospitality and Tourism Professionals
HR 411 Hospitality and Institutional Layout and Design
HR 501 Leadership Applications in Hospitality, Tourism, and Private Clubs
HR 510 Internship
HR 516 Advanced Financial Management and Policy Analysis for Hospitality and Tourism
PS 241 International Relations
TA 166 Touristic Geography: The Western Hemisphere

Plus eight electives chosen in consultation with advisor

Concentration in Tourism

TA 166 Touristic Geography I: The Western Hemisphere
TA 335 Convention and Meeting Planning
TA 345 Tourism Economics
TA 450 Tourism Dimensions in Contemporary Society

AS, Hotel and Restaurant Management

The program uses a selection of courses from the BS program to provide two-year students knowledge and skills needed for supervisory positions in the hotel and restaurant management career field. A student can easily continue in the BS program because all the courses in the two-year program are in the four-year program. For those not continuing, the two-year program provides a sound foundation in hospitality theory and application. Students must complete 30 credits of hospitality/tourism courses and a total of 60 university credits in addition to the 600-hour industry practicum.

Required Courses

HR 165 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
HR 200 Classical Techniques in the Culinary Arts
HR 210 Applied Techniques in the Culinary Arts
HR 228 Human Resource Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HR 250 Lodging Operations
HR 304 Volume Food Production and Service
HR 321 Hospitality Accounting
HR 322 Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality, and Private Clubs
HR 330 Hospitality Property Management
TA 166 Touristic Geography I: The Western Hemisphere

Plus three electives

Hotel & Restaurant Management Certificate

The department offers a nontraditional certificate in Hotel and Restaurant Management. No prior experience is necessary. This 12-credit certificate is a flexible part-time program. The coursework requires an in-class time commitment of three to six hours per week.

As in the curriculum of the AS and BS degree programs, each course integrates practical and classroom applications. The 12 credits earned for the certificate may later be applied toward an associate' s or bachelor' s degree. For more information on required coursework, contact the School of Hospitality and Tourism.

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