Hospitality and Tourism Management Associate in Science (HOTEL-AS)
The Hospitality and Tourism Management Program prepares graduates for careers in the many varied areas of the hospitality/ tourism industry. The program is designed for individuals wanting to enter or advance in a professional career in lodging, restaurants, tourism, travel, food service, catering, and bar and beverage as well as many other management positions in the lodging, restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry. Courses in the program prepare students to work in any area of the hospitality industry. The students completing the program will have gained in knowledge and competencies in three areas: first in the management of people and other business resources; second the administrative skills to operate a business in the hospitality/tourism industry; and third how to apply their administrative and management skills in any position in the industry.
Students may receive dual credit toward diploma and/or professional certificates with appropriate courses in the program.
For information and assistance in selecting courses, please contact the hospitality and tourism management program coordinator.
Articulation agreements between this program and several Florida universities may be available for students desiring a bachelor's degree by earning a 64 credit hospitality and tourism management associates of science degree from Pensacola State College then transferring to a Florida university and completing 60 credits in hospitality management. Call or e-mail the program contact for details.
The Associate in Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management includes the following college credit certificates:
Event Planning Management
Food and Beverages Management
Guest Services Specialist
Rooms Division Management
Students in this program are encouraged to apply to graduate with each certificate as the requirements are satisfied.
We strongly encourage you to contact the Professional Service Careers Department for assistance in planning your program of study.
Department Head:
Danny Steele (850) 484-2522
dsteele@pensacolastate.edu
Program Contact:
L.B. (Sandy) Southerland, (850) 484-1159
ssoutherland@pensacolastate.edu
Degree Requirements
Semester 1 (12 cc)
Semester 2 (12 cc)
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 cc |
| HFT 1313 | Hospitality Property Management | 3 cc |
| HFT 2451 | Cost Control and Purchasing | 3 cc |
| | Program Electives | 3 cc |
Semester 3 (11 cc)
| HFT 1860 | Bar and Beverage Management | 3 cc |
| HFT 2211 | Hospitality Resource Management | 3 cc |
| HFT 2212 | Food Service Sanitation and Safety | 2 cc |
| FSS 2284C | Catering, Banquet, and Event Management | 3 cc |
Semester 4 (12 cc)
| | Mathematics (General Education Core Course) | 3 cc |
| See Choices | Social Sciences (General Education Core Course) | 3 cc |
| HFT 2600 | Concepts of Hospitality Law | 3 cc |
| | Program Electives | 3 cc |
Semester 5 (12 cc)
| See Choices | Natural Sciences (General Education Core Course) | 3 cc |
| FSS 1221C | Introduction to Culinary Production | 3 cc |
| HFT 2500 | Marketing in the Hospitality Industry | 3 cc |
| HFT 2850C | Management of Dining | 3 cc |
Semester 6 (5 cc)
| See Choices | Humanities (General Education Core Course) | 3 cc |
| HFT 2948 | Hospitality Management Co-op | 2 cc |
Program Electives
Choose from the following list of course prefixes: ACG, CGS, ECO, ENC, FOS, FRE, FSS, GEB, HFT, HLP, HUN, LEI, LIS, MAC, MAN, MAR, MAT, MCB, MNA, PEL, PEM, PEN, PEO, PET, PSY, REA, SLS, SPN, STA.
Total Credit Hours: 64
Students planning to transfer to The University of West Florida to complete a bachelor's degree should take the following courses as part of their hospitality and tourism management associates of science degree from Pensacola State College: ECO 2013, MAC 1105, LIS 1004, SPC 1608, STA 2023, 3 credits of a literature class, 3 credits of a biological science class, and 1 credit of a biological science lab class.