CATERING AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT
POSTGRADUATE STUDY
The PhD program in Catering and Hotel Management is designed to meet the demand by industry and educational institutions for high quality academicians with a hospitality and tourism management background. Students will be given the opportunity to generate significant industry-specific knowledge through exposure to and participation in the highest levels of academic research, and subsequently, as professors and managers, to disseminate such knowledge to all stakeholders and to the public.
The doctor of philosophy (PhD) in Catering Hotel Management is an advanced graduate program designed for individuals who wish to become hospitality researchers and professors at the university level.
Students’ programs are individualized to ensure that, in addition to a mastery of the scope of knowledge in a respective area, students also have the ability to complete significant conceptual research.
The program typically takes about two years to complete, including successful candidacy and comprehensive exams and thesis. All students admitted into the Ph.D. program will be fully funded for two years, with satisfactory progress. During a students' second year, when tuition is at lower cost, students will be able to teach at least one undergraduate course per semester and will be compensated for their efforts.
Advanced Courses:
CHM 801: Advanced Hotel Management
CHM 811: Advanced Food Production and Service Management
Researches:
CHM 814: Advanced Professional Seminar in Hotel, Restaurant and
Institutional Management
CHM 816: Research Methods in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
CHM 817: Research Methods and Evaluation in Hotel, Restaurant, and
CHM 818: Research in International Cuisine
CHM 819: Research on New Product Development for Commercial Foodservice
Doctoral Seminars
CHM 821: Seminar in Hospitality Project Evaluation and Funding
CHM 823: Seminar in Casino Operations Management
CHM 825: Seminar on Management of Hotel and Restaurant Employee Relations
CHM 827: Seminar in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
CHM 828: Seminar in Casino Operations and Societal Impact of Gaming
CHM 836: Colloquium
Internship:
CHM 844: Internship
CHM 856: International Internship
CHM 863: Supervisory Internship
Special Topic:
CHM 873: Special Topics in Restaurant Management
Thesis
CHM 899: Thesis Research
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CHM 801: Advanced Hotel Management
Advanced hotel operations, internal control systems, and service philosophy. Integrates management, departmental operations, law, technology applications, marketing and managerial accounting.
CHM 811: Advanced Food Production and Service Management
Simulation and application of technical, conceptual, interpersonal skills. Emphasis on group dynamics; improvement in managerial skills; management team functions
CHM 814: Advanced Professional Seminar in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
Students to assume leadership positions in the hospitality industry (Focus on careers, leadership, ethics, lifelong learning). Prerequisite: 1000 hours of work experience in the hotel restaurant and institutional management industry
CHM 816: Research Methods in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
An introduction to the process of research; problem-solving approaches; the research proposal and the development of the research question.
CHM 817: Research Methods and Evaluation in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
This course is a doctoral seminar in Catering and Hotel Management that addresses various research methodologies and evaluation procedures that are applicable to Catering and Hotel Management.
CHM 818: Research in International Cuisine
Research base in Cooking and eating practices of cultures around the world, including historical, religious, cultural, geographic, and political influences on each cuisine.
CHM 819: Research on New Product Development for Commercial Foodservice
This course research into a new product development process that requires coordination, communication, and integration throughout the organization. .
CHM 821: Seminar in Hospitality Project Evaluation and Funding
Seminar in current techniques for project evaluation in the hospitality industry; trends in hospitality project funding.
CHM 823: Seminar in Casino Operations Management
Seminar in historical and current perspective of the gaming industry. Management principles of casino operations, including coordination with traditional hospitality services.
CHM 825: Seminar on Management of Hotel and Restaurant Employee Relations
Seminar on survey and analysis of managerial strategies for employee relations in hospitality operations.
CHM 827: Seminar in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
This course is a doctoral seminar in Catering and Hotel Management that addresses the conceptual foundations of the know Catering and Hotel Management ledge base.
CHM 828: Seminar in Casino Operations and Societal Impact of Gaming
Students will learn the structure, culture, and ethical responsibility toward disordered gambling and other lifestyle issues of modern casinos.
CHM 836: Colloquium
Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
CHM 844: Internship
Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction, including field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
CHM 856: International Internship
Students will participate in a supervised international internship with an approved site participant. Internships are typically one semester in length. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
CHM 863: Supervisory Internship
Students will participate in a supervised internship with an approved site location. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
CHM 873: Special Topics in Restaurant Management
Students learn about special or current issues in the restaurant and foodservice industry through library research, on-line activities, class presentations.