Undergraduate

Hospitality and Services Management

Develop expertise across key areas including staff coordination, food and beverage service, event planning and property management while gaining hands-on experience through industry partnerships.

Degree

Minor

Location

Durham, NH

Courses

Credit

20 hrs

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Paul College UnderGraduate Programs

The Hospitality and Services Management minor at UNH offers immersive education in managing businesses that create memorable guest experiences, from luxury hotels and resorts to restaurants and event venues. Here you'll be able to develop expertise across key areas including staff coordination, food and beverage service, event planning and property management while gaining hands-on experience through industry partnerships.

Whether you're interested in hotel operations, restaurant management, or event planning, the program provides practical training in the world's largest industry. With opportunities to pair your studies with complementary majors like recreation management and policy, sustainability or ecogastronomy, you'll be prepared for diverse career paths in hospitality and tourism to become an innovator in any career path.

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What is hospitality and services management?

Hospitality and services management is focused on managing areas of business that provide accommodation, dining, events, and leisure activities. This includes everything from the largest hotel or casino to the smallest cafe. Hospitality managers oversee various aspects including staff coordination, food and beverage service management, event planning and design, and real estate development. Across all these professions the primary goal of hospitality management remains the same: to ensure every guest has a flawless and memorable experience. Some of the academic majors students pair with a hospitality management minor include business administration, sustainability, ecogastronomy, and agricultural sciences.

Why study hospitality and services management at UNH?

The Hospitality and Services Management Minor offers an entree to the world's largest industry, hospitality and tourism. You will have opportunities to interview with major hospitality companies for staff and management training positions and secure meaningful working experiences in the industry as you progress towards the minor. The program includes courses that introduce you to the hospitality industry, food and service management, and lodging operations management. Then choose electives from courses including but not limited to international wine and beverage, casino management, marketing, international food and culture, and ecogastronomy.

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Program Description

Hospitality and Services Management Minor is offered as a professional educational opportunity for students as an entree to the world's largest industry, hospitality and tourism. Students pursuing the minor will have opportunities to interview with major hospitality companies for staff and management training positions. In addition, students will be better able to secure meaningful working experiences in the industry during their college career as they progress towards the minor.

The required courses have been selected to ensure all students have a well-rounded learning experience that will strengthen their ability to succeed.

Requirements for the Program

Academic policies related to Minors.

The minor consists of completing five courses (20 credits) and is comprised of three required and two elective courses.

The following courses MKTG 530 and ACC 501 count toward the minor only and do not carry credit toward Paul College majors.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
HMGT 405	Introduction to Food and Service Management ¹	4
HMGT 601	Management of Customer Services and Experiences	4
HMGT 681	Contemporary Resort Development and Management	4
Electives
Select two courses from the following:		8
HMGT 570	International Food and Culture
HMGT 635	Leadership and HR Management in Hospitality and Tourism
HMGT 661	Event Design, Planning, and Management
HMGT 667	Advanced Food & Beverage Operations & Event Management (by permission only)
HMGT 771	International Wine and Beverage
HMGT 777	Casino Management
HMGT 798	Topics
ECOG 401	Food & Society: An Introduction to Ecogastronomy
ACC 501	Survey of Accounting
or ADMN 502	Financial Accounting
MKTG 530	Survey of Marketing
or ADMN 585	Marketing
Total Credits		20

¹: Practicum Requirement: Students completing the minor will work at one of the Gourmet Dinner weekends. This will typically be completed during the semester HMGT 405 is taken.