| HOSPITALITY & TOURISM (HOST) COURSES |
| HOST101: Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 101 provides an overview of the travel industry and related major business components. Students will analyze the links between travel, lodging, food, recreation, and other tourism-related industries. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST150: Housekeeping Operations |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 150 studies the professional management of housekeeping operations including practical applications and management skills required to ensure quality service and effective performance. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST154: Food and Beverage Operations |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 154 introduces the basic principles of marketing, menu planning, service styles, nutrition, sanitation and safety, purchasing, and control systems as they apply to food and beverage management in an operational setting. Provides practical applications for effectively managing resources for food and beverage industry operations. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST156: Front Office Management |
| Credits: 4 |
| HOST 156 is the study of the philosophy, theory, and current operating procedures of a hotel front office. Concentrates on the human relation skills necessary for effective guest and employee relations and the technical skills necessary to operate a manual, mechanical, or computerized front office operation. Focuses on managerial analysis of processes, outcomes and efficiencies. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST168: Tour Operations Management |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 168 is designed to prepare students for a career in tour operations. This course will expose the students to the operational aspects of a tour company and the skills that enable students to create, market, sell and guide a tour. Students will deliver sight specific information in an accurate and engaging fashion using Hawai`i as a destination and the foundation of this course. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST170: Selling Destinations |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 170 is designed to familiarize students with major worldwide tourist destinations with added emphasis on Hawai'i as a destination. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST171: Airline Reservations and Pricing |
| Credits: 4 |
| HOST 171 is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to create domestic and international air itineraries in a Global Distribution System (GDS). Students will build Passenger Name Records (PNR), price itineraries, interpret tariff rules, and create advanced passenger needs requests, in the live Travel Port System. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST256: Hospitality Accounting |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 256 is an introduction to basic accounting and finance principles and the budgeting function as applied to hospitality operations. This course includes accounting for expenses, purchasing, inventory, sales, and the preparation and analysis of financial statements and management reports. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| HOST259: Tourism Marketing |
| Credits: 4 |
| HOST 259 is a study of modern marketing techniques and concepts for the tourism industry that focuses on the unique challenges inherent in the production and marketing of intangible products and services. Tourism Marketing will explore each phase of a marketing plan to involve students in the application of topics such as: macro-environmental trends, consumer behavior, brand development, pricing approaches, and promotional strategies. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in HOST 101., Coreq: - |
| HOST261: Events Management |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 261 prepares students to plan and administer successful functions, special events, meetings, and conventions. Students explore topics such as venue selection, event goals and assessment, catering needs, sales, service, technology, programming and event staffing. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in HOST 101., Coreq: - |
| HOST265: Tourism Development and Management |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 265 exposes students to planning, developing, implementing and managing tourism within a destination. This course presents tourism development as a process with its own organizational structures and its own responses to the economic cycle of supply and demand. Students study various destinations in order to analyze and identify the components of successful tourism programs. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in HOST 101., Coreq: - |
| HOST270: Tourism Security and Safety |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 270 covers the security and safety concerns in society in general and the travel and hospitality industry in particular, with a special focus on strategies for effectively managing travel risks and safety. Students will learn about all aspects of security in preparation for dealing with these concerns in their daily lives and in their future careers in hospitality and tourism. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in HOST 101., Coreq: - |
| HOST280: Hospitality Management |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 280 examines the key principles and processes of management in the hospitality industry that are essential for organizational effectiveness. Focuses on leadership skill building, decision-making processes, and human relations management. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in HOST 101 or a grade of C or higher in CULN 111., Coreq: - |
| HOST293: Hospitality and Tourism Internship |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 293 is a supervised field experience that is related to the student's major or career goals. The experience will enable the student to apply knowledge and skills learned in coursework to the work environment. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in HOST 100 or a grade of C or higher in CULN 111; and acceptance into the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism program or acceptance into the Associate in Science degree in Culinary Arts program; and consent of the Department., Coreq: - |
| HOST320: Vacation and Condominium Hospitality Operations |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 320 is the study of vacation ownership in timeshare, condominium, fractional, private residence clubs, destination clubs and second homes. The course will explore the growth of vacation and condominium hospitality operations with an emphasis on the unique aspects of project financing, marketing, real estate contracts, exchange programs, and resort operations. |
| Prereq: Satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Hospitality Operations Management program or satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Travel and Tourism Operations Management program or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| HOST330: Sustainable Hospitality Facility Design and Operations |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 330 is the study of the pillars of hospitality business management that incorporates planet, people, profit, and ethics. The course establishes a broad foundation in sustainability providing students with local, regional, and global perspectives on current and pressing issues and problems related to the hospitality industry. |
| Prereq: Satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Hospitality Operations Management program or satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Travel and Tourism Operations Management program or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| HOST340: Lodging Industry Analytics and Revenue Management |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 340 will provide students with an appreciation of the current landscape of the global lodging industry with a focus of relevant current events and trends that are shaping the accommodations sector of the industry. Students will gain a thorough knowledge of the foundational metrics, concepts, and definitions that are used today to define the performance and success of the lodging industry. Students will gain the ability to analyze various types of industry data and make strategic inferences based on industry defined approaches to analysis. HOST 340 is also the study of the effective practices of revenue management with an emphasis on insightful forecasting to effectively manage rates and maximize profits in periods of both high and low demand. |
| Prereq: Satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Hospitality Operations Management program or satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Travel and Tourism Operations Management program or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| HOST350: Strategic Hospitality Leadership |
| Credits: 3 |
| HOST 350 is a study of the rapidly changing and dynamic hospitality industry where leaders need to be informed and ready to react to macro trends such as labor availability, evolutionary technologies, economic volatilities, terrorism, political stability, and globalization. Major contemporary leadership approaches such as strategy selection, brand positioning, business development, values based leadership, and the strategic planning process will be examined with an emphasis on case examples of best practices of leading hospitality organizations. |
| Prereq: Satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Hospitality Operations Management program or satisfactory completion of the Associate in Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism with a concentration in Travel and Tourism Operations Management program or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
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