Hotel Management, AAS [HMD-AAS, 61 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

This degree provides students the opportunity to seek employment in an entry-level supervisory position, or for those already in the hotel industry, an opportunity for professional growth and career advancement.

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA), P.O. Box 400, Oxford, MD 21654, telephone: (410) 226-5527, emails: aoc@shore.intercom.net or acpha@atlanticbb.net

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Compare and contrast the different business 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 (22 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

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

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

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

Communications (3 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (3 Credits)

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or AST 103 - Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System or above
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 103 - Preparatory Chemistry or above
or EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
or EGG 132 - Technical Physics II
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science or above
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 116 - Oceanography
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or GEOL 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters or above
or PHYS 110 - Conceptual Physics or above

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (39 Credits)

Core Requirements (33 Credits)

FAB 102 - Sanitation for the Food Service Industry
and HMD 101 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
and HMD 202 - Housekeeping Operations
and HMD 203 - Front-Office Operations
and HMD 226 - Industry Computer Applications for Hospitality and Tourism
and HMD 235 - Hotel, Restaurant and Gaming Law
and HMD 253 - Hospitality Services Management
and HMD 259 - Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry
and HMD 295 - Work Experience in Lodging Operations
and TCA 180 - Hotel, Restaurant and Casino Marketing
and TCA 201 - Hospitality Career Development
and TCA 221 - Hospitality Accounting I