Hospitality Management, AA

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CODE: HMD-AA | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Business, Hospitality and Public Services

DEPARTMENT: Department of Hospitality Management

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Arts (AA) degree with a Hospitality Management emphasis is specifically designed for the student who intends to transfer to the William F. Harrah College of Administration at UNLV. This AA degree is fully articulated with UNLV and the hotel college.

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Academic Maps: AA Hospitality Management

Student Learning Outcomes

Compare and contrast the different businesses in the hospitality industry.
Develop an operations manual for the Rooms Division in a hotel.
Analyze financial statements using the Uniform System of Accounts for Hotels.
Differentiate between the service delivery systems used in the hospitality industry.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 32

300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.
Courses with a B suffix (i.e. 100B) cannot be used to satisfy general education or degree requirements for Associate of Arts, Associate of Business, and Associate of Science degrees. B suffix courses may not be transferable within NSHE.

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Literature (3 Credits)

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Seven credits of coursework to include at least one laboratory experience.

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
or ANTH 110L - Biological Anthropology Lab
or any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
or any EGG prefix course
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or any PHYS prefix course

Humanities (3 Credits)

COM 101 - Public Speaking

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4 Credits)

PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

Recommended: ENG 231.

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 28

Hospitality Core Requirements (19 Credits)

Hospitality Electives (9 Credits)

any CUL prefix course
or any FAB prefix course
or any GAM prefix course
or any HMD prefix course (except any HMD course listed in the Hospitality Core Requirements area)
or any TCA prefix course (except TCA 221)