Hospitality and Tourism Management Technology - Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology

Program Description:

The Hotel and Restaurant Management concentration provides specialized occupational instruction in all phases of hotel and restaurant management to prepare students for careers as managers and supervisors in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students who complete the Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology program are eligible to obtain Manage First Certification from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation or certifications from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association in Specialized Food and Beverage Management and/or Hospitality Operations.  Students completing this program will be eligible to obtain ServSafe Sanitation certification from the National Restaurant Association.

Career Certificate

• HRT 1114 - Culinary Principles I 4 SH
• HRT 1123 - Introduction to the Hospitality and Tourism Industry 3 SH
• HRT 1213 - Sanitation and Safety 3 SH
• HRT 1224 - Restaurant and Catering Operations 4 SH
• HRT 1413 - Rooms Division Management 3 SH
• HRT 2233 - Food and Beverage Control 3 SH
• HRT 2613 - Hospitality Supervision 3 SH
• HRT 2624 - Hospitality Human Resource Management 4 SH
• BOT 1313 - Applied Business Mathematics 3 SH

Technical Certificate

• HRT 2713 - Marketing Hospitality Services 3 SH
• WBL 1913 - Work-Based Learning I 3 SH
• WBL 2913 - Work-Based Learning IV 3 SH
• BOT 1133 - Microcomputer Applications 3 SH
• Approved Technical Electives 3 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH

• OR

• SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication 3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• (MAT-1313 or higher OR any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management Technology - Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology 60-61 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements: Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.

An Assessment Prep review course(s) and Skills Assessment exam(s) are required to graduate from this program.