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: beverage operations, casinos, catering and special events, clubs, lodging facilities, restaurants, spas, and more.
Choices within the concentration enable students to pursue an area of focused study in any one of eight tracks, organized in four broad areas: those that revolve around food service and beverage operations; specialty operations such as clubs, casinos, and spas; revenue management; and facility-asset management, planning, and design.
- Beverage Management
- Corporate Food and Beverage Operations: Restaurant, Resort,
and Hotel Chains - Design
- Development
- Food and Beverage Support Services
- Independent Restaurant Operations
- Revenue Management
- Specialty Operations: Clubs, Casinos, Catering, and Spas
Beverage Management
Advisors: S. Mutkoski, G. Pezzotti
This course of study 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
- H ADM 4430 Introduction to Wines (2 credits)
- H ADM 4431 Wine and Food Pairing Principles and Promotion (2 credits)
- H ADM 4436 Beverage Management (3 credits)
Plus any combination of the following courses totaling a minimum of 4 credits.
- H ADM 4435 Selection, Procurement, and Supply Management (2 credits)
- H ADM 4437 Anheuser Busch Seminar in Quality Brewing and Fine Beer (2 credits)
- H ADM 6606 Restaurant Revenue Management (3 credits)
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Corporate Food and Beverage Operations: Restaurant, Resort, and Hotel Chains
Advisors: S. Mutkoski, T. O'Connor, G. Pezzotti ,A. Susskind, M. Tabacchi This concentration focuses on the corporate, multi-unit 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
- H ADM 4435 Selection, Procurement, and Supply Management (2 credits)
- H ADM 4436 Beverage Management (3 credits)
Plus any combination of the following courses totaling a minimum of 7 credits.
- H ADM 4403 Specialty Food and Beverage Operations: Guest Chefs (3 credits
- H ADM 4404 Catering and Special Events Management (3 credits)
- H ADM 4432 Contemporary Healthy Foods (3 credits)
- H ADM 4435 Selection, Procurement, and Supply Management (2 credits)
- H ADM 4451 Restaurant Development (3 credits)
- H ADM 4453 Foodservice Facilities Design (3 credits)
- H ADM 6602 Spa and Spa Hotel and Resort Development and Management (3 credits)
- H ADM 6606 Restaurant Revenue Management (3 credits)
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Design
Advisors: R. Penner, S. Robson
This 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
- H ADM 3351 Hospitality Facilities Design (4 credits)
- H ADM 4453 Foodservice Facilities Design (3 credits)
Plus courses from the following list for a total of 12 credits.
- DEA 1500 Introduction to Human-Environment Relations (3 credits)
- ARCH 1501 Drawing I: Freehand Drawing (2 credits)
- ARCH 2602 Building Technology, Materials, and Methods (3 credits)
- DEA 3030 Interior Materials and Sustainable Elements (3 credits)
- DEA 3500 Human Factors: The Ambient Environment (3 credits)
- H ADM 4457 Hotel Development (3 credits)
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Development
Advisors: R. Penner, S. Robson
This concentration focuses on the creation 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
- H ADM 3351 Hospitality Facilities Design (4 credits)
- H ADM 4423 Hospitality Real Estate Finance ( 3 credits)
- H ADM 4457 Hotel Development (3 credits)
Plus one of the following courses, totaling a minimum of 2 credits
- CEE 5950 Construction Planning and Operations (3 credits)
- H ADM 4451 Restaurant Development (3 credits)
- H ADM 4459 International Hospitality Development
- H ADM 4462 Intercultural Communication in the Hospitality Industry (3 credits)
- H ADM 4487 Real Estate Law (3 credits)
- H ADM 6628 Real Estate Finance and Investments (3 credits)
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Food and Beverage Support Services
Advisors: S. Mutkoski, R. Spies
A concentration in this area 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
Plus any combination of the following courses totaling a minimum of 10 credits.
- H ADM 4436 Beverage Management (3 credits)
- H ADM 4431 Wine and Food Pairing Principles and Promotion (2 credits)
- H ADM 4453 Foodservice Facilities Design (3 credits)
- H ADM 6609 Airline Service Management (3 credits)
Independent Restaurant Operations
Advisors: G. Pezzotti, A. Susskind
This track 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
- H ADM 4401 Restaurant Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
- H ADM 4435 Selection, Procurement, and Supply Management (2 credits)
Plus any combination of the following courses totaling a minimum of 7 credits.
- H ADM 3303 Club Management (2 credits)
- H ADM 4403 Specialty Food and Beverage Operations: Guest Chefs (3 credits)
- H ADM 4431 Wine and Food Pairing Principles and Promotion (2 credits)
- H ADM 4436 Beverage Management (3 credits)
- H ADM 4451 Restaurant Development (3 credits)
- H ADM 4453 Foodservice Facilities Design (3 credits)
- H ADM 6606 Restaurant Revenue Management (3 credits)
Revenue Management
Advisor: B. Carroll
This course of study focuses on helping hospitality firms more profitably manage their capacity. Careers include revenue manager, front office manager, reservations manager, and consultant.
Required Courses
- H ADM 4474 Strategic Information Systems
- H ADM 6605 Yield Management (3 credits)
- H ADM 6606 Restaurant Revenue Management (3 credits)
Plus one of the following courses, totaling a minimum of 3 credits
- ENGRI 1101 Engineering Applications of Operations Research (3 credits)
- H ADM 4447 Managing Hospitality Distribution Strategies (3 credits)
- NBA 6000 The Strategic Role of Information Technology (3 credits)
Specialty Operations: Clubs, Casinos, Catering, and Spas
Advisors: R. McCarthy, R. Spies, M. Tabacchi
Students may take any 12-credit combination of the following courses:
- H ADM 3303 Club Management (2 credits)
- H ADM 4403 Specialty Food and Beverage Operations: Guest Chefs (3 credits)
- H ADM 4404 Catering and Special Events Management (3 credits)
- H ADM 4408 Introduction to Casino Operations (2 credits)
- H ADM 6602 Spa and Spa Hotel and Resort Development and Management (3 credits)
