HOTEL-RESTAURANT Management
HOTEL-RESTAURANT Management concentration blends classes to prepares students for management positions in segments of the hotel and restaurant industries to include front office, sales and marketing, housekeeping, maintenance and engineering, loss prevention and security, commercial and institutional food service areas such as restaurants, clubs, hotels, resorts, schools, colleges, health care, business and industry in plant feeding, and catering.
To be awarded a degree, students must complet the departmental requirements, 34 hours of General Studies Course Requirements, 3 hours of Multicultural Graduation Requirement, 3 hours of Senior Experience Graduation Requirement, 39 hours of Major Core Requirements, 21 hours of Concentration Requirements, and 20 hours of electives or a minor plus electives.
Departmental Requirements
- Maintain a grade point average of 2.5
- Present CPR and first-aid crtification
- Present verification of 1,200 clock hours of on-the-job experience in the HTE major. These may be secured through paid job experience, cooperative education, internships or a combination of the three. These hours must contain specific descriptions of the job duties performed.
- Review a CAPP compliance result with an advisor no later than the third semester of enrollment (second semester for transfer students) in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Events program.
General Studies Course Requirements
Level I - Skills
Freshman Composition (minimum 6 semester hours)
- ENG 1010 - Freshman Composition: The Essay
- ENG 1020 - Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research and Documentation
Mathematics (minimum 3 semester hours)
- MTH XXXX - Select any course from Level I Mathematics approved list
Communications (minimum 3 semester hours)
- SPE 1010 - Public Speaking
Level II - Content Areas
Historical (minimum 3 semester hours)
- XXXX - Select any course from Level II History approved list
Arts and Letters (minimum 6 semester hours)
- XXXX - Select any courses from Level II Arts and Letters approved list
Social Sciences (minimum 6 semester hours)
- XXXX - Select any courses from Level II Social Sciences approved list
Natural Sciences (minimum 6 semester hours)
- NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition*
- XXXX - Select any course from Level II Natural Science approved list
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Multicultural Graduation Requirement
- XXXX - Select any course from Multicultural approved list
Senior Experience Graduation Requirement
- HTE 4000 - Hospitality Field Experience I*
OR
- HTE 4040 - Hospitality Senior Research*
OR
- HTE 4811 - Managing a Destination*
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Major Core Requirements
- ACC 2010 - Principles of Accounting*
- HTE 1030 - Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- HTE 2860 - Sustainable Tourism
- HTE 3570 - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing*
- HTE 3580 - Hospitality and Tourism Law*
- HTE 3750 - Hospitality Promotions*
- HTE 4250 - Hospitality for Profit*
- HTE 4650 - Hospitality Human Resources*
- HTE 4730 - Hospitality Negotiations and Sales*
- HTE 4860 - Hospitality Security and Safety*
- MGT 3000 - Organizational Management*
- XXX XXXX - Foreign Language - Select and Level I course
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Hotel-Restaurant Management Concentration
- HTE 1533 - Food Delection and Identification
- HTE 1603 - Food Preparation and Sanitation*
- HTE 2502 - Applied Hotel / Restaurant Operations*
- HTE 2512 - Hotel Front Office*
- HTE 2613 - Food Production and Service I*
- HTE 2761 - Convention Managment
- HTE 3522 - Hotel Housekeeping*
- HTE 3603 - Labor and Product Control*
- HTE 3613 - Wine Fundamentals*
- HTE 3623 - Food Production and Service II*
- HTE 3643 - Healthy Cooking*
- HTE 3652 - Hospitality Property Management*
- HTE 4201 - Adventure Travel and Ecotourism*
- HTE 459B - Hospitality Entreprenuership*
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
"The HTE faculty and students work and grow together. It's like my second family. I am really glad I chose HTE because it has helped me to lead and grow on so many levels."
- Hotel-Restaurant Major, Tiffany Wilkerson
Student Organizations: The (CH&LA) Colorado Lodging and Hotel Student Chapter attended the International Hotel and Lodging Show in New York City in the fall.