About the Program
Hospitality Foodservice and Hotel Management is offered as a B.S. degree option in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at California State University, Long Beach. It is designed to prepare students with the necessary background and expertise to excel as managers and leaders in the restaurant, foodservice, hotel, and lodging industries. The program provides a broad-based foundation in both academic and professional courses and includes hands-on practical experience.
Special Features of the Program
The Hospitality Foodservice and Hotel Management program offers students the option to participate in various professional and extracurricular activities and provides many opportunities for work experience and job placement in the surrounding area. The program is partnered with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and offers the nationally recognized Professional Management Development Program (ProMgmt).
Student Involvement
Various internships, students clubs, and guest speakers provide students with assistance in obtaining and developing knowledge about the many varied careers in foodservice and hotel management. Activities include networking, guest lectures, attending professional meetings, and touring various industry sites, such as hotels, restaurants, catering operations, etc.
Career Outlook
Those who graduate in this option will find excellent employment opportunities in their profession. Qualified foodservice and hotel managers are in great demand and employment should grow faster than the average rate for other occupations well into the 21st Century.
Employment Options
Graduates with this major can find work as a restaurant manager, hotel manager, catering director, foodservice manager in a college, university, or corporate setting, manager in a motel or bed and breakfast facility, healthcare hospitality foodservice director, school foodservice director, airline foodservice manager, manager in senior nutrition programs, stadiums or amusement parks, or as a food purchaser or broker. Obtaining experience in the industry helps create a competitive advantage and aids in more rapid advancement.
Courses for Professional Enhancement:
To allow students to develop individual interests and talents, 7 units of additional coursework are chosen from the following areas: Foods and Nutrition, Travel and Tourism, Business Management, Family and Consumer Sciences, Communications, and Directed Studies.
Work Experiences:
All students complete 800 hours of approved work experience plus an internship.
Students must complete a minimum of 126 units to receive the B.S. degree with an option in Hospitality Foodservice and Hotel Management. The courses which provide these units are determined in conjunction with an advisor. Students need to refer to the CSULB Catalog for specific graduation requirements
For more information on the program: Hospitlity Foodservice & Hotel Management at the Beach.
What order do I take classes in? Sequence flowchart
Choose an advising sheet according to the year you declared Hospitality Foodservice and Hotel Management as your major:
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
2001-2002
2000-2001
University Catalog
| Letter of Your Last Name | Advisor |
|---|---|
| A-M | Blecher, L. |
| N-Z | Yeh, R. |
