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Academics

Hospitality Facilities and Operations

Alex Susskind , Area Director

 

The hospitality facilities and operations concentration consists of courses that define the primary sources of revenue generation in the industry: restaurants, lodging facilities, clubs, catering and special events, casinos, spas, beverage operations, etc. The choices enable a student to pursue an area of concentrated study in any one of eight tracks, organized in four broad areas: those that revolve around food service and beverage operations (tracks 1–4), specialty operations such as clubs, casinos, spas, etc. (track 5), revenue management (track 6), and facility asset management, planning, and design (tracks 7 and 8).

Beverage Management
Advisors: S. Mutkoski, G. Pezzotti

This track of the concentration focuses on the beverage side of the food and beverage industry. Career paths include beverage managers in restaurants, hotels, and resorts and staff positions with major wineries, wholesale distributors, or importers of various beverage products.


Required Courses

Additional courses that will benefit the student who chooses this career path (select any combination that will yield a minimum 12 credit concentration.)

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Corporate Food and Beverage Operations: Restaurant, Resort, and Hotel Chains
Advisors: S. Mutkoski, G. Pezzotti ,A. Susskind, M. Tabacchi

This track of concentration focuses on the corporate, multiunit foodservice industry. Career paths include food and beverage management in hotel and resort companies, multiunit or regional management in corporate foodservice organizations, and the management of chain restaurant corporations.

Required Courses

Plus any combination of the following courses totaling a minimum of 7 credits.

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Design
Advisors: R. Penner, S. Robson

This track of the concentration deals with the planning and design of a
variety of hospitality facilities. Careers include hotel interiors and foodservice design, corporate technical assistance, and renovation management.


Required Courses

Plus one or both of the following

Plus courses from the following, for an overall total of 12 credits

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Development
Advisors: R. Penner, S. Robson

This track of the concentration focuses on the creation of new hotels and restaurants. Topics include project feasibility, financing, planning, design, and construction. Careers include real estate development, both as an entrepreneur and in a corporate environment.


Required Courses

Recommended Courses

See the advisor for related courses beyond the courses listed above.

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Food and Beverage Support Services
Advisors: S. Mutkoski, R. Spies

This track of the concentration will focus on companies that manufacture, process, or distribute food and beverage products to the restaurant, hotel, and allied industries.

Career opportunities include wholesale and retail sales and distribution, supply and logistics, foodservice consulting, and government regulatory
bodies.


Required Course

Additional courses that will benefit the student who chooses this career path (select any combination that will yield a minimum 12 - credit concentration.)

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Independent Restaurant Operations
Advisors: G. Pezzotti, A. Susskind

This track of the concentration focuses on the skills and competencies necessary for the management, operation, and ownership of an entrepreneurial or independent restaurant enterprise. Along with ownership, career opportunities include general restaurant management, fine dining, private clubs, and small hotel operations.


Required Courses

Additional courses that will benefit the student who chooses this career path (select any combination that yields a minimum 12-credit concentration.)

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Revenue Management
Advisors: B. Carroll, C. Anderson

This track of the concentration focuses on helping hospitality firms more profitably manage their capacity. Careers include revenue manager, front office manager, reservations manager, and consultant.


Required Courses

Plus one of the following courses

See the advisor for a complete list of related courses beyond the courses listed above.

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Specialty Operations: Clubs, Casinos, Catering, and Spas
Advisors: R. McCarthy, R. Spies, M. Tabacchi

Required courses

Any 12-credit combination of the following courses

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