It provides a contemporary forum for learning how to respond to competition with practical solutions and hands-on management. This intensive program focuses on a strong business course core with a hospitality specialty course core, and offers an important customized feature. It can be tailored to one's academic pursuits, based on individual career goals, by providing flexibility and opportunity to choose education and career tracks in corporate foodservice management, entrepreneurial and foodservice management, training, education and research and consulting. Industry executives say its strong business focus is an important requirement in today's keen business environment. But it also provides enough flexibility in study and career pursuits to meet many varied needs.
Likely candidates are diversified in their educational and personal career backgrounds.
An important feature to one's education in this program is The TeamTriED component. Team TriEd is a mentoring and networking relationship developed with leading industry executives and college experts. During the independent study portion of this program, students are teamed with an industry executive and faculty member to address a current hospitality industry issue or problem. The research completed in this area helps students build networking relationships that will assist them as they continue in the career path of their choice. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in foodservice management will increase by 44 percent by the year 2005.