Family Consumer and Nutritional Science

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Food and Nutrition: Foodservice Management

This concentration prepares students for management positions in the multi-faceted foodservice industry. This option includes a business minor and an internship in the foodservice industry. Employment opportunities are plentiful and are predicted to grow as consumers continue to eat meals away from home. Some examples of career paths that students may pursue include management positions in restaurants, schools, catering, college/university food programs, the resort, travel, and vacation segments, and food, equipment, and sanitation product sales.


Required Major Courses:
FSNU 2200 Food, Nutrition, & You
FSNU 2660 Intercultural Foods: Western 2cr*
FSNU 2670 Intercultural Foods: Eastern 2cr*
FSNU 2900 Food Science
MRCH 3300 Non-Store Retailing
FSNU 3500 Foodservice Systems Management*
FSNU 3550 Financial Management & Foodservice Design*
FSNU 3600 Foodservice Operations Management
FSNU 4250 Issues in the American & World Food Supply 2cr*
FSNU 4600W Internship

Required Supporting Work:
CHEM 1010 General Chemistry
BIOL 2200 Microbiology
PSYC 1001 General Psychology
EDUC 3770 Educational Methods in Dietetics & Nutrition
ECON 2610 Micro Economics
PHIL 2200 Ethics


Required Business minor:
ACCT 2110 Financial Accounting
ACCT 2130 Managerial Accounting
MKTG 2300 Introduction to Marketing 2cr OR
SALE 2330 Introduction to Selling 2cr
MGMT 2400 Introduction to Management 2cr
Eight credits from:
SALE 2330 Introduction to Selling 2cr
ACCT 3210 Financial Management
MKTG 3350 Buyer Behavior & Market Research
MGMT 3400 Advanced Management
BUSI 3650 Business Law
MKTG 4300 Advanced Marketing
BUSI 4440 Small Business & Entrepreneurship
BUSI 4750 Business Practicum 2 or 4 cr


Suggested electives:

COMM 1030 Public Speaking
COMM 2020 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2090 Small Group Communication
COMM 3090 Organizational Communication
COMM 3100 Intercultural Communication
ENGL 2040 Intro to Professional Writing
MGMT 3460 Managing a Diverse Work Force


General requirements:
History
Literature
Fine Arts
Foreign Language (3)
Theology/Philosophy (3)
Reflective Woman
Global Search for Justice
Exercise Science Activities (2)
Math (ECON 2250 suggested)
Writing Intensive Courses (4)

For course descriptions please see the academic catalog at the following website under Family, Consumer, and Nutritional Sciences. http://minerva.stkate.edu/academiccatalog.nsf/Baccalaureate?OpenForm