Western Kentucky University

Hospitality Managment Minors

Hospitality Management Minors





Food Service Management Minor (#364) -- 24 hours

     ; Required Courses:
CFS 151 Food Science
CFS 171 Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS 251 Commerical Food
CFS275 Restaurant Management
CFS 313 Practicum
CFS 351 Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS 353 Menu Planning and Purchasing
CFS 452 Quality and Service Management in the Hospitality Industry

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Lodging Management Minor (#412) -- 24 hours

      Required Courses:
CFS 171 Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS 271 Tourism Planning and Development
CFS 276 Lodging Operations
CFS 313 Practicum
CFS 351 Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS 452 Quality and Service Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS 470 Lodging Management
ACCT200 Introductory Accounting -- Financial

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Meeting, Convention, and Exposition Planning Minor (#418) -- 21 hours

      Required Courses:
CFS-171 Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS-313 or REC 490 Practicum (site must be approved by course instructor)
CFS-375 Meeting and Convention Management
MKT-325 Personal Selling
REC-306 Recreation Program Planning
      Electives (Select two classes from the following list)
CFS-351 Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS-373 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing
CFS-378 Legal Environment of Hospitality and Tourism
COMM-240 Critical Listening
COMM-345 Advanced Public Speaking
COMM-346 Persuasion
HORT-209 Floral Design
HORT-309 Advanced Floral Design
HORT-409 Wedding Floral Design
MGT-311 Human Resource Management
MGT-312 Entrepreneurship
MGT-333 Management of Non-Profit Organizations
MGT-365 Entrepreneurial Law
MKT-323 Services Marketing (MKT-220 prerequisite for this course)
MKT-328 Marketing on the World Wide Web
MKT-425 Advanced Personal Selling Strategies
MKT-427 Entrepreneurial Marketing
PSY-371 Psychology of Sales Behavior
REC-424 Camp and Conference Center Administration
REC-426 Facility Planning and Design

NOTE: Electives must be selected from the above list of courses. When selecting electives, only two courses in this minor may be duplicated in the student's major or another minor.

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Tourism Minor (#445) -- 21 hours

      Required Core Courses:
CFS 271 Tourism Planning and Development
MKT 220 Basic Marketing Concepts
REC 450 Introduction to Commercial Recreation and Tourism
REC 490 or CFS 313 Internship/Practicum in Tourism
      Electives (Select three classes from the following list)
CFS 171 Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry
CFS 373 Tourism and Destination Marketing
CFS 375 Meeting and Convention Management
REC 302 Recreation Leadership
REC 383 Social Recreation
REC 451 Recreation Management for Specialized Facilities

NOTE: Electives must be selected in such a manner that a total of 9-hours in the minor come from CFS classes and 9-hours in the minor must also come from REC classes.

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Students are strongly encouraged to consult with a Hospitality Management advisor before selecting courses for any of the above minors.


 Last Modified 5/16/11