Hospitality - Hotel & Restaurant

Program Overview

This hospitality program prepares students for leadership roles in various sectors, including hotels, restaurants, and event centers. It emphasizes guest relations, management skills, and industry-specific knowledge through opportunities like on-campus restaurant work, field visits, and internships. Graduates enjoy high employment success and have pathways for advanced education in Canada, Australia, and Ireland.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program prepares graduates for leadership positions in the growing hospitality industry. It covers various venues, including hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, catering and conference centers, and additional industries such as sporting arenas, recreational facilities, and independent and assisted living facilities. The program focuses on developing skills for success in lodging operations, food and beverage operations, and the growth areas of recreational foodservice and wineries. These transferrable skills include guest relations, marketing, financial management, human resources, and event planning.

Program Highlights:

• Students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and school credits while living, working, and attending classes at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
• Accelerated pathways to degree programs in Canada, Australia, and Ireland.
• Paid employment opportunities in Fairmont resort properties in Western Canada.
• The campus houses a full convention center and is adjacent to a major chain hotel.
• Students will visit local wineries, distilleries, breweries, hotels, restaurants, recreational venues, and casinos.
• Students plan and host the College’s annual food and wine gala.

Outline:

Semester 1

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS211 | Communications For Hospitality | 3 | | HOS140 | Communications And Customer Service Skills Development | 3 | | HOS117 | Certifications | 3 | | HOS139 | Hospitality Career Development And Preparation | 3 | | FSA205 | Introduction To Cost Control | 2 |

Semester 2

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS200 | Hospitality Finance | 2 | | HOS112 | Bartending | 3 | | HOS214 | Accommodations Operations II | 3 | | HOS412 | Resorts & Leisure Travel | 3 | | HOS108G | Cuisine And Culture | 3 | | ELEC1030 | Choose 1 Elective Course | 3 | | HOS323 | Dining Room Service | 6 |

Semester 3

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS317 | Rooms Division Management | 2 | | HOS318 | Technology In Hotel Mgmt & Reservations | 3 | | HOS319 | Physical Plant And Facilities Design And Maintenance | 3 | | HOS325 | Hospitality Marketing | 3 | | HOS221 | Catering Internship | 4 | | HOS322 | Food Commodities And Menu Design | 3 | | HOS326 | Effective Leadership Strategies For Hospitality Management | 3 |

Semester 4

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS414 | Hospitality Business Proposal and Presentation | 3 | | HOS411 | Rooms Division - Revenue Management | 2 | | HOS419 | Restaurant Management | 3 | | ELEC1030 | Choose 1 Elective Course | 3 | | HOS421 | Human Resource Management | 2 | | HOS430 | Non Traditional Hospitality Operations | 3 | | HOS417 | Legal Requirements in Hospitality | 2 |

Past Cohorts:

Fall 2020 Cohort

Semester 1

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS211 | Communications for Hospitality | 3 | | HOS140 | Communications And Customer Service Skills | 3 | | HOS117 | Certifications | 3 | | FSA205 | Introduction to Cost Control | 3 |

Semester 2

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS200 | Hospitality Finance | 2 | | HOS112 | Bartending | 3 | | HOS214 | Accommodations Operations II | 3 | | HOS412 | Resort and Leisure Travel | 3 | | HOS108G | Cuisine And Culture | 3 | | ELECT1030 | Choose 1 Elective Course | 3 | | HOS323 | Dining Room Service | 6 |

Semester 3

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS317 | Rooms Division Management | 2 | | HOS318 | Technology in Hotel Management and Reservations | 3 | | HOS319 | Physical Plant and Facilities Design and Maintenance | 3 | | HOS325 | Hospitality Marketing | 3 | | HOS221 | Catering Internship | 4 | | HOS322 | Food Commodities and Menu Design | 3 | | HOS326 | Effective Leadership Strategies for Hospitality Management | 3 |

Semester 4

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | HOS414 | Hospitality Business Proposal and Presentation | 3 | | HOS411 | Rooms Division - Revenue Management | 2 | | HOS419 | Restaurant Management | 3 | | ELEC1030 | Choose 1 Elective Course | 3 | | HOS421 | Human Resources Management | 2 | | HOS430 | Non-traditional Hospitality Operations | 3 | | HOS417 | Legal Requirements in Hospitality | 2 |

Careers:

Ontario’s hospitality industry is expanding, and so are job opportunities in the accommodations and food service sectors.

Other:

• Graduates have the opportunity to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Hotel Management at the Institute of Technology Tralee in Ireland by completing 2 semesters abroad.
• Hospitality Service Uniform Information
• Hospitality Program Knife Kit