Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree
HR03

Program Description
The hotel, restaurant, and tourism management degree prepares students to begin successful careers in the hospitality industry. The hospitality industry is the number one industry in the Atlanta metro area and the number two industry in Georgia. Numerous career opportunities are available in food and beverage management, hotel management, or tourism management. The program also helps students with customer service and management skills, key ingredients in obtaining any business related job. The associate degree program includes courses in hotel/restaurant/tourism management and college-level general education courses. (Program Length: 6-8 Quarters Minimum)

Employment Opportunities
Business Manager, hotel manager, reservations manager, catering manager, restaurant manager, country club manager, food and beverage manager, convention sales manager, front office manager, sales manager, purchasing director, travel agency manager, and flight attendant

CURRICULUM

COURSE TITLE	NUMBER	CREDITS
Essential General Education Core Courses		30
Area I – English/Humanities/Fine Arts
Composition and Rhetoric	ENG 1101	5
Literature and Composition OR	ENG 1102	5
Introduction to Humanities	HUM 1101	(5)
Public Speaking	SPC 1101	5
Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose TWO of the following)
Principles of Microeconomics	ECO 2106	5
Principles of Macroeconomics	ECO 2105	5
Introductory Psychology	PSY 1101	5
Introductory to Sociology	SOC 1101	5
American Government	POL 1101	5
Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Choose ONE of the following)
College Algebra	MAT 1111	5
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	MAT 1100	(6)
Math Modeling	MAT 1101	(5)
Essential Technical Courses		34
Introduction to Microcomputers	SCT 100	3
Introduction to Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism	HRT 101	5
Principles of Accounting I OR	ACC 1101	6
Office Accounting	BUS 2200	(6)
Hospitality Employee Training	HRT 105	5
Hospitality Marketing	HRT 201	5
Hotel/Restaurant/Travel Law	HRT 203	5
Leadership OR	MSD 103	5
Total Quality Management Principles	MSD 157	(5)
Completion of ONE concentration is required for graduation.)
Food & Beverage Management Concentration	FB03	37
Food and Beverage Management OR	HRT 106	5
Food Service Leadership & Decision Making	CUL 133	(5)
Food Service Sanitation and Safety	CUL 110	3
HRT Management OBI I	HRT 110	4
HRT Management OBI II	HRT 120	4
Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control OR	HRT 206	4
Food Service Purchasing and Control	CUL 116	(3)
Occupational Elective(s)	HRT xxxx	10
General Elective(s)	XXX xxxx	7
Hotel Management Concentration	HM03	37
Food and Beverage Management OR	HRT 106	5
Food Service Leadership & Decision Making	CUL 133	(5)
HRT Management OBI I	HRT 110	4
HRT Management OBI II	HRT 120	4
Hotel Operations Management	HRT 205	5
Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control OR	HRT 206	4
Food Service Purchasing and Control	CUL 116	(3)
Occupational Elective(s)	HRT xxxx	8
General Elective(s)	XXX xxxx	7
Tourism Management Concentration	TM03	37
Travel Agency Operations	HRT 102	5
Travel Geography	HRT 103	5
HRT Management OBI I	HRT 110	4
HRT Management OBI II	HRT 120	4
Tour Management	HRT 122	5
Convention and Meeting Planning	HRT 150	5
Occupational Elective(s)	HRT xxxx	9
	Total Hours	101

Elective(s)
Elective choices include any HRT class not required for program completion; ACC 1102, ACC 1103; MKT 100, MKT 101; MSD 101, MSD 104, MSD 105, MSD 113; SPM 201.

Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree HR03

Associate of Applied Science Degree
HR03