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Hotel, Restaurant, Meetings Management


Associate of Applied Science Degree Program
(Pending Approval by the State Board of Education)


Catalog Year 2008-09

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For program information, dial 503-491-7515
www.mhcc.edu/hospitality

Hospitality and Tourism Management is an associate degree program designed to prepare students for careers in the hospitality and tourism industry. The curriculum includes instruction and training in hotel, travel, recreation, tourism, food service, convention and meeting planning, culinary, and related service industries. In addition to formal instruction, cooperative education internships are an integral part of the program and allow for on-the-job experiences in a wide variety of settings and occupations directly related to each student’s career objectives.

Program Outcomes

At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:

  • identify and interpret laws specific to our industry
  • demonstrate physical, cultural, and destination geographic knowledge.

For alternative degree opportunities, please refer to Hospitality and Tourism Management, Associate of Science degree, page 108 of the printed catalog.

First Quarter (Fall) Cr
HT104 Introduction to Travel and Tourism 3
HT106 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry 3
HT140 Travel and Tourism Geography 3
HT234 Sanitation and Safety 2
MTH65 Beginning Algebra II (or higher)1 4
15
Second Quarter (Winter)  
HT107 Introduction to Leisure/Recreation Management 3
HT133 Convention and Meetings Management 3
HT141 Customer Service Management 3
CIS120L Computer Concepts Lab I 1
WR121 English Composition or
WR101
Workplace Communications I
3
PSY201 General Psychology or
PSY101 Psychology of Human Relations
3
16
Third Quarter (Spring)  
HT105 Catering, Restaurant and Food Management: Concept to Customers
3
HT181 Computer Applications in the Hospitality Industry Airline 3
WR122 English Composition: Critical Thinking or
WR102 Workplace Communications II or
SP111
Fundamentals of Public Speaking or
SP112
Persuasive Speech or
SP115
Intro to Intercultural Communication or
BA205 Business Communication
3-4
BA238 Sales 4
  Health and Physical Education requirement 3
17-18
Fourth Quarter (Summer)  
WE280HTD Cooperative Education Internship 4
  4
Fifth Quarter (Fall)  
HT235 Culinary Arts: Fundamentals of Cooking Soups, Stocks, Sauces, Meat and Game 4
HT241 International Hospitality and Tourism 3
HT242 Supervisory Management for the Hospitality Industry 3
HT260 Hospitality Industry Marketing
3
Cis125/BT210_ Software Applications2 (requires adviser approval)
3
16
Sixth Quarter (Winter)  
HT206 Hotel/Resort Operations Management
3
HT233 Special Events and Attraction Management 3
HT270 Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control 3
BA211 Principles of Accounting I or
AC110 General Accounting I
4
  Related Electives 3
16
Seventh Quarter (Spring)  
HT215 Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry 3
HT229

Beverage Management: Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

2
HT229L Beverage Service - Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Lab3
(optional)
(1)
HT230 Hotel, Restaurant, Travel Law
3
HT249 Hospitality Issues and Trends 3
WE280HT Cooperative Education Internship 4
15-16

Related Electives

Students are advised to consider additional hospitality or tourism ((HT) courses. In selecting related courses, the student must consult with an advisor to determine which courses are most appropriate to
the students goals and area of interest.

HT226/227/228 Beverage Management: Wines of the World

Note: Please check the course description section of the catalog for those courses which require a prerequisite.

1 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.
2 BT210 Software Applications are 1-credit courses. The Computer Information Systems program offers 3-credit courses. Please refer to the Software Training or Computer Information Systems section of the schedule. Selection must be approved on a Catalog Exception Form.
3 T his course designed for students 21 years and older.

‡See pages 7-10 of the printed catalog.

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