USF/Sarasota-Manatee – Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management – Sarasota, FL
www.sarasota.usf.edu (program link)
The University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus serves is located on the scenic west coast of Florida. The sun soaked Gulf of Mexico beaches make the area a tourist heaven. To support the tourism industry in the area, USF Sarasota/Manatee campus offers a Bachelors degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. This is the first School to be started away from the main campus and the first hospitality school on the west coast of Florida.

The mission of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of South Florida is to provide excellence in teaching, research and service to all persons and to build foundations for lifelong learning. The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management prepares individuals for industry management and leadership roles in a global economy and interfaces with stakeholders to deliver hospitality professionals that add to the financial, intellectual, environmental, ethical and social growth of Florida and the Nation.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality Management prepares outstanding individuals to be service-oriented professionals. The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management prepares individuals for entry-level management and supervisory level positions in the hospitality industry. A general business education with specialized hotel and restaurant management courses equips the students to approach problem solving in a disciplined and systematic manner. An advisory board composed of leaders from major hospitality-related corporations and organizations are directly involved with support and development of the school.

Hospitality Courses (36 Credits)

• FSS 3220 Introductory Food Preparation Management
• HFT 3000 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
• HFT 3261 Restaurant and Catering Management
• HFT 3423 Hospitality Information Systems
• HFT 3424 Cost Control in Hospitality Operations
• HFT 3503 Hotel Marketing and Sales
• HFT 3603 Law and Security for the Hospitality Industry
• HFT 4323 Facilities Mgmt for the Hospitality Industry
• HFT 4221 Human Resource Management
• HFT 4253 Lodging Management
• HFT 4474 Mgmt Accounting & Finance for the Hospitality Industry
• HFT 4945 Advanced Internship (300 hours)
• HFT 4930 Special Topics in Hospitality

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