• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - requires 120 credits
• Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - requires 64 credits

Three Distinct Emphases

Because the hospitality industry is so diverse, UMC’s HRI program offers three distinct areas of emphasis, allowing students to focus on a particular segment that fits their interests. The basic core curriculum for all three emphases combines studies in marketing, communications, customer service, sanitation and safety, hospitality law, economics, and principles of business management. This coursework is combined with specialized instruction within the following areas.

Managers in this facet of the industry have responsibilities in practically every aspect of the business, but they deal primarily with lodging and meal preparation and the related needs. Majors develop skills that allow them to supervise staff, work in hotel sales and catering, direct banquets for over 1,000 guests, create and analyze menus, design attractive facilities and surroundings, and perform front office, reservation, and auditing procedures.

More and more people are discovering the importance of the integrated relationship in health. In this context health is not the absence of illness, but rather the feeling of balance of mind, body, and spirit. The Resort and Spa Management curriculum involves a balance of hospitality management and customer service, business management and marketing, and health, wellness, specialized treatments, and nutrition.

Students in this emphasis focus on the daily management of food preparation needs in larger institutions, such as a hospitals, schools, universities, managed care facilities, and corporations. The curriculum centers on quantity food production, nutrition, inventory management, cost control, and developing sanitation and security measures.