BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION

HOSPITALITY OPTION

Program List

Associate in Science Degree

The Northwestern Connecticut Business and Management Administration Program is committed to creating critical thinkers and principle-centered organizational architects. Business is about managing risk and change. Northwestern degree candidates face the rigors of a business education that focuses on combining traditional business modalities with creative simulation and communication technology to produce graduates who are consensus builders and leaders.

As a business and management degree candidate you will:

• Develop requisite knowledge in the building blocks of business: accounting, finance, human capital, economics, strategy and communication.
• Gain an understanding of business in the global environment.
• Form effective working relationships with students and faculty in the areas of accounting, banking, general business management, marketing and sales, and office management.

Advisor: David Rodgers, drodgers@nwcc.commnet.edu, 860-738-6387

General Education Requirements
	ENG*101	Composition	3
Literature or Communication	ENG*102	Literature & Composition	3
Behavioral Science		Behavioral Science Elective	3
Humanities/ Arts		Humanities/ Arts Elective	3
Mathematics	MAT*	Mathematics Elective	3
Natural/ Physical Science		Laboratory Science Elective	4
Social Science	ECN*101	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Liberal Arts		Laboratory OR Natural Science Elective	3 (4)
			25 (26)
Program Requirements
	ACC*113	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
	ACC*117	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
	HSP*100	Intro to the Hospitality Industry	3
	HSP* 211 HSP* 242	Food & Beverage Cost Control OR Hotel Management	3
	HSP*296	Cooperative Education	3
		Elective 1	3
			18
Specialized Program Requirements
	BMG*202	Principles of Management	3
	ECN* 102 ECN* 250	Principles of Microeconomics OR Money and Banking	3
	MAT*167	Statistics with Technology	3
	CSA*135	Spreadsheet Applications	3
	COM* 173 CSA* 155	Public Speaking OR Multimedia Communications	3
	BBG*210	Business Communication	3
			18
		TOTAL	61 (62)
1 Elective selected in consultation with advisor

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates should be able to:

1. Use systemic decision and problem solving models and be able to develop, budget, plan, implement and control a hospitality/tourism event.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of food and culinary theories and techniques.
3. Apply concepts of procurement and inventory to purchase, receive, store, issue and distribute food, and related items in food service operations.
4. Process reservations, register guests, process departure information and resolve guest billing problems.
5. Perform hotel and guest accounting, night audit and cost control functions.
6. Implement basic marketing, sale and merchandising programs.
7. Identify the critical industry activities leading to increased customer mindshare and value creation.