Degree:
BPS
Area of Study:
Business & Hospitality

Develop your knowledge of how humans interact with others and the world around them.

Bachelor of Professional Studies / 120 Credits

If you are looking to start your food and beverage management career path – or gain new skills in this field – Paul Smith’s College is the perfect place for you. Learn to become an excellent manager who can oversee a busy team while also making smart business decisions and delivering guest satisfaction:

  • Gain hands-on experience working in our on-campus restaurants.
  • Master the foundations of culinary arts, nutrition and service management.
  • Study food-service trends in the hospitality industry.
  • Develop a talent for anticipating customer needs.
  • Hone your skills in financial accounting, management and leadership.
  • Understand best practices in quality assurance, safety and sanitation.
  • Graduates typically enter the workforce as management trainees or first-line supervisors, equipped with the knowledge and skills to rapidly advance in their careers.

Program Details

Restaurant Management Bachelor of Professional Studies 120 Credits

  • Professional Cooking Fundamentals
  • Dining Room and Kitchen Operations
  • Foundation of Baking I
  • International Cuisine
  • Food Service Sanitation
  • Nutrition
  • Commercial Cooking & Catering
  • Food Service Operation Management
  • Sustainable Practices Entrepreneurship
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Hospitality Futures
  • Field Studies in Food
  • Applications in Entrepreneurship

  • Food & beverage manager
  • Banquet manager
  • Dining room manager
  • Maitre d’ hotel

CUSTOMER RELATIONS CLUSTER COURSES (ALL LOWER DIVISION) – CHOOSE TWO COURSES
HOS 101 Hotel Resort Tour Mgt, MGT 101 Intro Entrepreneurship, MGT 200 Princ of Management, MKT 200 Princ of Marketing REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US

DIVERSITY CLUSTER COURSES (ALL UPPER DIVISION) – CHOOSE ONE COURSE
SOC 300 Cultural Anthropology, SOC 305 Gerontology, HOS 310 6 Glasses that Changed the World, HUM 320 Latin American & Caribbean Studies SOC 340 Quebec and Canadian Studies, SOC 320 Shattering Gender Stereotypes

MANAGEMENT CLUSTER COURSES (ALL UPPER DIVISION) – CHOOSE FIVE COURSES
MKT 305Advertising & Promotion, HOS 318 Busn of Craft Beer, COM 320 Creating & Communicating Value, RES 330 Facilities Planning/Env Mgt, HOS 325 Festival & Major Event Mgt, MGT 335 Project Management, HOS 400 Recreation & Resort Mkt Mgt, HOS 303/SOC 303 Semester in Residency

Semester 1

ACC101

Financial Accounting

3

ENG 101

Effective College Writing I

3

Math Skills

3

RES 132

Dining Room Kitchen Operations

3

FYS 101

First Year Seminar

3

Semester 2

ENG 102

Effective College Writing II

3

Customer Relations

3

RES 251

Culinary Fundamentals

3

Social Science

2

Elective

3-4

Semester 3

CUL 261

Ganzi Practicum

6

CUL 280

Nutrition Fd. Sci.

3

CUL 290

Farm to Table

3

RES 180

Mixology

3

Semester 4

HOS 210

Hotel Accounting

3

MGT 250

Sustainable Practical Entrepreneur

3

Customer Relations

3

Social Science

3

Elective

3-4

Semester 5

HOS 331

Hospitality Futures

3

Language Sequence I

3

RES 333

Cat Logistics & Ops

4

SOC 120

Social & Cultural Food Study

3

Elective

3-4

Semester 6

Language Sequence II

3

Management Cluster

3

Management Cluster

3-4

Diversity Cluster

3

Elective – UD

3-4

Select any Upper Division (300 or 400 level) course.

Semester 7

MAT 335

Financial Decision Making

3

Management Cluster

3

Management Cluster

3

Elective – UD

3-4

Elective – UD

3-4

Semester 8

RES 431

Cultural Enology

3

RES 462

Sust. Rest. Capstone

3

Management Cluster

3

Elective – UD

3-4

Elective

3-4

 

Questions? Let's get in touch.

Bailey Walton

Admissions

Director of Admissions

Phone
Location
Sporck Admissions Building