Program: Hotel and Restaurant Management Minor - Kansas State University

Mar 06, 2025

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

The undergraduate minor in Hotel and Restaurant Management provides a theoretical and empirical framework building upon the strength of the existing Hotel and Restaurant Management baccalaureate program. The minor provides students basic understanding of the practice and theoretical underpinnings of foodservice, lodging, or convention management.

The minor in Hotel and Restaurant Management will be available upon completion of the eighteen (18) required credit hours. To be awarded a minor, the student (a) must not be on probation, and (b) must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on coursework applied to the minor. Students who have declared an approved minor and completed all requirements for it will receive official recognition for that emphasis after the degree is posted.

Minor Requirements (18 credit hours)

HMD 120 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry Credits: (3)
HMD 220 - Environmental Issues in Hospitality Credits: (3)
HMD 341 - Principles of Food Production Management Credits: (3)
or
HMD 361 - Principles of Lodging Operations Credits: (3)
or
HMD 363 - Principles of Convention, Meeting and Event Management Credits: (3)
HMD 621 - Hospitality Law Credits: (3)
Hospitality Elective Credits: (3)
**Hospitality Electives Credits: (3)

Elective Options

**Students must choose six credit hours of elective course options, 3 credits of these must be at the 400-level or above.

HMD 230 - Issues in Tourism Credits: (3)
HMD 331 - Professional Club Management Credits: (3)
HMD 340 - Contemporary Issues in Controlled Beverages Credits: (2)
HMD 341 - Principles of Food Production Management Credits: (3)
* HMD 342 - Food Production Management Credits: (4)
HMD 361 - Principles of Lodging Operations Credits: (3)
HMD 362 - Lodging Practicum Credits: (1)
HMD 363 - Principles of Convention, Meeting and Event Management Credits: (3)
HMD 370 - The Business of Wedding and Event Consulting Credits: (2)
HMD 421 - Hospitality Service Systems Credits: (3)
* HMD 422 - Cost Controls in Hospitality Operations Credits: (3)
HMD 423 - Facility, Risk, and Security Management Credits: (3)
HMD 424 - Hospitality Marketing and Sales Credits: (3)
HMD 427 - Travel and Dining Auction Event Management Credits: (3)
HMD 442 - Introduction to Wines Credits: (1)
HMD 643 - Food Writing Credits: (3)
HMD 462 - Advanced Wines Credits: (1)
HMD 464 - Lodging Management Systems Credits: (3)
* HMD 475 - Internship in the Hospitality Management Industry Credits: (3)
HMD 482 - Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry Credits: (3)
HMD 621 - Hospitality Law Credits: (3)
HMD 624 - Procurement in the Hospitality Industry Credits: (2)
* HMD 662 - Foodservice Systems Management Credits: (3)
HMD 663 - Convention, Meeting, and Event Management Systems Credits: (3)
HMD 664 - Lodging Management Theory Credits: (3)
* HN 413 - Science of Food Credits: (4)

Note

*These courses may require additional prerequisite courses in excess of the 6 credit hours needed for the Hotel and Restaurant Management minor.

Other electives or independent study options relevant to the area of hospitality management will also be considered on an individual basis (e.g., Faculty-Led International Study).