A.A.S./Hospitality Management

 Business and Management
 Human Resources

Intended Program Outcomes:

This two-year program will prepare the student either to transfer to an Oregon University System institution on a course-by-course basis, or be effective in a career as manager in the hospitality and tourism industries by having the requisite knowledge in the following areas:

  • Identify, understand and apply market appropriate professional guest service standards to deliver competitive guest experiences to diverse cultural groups.
  • Identify specific hospitality industry functions and their required procedures and legal techniques.
  • Identify techniques for successfully managing human resources and human relations in business.
  • Analyze financial statements, isolate potential problems, and identify appropriate corrective action to control and manage the critical revenue and cost centers.
  • Demonstrate the ability to solve mathematical problems commonly encountered in hospitality related business setting.
  • Utilize the technical/computer skills for keeping business records and preparing financial statements.
  • Develop skills for human relations activities for day-to-day business operations.
  • Write effective routine, routing, and persuasive styles of written communication.
  • Employ effective verbal communications in a variety of settings.
  • Develop skills for social/professional aspects of conducting business with individuals and groups.
  • Prepare marketing and presentation documents for marketing of business.

This degree is an instructional program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide food and /or lodging services to the traveling public or the communities around them. Students who complete this degree may have a competitive advantage in applying for management positions. In addition, this program helps students to gain the confidence and necessary business skills to develop tourism/hospitality entrepreneurship opportunities.

   
CREDITS
BA104 Business Math OR
4
MTH095 Intermediate Algebra (or higher)  
(5)
BA131 Introduction to Business Computing  
4
BA206 Principles of Management  
4
BA211 Principles of Accounting  
4
BA223 Principles of Marketing  
4
BA277 Business Ethics  
3
BA280 Cooperative Work Experience (Business)  
6
BA284 Pre-Employment Seminar  
1
BA285 Human Relations in Business  
3
BT206 Desktop Publishing  
3
COM111 Fundamentals of Speech  
4
COM115 Intercultural Communication  
4
GEOG206 Geography of Oregon OR
4
GEOG120 World/Regional Geography  
(4)
HTM100 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry  
3
HTM105 Introduction to the Food/Beverage Industry  
3
HTM107 Food and Cost Control  
3
HTM109 Front Desk Operations  
3
HTM127 Selling in the Hospitality Industry  
3
HTM130 Beverage Management  
3
HTM131 Customer Service Management I  
3
HTM224 Catering Operations  
3
HTM226 Event Management  
3
HTM230 Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law  
3
HTM232 Menu Design  
3
SOC204 General Sociology  
3
WR121 English Composition  
4
WR227 Technical Writing  
4
Total Credits  
93

(Information based on the 2011-12 BMCC Academic Catalog)

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