Austin Community College

FY 2008 Degree Plan

This program offers hospitality management majors with a basic background in meeting and event planning sector of the hospitality industry. The department offers an array of specialized hospitality courses. Course instruction includes hands-on laboratory experience and extensive interaction with the meeting and event planning industry as well as traditional classroom lectures and demonstrations. Once a student successfully completes this program, they will obtain an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Hospitality Management. Areas of career opportunities for students completing this program are corporate event management, exposition and tradeshow management, conventions and conferences, visitor's bureaus, catering, venue sales, hotels and resorts, wedding planners, them and amusement parks, and casinos. Complimentary programs to this are: Travel and Tourism Certificate or Culinarian Certificate in Culinary Arts. Transfer credits may also be considered. All students in this department are assigned a program advisor who can discuss degree plans and options fully. Please contact the program at 223-5174 for further information.

Semester I

	HAMG	1321		Introduction to the Hospitality Industry	3
	CHEF	1205		Sanitation and Safety	2
	HAMG	1319		Computers in Hospitality	3
	HAMG	1313		Front Office Procedures	3
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
					------- 14

Semester II

				Restricted Elective1	3
	FDNS	1301		Introduction to Foods	3
	HAMG	2307		Hospitality Marketing and Sales	3
	HAMG	1340		Hospitality Legal Issues	3
	TRVM	2305		Travel Industry Management	3
					------- 15

Semester III

				Restricted Elective2	3
				Oral Communication3	3
+	MATH	1332		College Mathematics	3
					------- 9

Semester IV

	HAMG	2305		Hospitality Management and Leadership	3
+	ENGL	2311		Technical & Business Writing	3
				Social and Behavioral Science3	3
	HAMG	1324		Hospitality Human Resources Management	3
				Restricted Elective1	3
					------- 15

Semester V

	RSTO	1325		Purchasing for Hospitality Operations	3
+	HAMG	2332		Hospitality Financial Management	3
				Restricted Elective1	3
				Humanities/Fine Arts3	3
					------- 12

Semester VI

#	HAMG	2389		Internship - Hospitality Administration/Management, General	3
					------- 3
				TOTALS	------- 68

¹ Electives must be chosen from the following courses: 2 electives must be chosen from TRVM 1327 or TRVM 2301 and 2 of the following--HAMG 1317, HAMG 2330, TRVM 2333, TRVM 2341, or RSTO 2307.
² Beverage Management elective may be chosen from RSTO 1301 or RSTO 1319.
³ Select from the appropriate section of the General Education Course List.

The Meeting and Event Planning program is designed to give the student an overview into the many sectors of the meeting and event planning industry. The courses are taught in both lecture and applied formats so that a student may gain real world experience while they are in the program. Areas of career opportunities for students completing this program are corporate event management, exposition and tradeshow management, conventions and conferences, visitor's bureaus, catering, venue sales, wedding planning, and vendor representation. The courses taken in this program will count towards CEU credits for the International Special Events Society, Meeting Planners International and the National Association of Catering Executives.

Semester I

	HAMG	1321		Introduction to the Hospitality Industry	3
	HAMG	1319		Computers in Hospitality	3
	HAMG	2307		Hospitality Marketing and Sales	3
	TRVM	1327		Special Events Design	3
					------- 12

Semester II

	TRVM	2301		Introduction to Convention/Meeting Management	3
	TRVM	2355		Exposition and Trade Show Operations	3
	HAMG	1340		Hospitality Legal Issues	3
	TRVM	2333		Applied Convention/Meetings Management	3
	HAMG	2330		Convention and Group Management and Services OR	3
	HAMG	1317		Recreational Services OR
	TRVM	2341		International Convention Meeting Management
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 27