Hospitality Management Transfer Option, Hospitality and Culinary Arts, A.S.

CONTACT

Kelly O’Connor, 413.552.2315, k oconnor@hcc.edu

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Hospitality Management Transfer Option prepares students to transfer to the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Isenburg School of Management as a third-year Hospitality and Tourism Management major, as well as other 4-year colleges and universities. Career opportunities in this fast-growing industry exist in such diverse sectors as travel and tourism, lodging, the restaurant industry, recreation and leisure, gaming entertainment, and conference and meeting planning.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

use generic business skills as well as functionally-based hospitality industry skills to define relationships between situations
understand professional terminology and concepts within the industry
use mathematics and a business-oriented approach to identify, define, respond to, and evaluate global industry problems
understand the current ethical and social issues in the hospitality industry
and communicate effectively with colleagues and customers using a variety of information resources

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: 35 CREDITS

ENG 101(A) - Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENG 102(A) - Composition II Credit(s): 3
ECN 101(B) - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
and
ECN 102(B) - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
or
ECN 104(B) - Introduction to Macro AND Micro Economics Credit(s): 6
Social Science Elective (B) Credit(s): 3
Humanities Elective (C) Credit(s): 3
Humanities Elective (C) Credit(s): 3
Humanities Elective (C) Credit(s): 3
MTH 142(D) - Statistics Credit(s): 3
Laboratory Science Elective (E) Credit(s): 4
Laboratory Science Elective (E) Credit(s): 4

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: 25 CREDITS

ACC 111 - Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACC 112 - Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3
ACC 205 - Managerial Accounting Credit(s): 3
HCA 101 - Introduction to Hospitality Credit(s): 3
HCA 130 - Food Production Management Credit(s): 4
HCA 202 - Lodging Operations Credit(s): 3
HCA 205 - Meetings and Events Credit(s): 3
HCA 232 - Food and Beverage Operations Credit(s): 3

PROGRAM ELECTIVES: 3 CREDITS

Program Elective Credit(s): 3 ¹

TOTAL: 63 CREDITS

NOTES

¹ Select from: ACC, BUS, CUL, HCA, LAW, MGT, MKT, MTH, NTR, OR SPO. Students planning to attend UMASS Amherst are urged to select MGT 231 .

This program qualifies for MassTransfer, which guarantees credit transfer to Massachusetts state colleges and universities. MassTransfer will also grant students automatic acceptance to certain state colleges and universities by achieving the minimum grade point average and the HCC degree.

Depending on course selection, 100% of this program can be completed online. Go to Online Learning for more information.

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