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Program Description The Hospitality Management program at Montana State University prepares students to become skilled professionals within the expanding local, regional, national and global hospitality industries. Students, choosing from one of three degree options (Food Enterprise, Lodging and Facilities Management, and Restaurant Management: Farm-to-Table) engage in an interdisciplinary and experiential curriculum. The curriculum draws from course work in food and nutrition, culinary arts, business, and agriculture as well as hospitality-specific course work emphasizing sustainability and quality customer service across the hospitality industry. All options have practicum courses for skill development and field-based courses that integrate problem-based learning and service learning through community engagement. Additionally, all options include internships to ensure that graduates have sufficient practical experience to be prepared and competitive for job placement. Restaurant Management: Farm-to-Table Option Emphasizing the farm-to-table and healthful cuisine, the Restaurant Management: Farm-to-Table option focuses on management of foodservice enterprises. Graduates will find employment as foodservice and restaurant managers or as entrepreneurs launching their own restaurant or foodservice enterprise. This option is also tied to the provision of foodservices in healthcare facilities (hospitals, assisted living, and retirement homes) and other institutions such as schools, workplaces, colleges/universities, and more. The curriculum includes hospitality-specific courses and draws from courses in sustainable food systems, food and nutrition, culinary arts, and business. Practicum courses are in foodservice systems management, quantity food preparation, and hyperlocal food production at Towne’s Harvest Garden, MSU’s organic campus farm. This option also includes a restaurant/foodservice management internship in the senior year.
