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Begin your career in the hospitality industry with this degree program. Choose from two distinctive tracts in food service operations or hotel management operations.
Hospitality management is a rapidly growing field, and employers are in search of skilled individuals with solid training in these areas.
In both tracts, you’ll focus on the techniques and technology of the hospitality industry from a management point of view. Food service operations students take courses in fundamentals of nutrition, food standards and sanitation, menu planning, restaurant layout and operations, dining room operations and more. Hotel operations management students take classes in front office operations, hospitality law and risk management, purchasing and storage, hospitality facility maintenance and more.
Through The Dining Room at Harper College, our on-site restaurant, you get hands-on experience planning, preparing, and serving meals.
The Associate in Applied Science in Hospitality Management offers specializations in Food Service Operations Management and Hotel Operations Management. Students may complete ONE specialization (click to expand):
Emphasis is placed on the techniques and technology of the hospitality industry from a management point of view. Graduates of this 60 credit-hour curriculum will be qualified to assume positions as production supervisors, management trainees and small unit managers. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be granted a Certificate of Completion and a Management Development Diploma from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be awarded a certificate from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association. Contact the Hospitality Management coordinator for details.
This sequenced degree plan is one of two options that students may pursue to earn the Hospitality Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. While there are multiple specializations, this particular degree can be awarded only once.
Emphasis is placed on the techniques and technology of the hospitality industry from a management point of view. Graduates of this 60 credit-hour curriculum will be qualified to assume positions as production supervisors, management trainees and small unit managers. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be granted a Certificate of Completion and a Management Development Diploma from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be awarded a certificate from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association. Contact the Hospitality Management coordinator for details.
This sequenced degree plan is one of two options that students may pursue to earn the Hospitality Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. While there are multiple specializations, this particular degree can be awarded only once.
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
First Semester | ||
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| FSM 111 | Introduction to the Hospitality Industry | 3 |
| FSM 114 | Food Standards and Sanitation | 2 |
| FSM 115 | Menu Planning | 3 |
| NTR 101 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
Second Semester | ||
| CIS 100 | Computer and Digital Literacy* | 3 |
| ENG 130 | Business Writing | 3 |
| FSM 109 | Introduction to Food Prep/Production | 4 |
| FSM 113 | Dining Room Operations | 3 |
| Mathematics 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
Third Semester | ||
| FSM 212 | Hospitality Supervision | 3 |
| FSM 215 | Restaurant Layout and Equipment* | 3 |
| FSM 216 | Introduction to Wines, Spirits and Beverage Management* | 3 |
| FSM 220 | Hospitality Promotions* | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology+ | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
| AAS General Education elective(s) 2 | 3 | |
| FSM 211 | Purchasing and Storage | 3 |
| FSM 213 | Seminar and Internship | 3 |
| FSM 214 | Hospitality Operations Analysis | 3 |
| FSM 230 | Hospitality Law and Risk Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
At least 15 hours of electives are required. The coordinator recommends the courses with an asterisk (*), however FSM 299 is an option per the catalog.
The mathematics requirement for this degree can be met with Math Competency. See Math Competency options for information. Students who use Math Competency to meet the mathematics requirement must complete an additional three credit-hour AAS General Education elective. See full list of AAS General Education electives.
This course meets the World Culture and Diversity graduation requirement.
See full list of AAS General Education Electives.
Students who successfully complete the Food Service Operations Management program will be able to:
Emphasis is placed on the techniques and technology of the hospitality industry from a management point of view. Graduates of this 60 credit-hour curriculum will be qualified to assume positions as production supervisors, management trainees and small unit managers. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be granted a Certificate of Completion and a Management Development Diploma from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be awarded a certificate from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association. Contact the Hospitality Management coordinator for details.
This sequenced degree plan is one of two options that students may pursue to earn the Hospitality Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. While there are multiple specializations, this particular degree can be awarded only once.
Emphasis is placed on the techniques and technology of the hospitality industry from a management point of view. Graduates of this 60 credit-hour curriculum will be qualified to assume positions as production supervisors, management trainees and small unit managers. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be granted a Certificate of Completion and a Management Development Diploma from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Upon successful completion of approved hospitality management courses, students may be awarded a certificate from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association. Contact the Hospitality Management coordinator for details.
This sequenced degree plan is one of two options that students may pursue to earn the Hospitality Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. While there are multiple specializations, this particular degree can be awarded only once.
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
First Semester | ||
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| FSM 111 | Introduction to the Hospitality Industry | 3 |
| FSM 114 | Food Standards and Sanitation | 2 |
| FSM 115 | Menu Planning | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology+ | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
Second Semester | ||
| ENG 130 | Business Writing | 3 |
| FSM 109 | Introduction to Food Prep/Production | 4 |
| FSM 120 | Front Office Operations* | 3 |
| Mathematics 1 | 3 | |
| NTR 101 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
Third Semester | ||
| CIS 100 | Computer and Digital Literacy* | 3 |
| FSM 113 | Dining Room Operations | 3 |
| FSM 210 | Hospitality Facility Maintenance* | 3 |
| FSM 212 | Hospitality Supervision | 3 |
| FSM 220 | Hospitality Promotions* | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
| AAS General Education elective(s) 2 | 3 | |
| FSM 211 | Purchasing and Storage | 3 |
| FSM 213 | Seminar and Internship | 3 |
| FSM 214 | Hospitality Operations Analysis | 3 |
| FSM 230 | Hospitality Law and Risk Management* | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
This course meets the World Culture and Diversity graduation requirement.
At least 15 credits of electives are required. The coordinator recommends the courses with an asterisk (*), however FSM 299 is an option per the catalog.
The mathematics requirement for this degree can be met with Math Competency. See Math Competency options for information. Students who use Math Competency to meet the mathematics requirement must complete an additional three credit-hour AAS General Education elective. See full list of AAS General Education electives.
See full list of AAS General Education electives.
Students who successfully complete the Hotel Operations Management program will be able to:
For more information about Harper's hospitality management program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also apply online.