Business Administration Major in Hospitality Management

Curriculum

In-Class | Distance | Blended
Duration: 16 Months
Hours: 1436 Hrs. including 1196 Hrs. (Instructional)  240 Hrs. (Co-op Experience)

1. College English
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Develop superior English proficiency, which is essential in business settings.
• Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of formal versus informal English.
• Write an effective business memo, email, and letter.
• Practice writing effectively under time constraints.
• Write coherent and cohesive paragraphs.

2. English Composition
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand various types of essays.
• Develop skills important to research and writing academic essays.
• Learn writing disciplines.
• Detect common grammatical mistakes in their writing and in editing exercises.
• Cite source material according to APA standards.

3. Introduction to Accounting
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Learn to solve business-related problems that involve simple algebra.
• Describe the objectives of financial reporting.
• Explain the accounting cycle, from journaling up to financial statement preparation.
• Use accounting information systems.
• Analyze financial information for business decisions.

4. Introduction to Business Management
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Introduction on Canadian business environment
• Understand important ethical issues in business decisions.
• Examine the social, economic, technological, and political/legal elements of the business environment.
• Application of theories to analyze Canadian business trends and concepts.

5. Introduction to Computers
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Operate word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software applications, and business tools.
• Learn to research effectively and accurately.
• Learn to utilize Windows Operating System procedures.
• Understand household and business computer hardware and networks.

6.Introduction to Marketing
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand the role and importance of marketing.
• Explain the role of ethics and CSR in marketing.
• Learn analytical and research methods for marketing strategy.
• Analyze marketing mix, strategy, and consumer behavior.
• Develop effective plans and campaigns and evaluate their results.

7. Organizational Behaviour
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Explain organizational behavior.
• Learn organizational behavior’s concepts and trends.
• Develop critical insight around predictive theories of reality to help understand how organizations can better control events effectively.

8. Principles of Economics
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Relate economic terms based on the theory presented,
• Solve business problems using the “Supply and Demand” theory,
• Apply economic theories to personal lives from domestic and global perspectives.

9. Professional Relationship Selling
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Provide an introduction on the sales profession.
• Learn social, ethical, and legal decisions in sales.
• Understand consumers’ buying decisions and sales process.
• Create effective sales presentations

10. Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainability
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Explore the concepts of ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and environmental sustainability
• Learn the impact of moral philosophies on human lives.
• Discuss various sustainability issues and solution proposals.
• Explore how corporate social responsibility (CSR) evolved and encompasses economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic components.

11. LAB 101: Industry Audit Partnership Project
Duration: 60 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Collaborate with local organizations with a specific business interest.
• Perform audits and assessments
• Provide analysis and proposals for the business
• Join a BC Business Networking Organization and analyze its value.

12. LAB 102: Presentations and Public Speaking
Duration: 30 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Determine a speech goal and strategies that meet the audience’s needs.
• Organize and develop material for presentations.
• Develop visual aids and practice speech wording and delivery.

13. LAB 103: Business Etiquette
Duration: 30 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Develop personal and professional etiquette for career advancement.
• Understand the importance of business environment etiquette.

14. Career Prep
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand employability skills required in the Canadian workplace
• Evaluate personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
• Understand the process of securing a position in a company.

15. Basic Hotel and Restaurant Accounting
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand fundamentals of Accounting in the Hospitality industry
• Analyze Business Structures and practice Internal Control Procedures 
• Master Accounting Cycles
• Understand Financial Statements

16. Canadian Hospitality Law
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand the legal framework of Canadian Hospitality Law
• Learn about Guest Protection and Safety
• Compliance with legislation, bylaws, codes, and acts

17. Convention Management and Service
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Learn Practices in Managing Meetings and Conventions
• Understand Convention Services
• Master Event Operations

18. Food, Beverage & Labour Cost Control
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Learn concepts on Food & Beverage Controls
• Analyze techniques on Cost Management
• Learn fundamental Financial Management

19. Hospitality Facilities Management and Design
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Learn about the Fundamentals of Managing Hospitality Facilities
• Practice sustainable Facility Maintenance
• Understand Building Systems
• Equipment Management

20. Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Learn the fundamentals of hospitality industry
• Discover current travel trends and travel research
• Gain insights on industry’s operations, structures, and Canadian tourism
• Discover careers related to hospitality management diploma

21. Managing Beverage Operations
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Bar Operations & Beverage Management
• Learn key leadership practices for Bar Management
• Understand theories on Beverages

22.  Managing Front Office Operations
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Fundamentals of Hotel Operations
• Understand Guest Cycles and Revenue Management
• Master Housekeeping and audits
• Practices for Revenue Optimization
• Integrate Human Resources in Hospitality

23.  Managing Hospitality Human Resources
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand Human Resource Management
• Explore Labor Relations
• Analyze Industry Challenges

24.  Managing Housekeeping Operations
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand Housekeeping Operations & Communications
• Managing Housekeeping Responsibilities
• Master Inventory and Cost Control
• Learn about Safety and Security in Housekeeping
• Practice specialized skills and best practices

25. Managing Service in Food & Beverage Operations
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Define and Understand Service in Hospitality
• Contextualize learn the Trends in Hospitality
• Learn the Structure and Operations of Hospitality Sectors
• Managing Functions and Responsibilities
• Develop Ethics, Social Responsibilities and Skills

26. Supervision in the Hospitality Industry
Duration: 48 Hrs.
Prerequisites: None

• Understand Core Supervisory Fundamentals
• Learn Performance Management
• Explore Team Dynamics in Hospitality
• Developing Personally and Professionally

27. Practicum
Duration: 240 Hrs.