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Hospitality Industry
Administration
Hotel/Motel Management
Hospitality Industry Administration
Hotel/Motel Management
This curriculum prepares students for potential positions as front office
supervisors, sales managers, catering managers, or other entry-level management positions in the hotel industry. You will gain knowledge of front
office operations, convention management, travel industry, and sales and
catering. You also will develop skills in basic food production and service,
supervision, cost control and planning.
The certificate program prepares students for potential positions as front
desk clerks, reservationists, concierge, guest attendants and other entry-level
positions in the hotel industry. This program may be completed by full-time
students in one year. All courses can be applied to the associate of applied
science degree in Hotel and Motel Management.
The median annual salary in 2002 according to the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, was $33,970.
For more information, call
(708) 456-0300, Ext. 3624.
Career outlook and salary information were obtained from the U.S. Department of
Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition.
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Hospitality Industry Administration
Hotel/Motel Management
Hospitality Industry Administration
Hotel/Motel Certificate
Curriculum C206H
Curriculum C406F
This curriculum prepares students for potential positions as front
office supervisors, sales managers, catering managers, or other
entry-level management positions in the hotel industry. Students
gain knowledge of front office operations, convention management, travel industry, and sales and catering. They develop skill in
basic food production and service, supervision, cost control and
planning.
The certificate program prepares students for potential positions as
front desk clerks, reservationists, concierge, guest attendants and
other entry-level positions in the hotel industry. Students develop
skill in guest handling procedures, basic supervision, housekeeping
and planning catering functions. This program may be completed
by full-time students in one year. All courses can be applied to the
A.A.S. in Hotel and Motel Management.
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
Semester One
Credit Hours
Semester One (Fall)
HIA 110
HIA 115
HIA 120
HIA 122
HIA 150
HIA 210
Introduction to Hospitality Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Food Sanitation & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dining Room Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction to Convention Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Food Preparation Essentials & Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hotel & Motel Front-Office Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Semester Two
HIA 117
HIA 123
HIA 130
HIA 215
HIA 225
HIA 250
Beverage Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction to Travel and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Culinary Arts Quantity-Food Preparation I . . . . . . . . . 3
Housekeeping for the Hospitality Industry . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hospitality Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hospitality Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Semester Three
ACC 100
HIA 290
HTH 104
HTH 281
RHT 124
RHT 101
SSC 190
PSC 150
HIS 151
Basic Accounting I1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dining Room Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Science of Personal Health or
First Aid & CPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Communications I or
Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contemporary Society or
American National Politics or
History of the U.S. to 1877 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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ACC 100
HIA 110
HIA 115
HIA 122
HIA 210
RHT 124
RHT 101
Semester Two (Spring)
HIA 215
HIA 225
HIA 250
HIA 277
HIA 295
Housekeeping for the Hospitality Industry . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hospitality Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hospitality Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Catering Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cooperative Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
15
Total credits required
Coordinator: Jerome Drosos, Ext. 3624
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Semester Four
CIS 101
HIA 277
HIA 295
RHT 138
SPE 101
Credit Hours
Basic Accounting I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction to Hospitality Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Food Sanitation & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction to Convention Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hotel & Motel Front Office Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Communications I or
Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Introduction to Business Computer Systems . . . . . . . . . 3
Catering Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cooperative Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General education/Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Communications II or
Principles of Effective Speaking2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Program electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Total credits required for graduation
65
Program electives (4): HIA 128, HIA 132, HIA 133, HIA 228, HIA 255,
HIA 260, HIA 276, HIA 280, HIA 285, HIA 296; French, Italian, Spanish
1
ACC 100 meets the mathematics and/or science general education
requirement.
2
Students must complete either RHT 124 and RHT 138 or RHT 101 and
SPE 101.
Coordinator: Jerome Drosos, Ext. 3624
2000 Fifth Avenue • River Grove, IL 60171 • (708) 456-0300 • www.triton.edu
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