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Hospitality Administration, B.S.
About the Program
The hospitality and tourism curriculum prepares graduates for management positions in various aspects of the hospitality industry. Career opportunities exist for managers in restaurants, hotels, clubs, casino and gaming, resorts, catering operations, residential and health care, school and university food service, sales, production, travel and tourism, and other components of industry/business.
The department’s mission is to educate and develop enterprising students to become leaders in regional and global hospitality-tourism professions. The faculty are dedicated to frequent student interactions leading to effective learning and higher achievement.
About the Hospitality and Tourism Department
207 Caudell Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-5913
Fax: (716) 878-5834
www.buffalostate.edu/hospitality/
Contact Faculty and Staff in the Hospitality and Tourism Department
Admission Requirements
Transfer or undeclared students desiring to major in this program must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in previous college credits.
Career Information
Hospitality administration majors are prepared for careers in the hospitality industry as managers of hotels, resorts, restaurants, and tourist destinations.
Recent graduates have been hired as food service and catering managers, international travel consultants, hotel front-desk managers, restaurant managers, executive sous chefs, sales coordinators, and purchasing agents. Typical hiring firms include national and international restaurants and hotels, convention centers, tourist destinations, and institutions such as schools and colleges. Entrepreneurial students may open their own restaurants.
Students may attend graduate school to earn a master of business administration (M.B.A.) or another advanced degree.
Recent graduates have been hired by companies such as the Adam's Mark; AAA; Buffalo Club; Buffalo Hotel Supply Company; Hyatt Hotels and Resorts; Marriott Hotels, Resorts, and Suites; and T.G.I. Friday's.
Program Requirements
Intellectual Foundations Requirements 39–66 cr
Total Required Credit Hours in Hospitality Administration 42 cr
A. Required Courses (30 cr)
HTR 110 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
HTR 300 Food and Beverage Management (4)
HTR 350 Computer Applications for Hospitality
HTR 370 Cost Controls in Hospitality
HTR 380 Advanced Training in Hospitality
HTR 390 Strategic Marketing in Hospitality
HTR 455 Advanced Human Resource Management in Hospitality
HTR 470 Legal Issues in Hospitality
HTR 480 Practicum in Hospitality Operations (4)
HTR 485 Seminar in Hospitality (1)
B. Concentration Courses (12 cr)
Restaurant and Institutional Management Concentration
HTR 100 Multicultural Foods
HTR 200 Sanitation and Safety in Food Service
HTR 361W Principles of Management in Food Service
NFS 334 Contemporary Nutrition
Required: 400 hours of hospitality-related industry experience.
Hotel Tourism Management Concentration
HTR 368 Hotel Operations
HTR 408 Conventions, Meetings, and Expositions Management
HTR 418 Tourism Management
HTR 468 Hotel Management
Required: 400 hours of hospitality-related industry experience.
Electives in Hospitality Administration
HTR 100 Multicultural Foods
HTR 200 Sanitation and Safety in Food Service
HTR 305 Advanced Food
HTR 318 Cultural Tourism
HTR 320 Alcohol Management Issues (2)
HTR 330 Fundamentals of Bakeshop Production
HTR 335 Wine Essentials
HTR 340 Industry Experience
HTR 348 Tourism and World Travel
HTR 361 Principles of Management in Food Service
HTR 363 Quantity Food Production
HTR 364 Dining Room Service
HTR 365 Menu Planning
HTR 368 Hotel Operations
HTR 375 Events Management
HTR 385 Private Club Management
HTR 400 Catering Management
HTR 408 Convention and Meeting Management
HTR 418 Tourism Management
HTR 420 Franchising and Entrepreneurship in the Hospitality Industry
HTR 430 Management and Marketing of Services
HTR 460 Concepts in Strategic Management
HTR 468 Hotel Management
HTR 475 Research Methods in Hospitality
All College Electives 12–39 cr
Total Required Credit Hours 120 cr
