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Food & Beverage Management (Minor)

Business program

Available to all students, the focus of this minor is to give broad exposure to the scale and scope of the foodservice and beverage management industry, and to enable students to explore topics such as purchasing and cost controls, foodservice, wine education, craft beer education, and restaurant entrepreneurship in some depth.

Course​ Requirements

A student minoring in Food & Beverage is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 20.0 hours:

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select twelve credit hours from courses in the Hospitality Business Foundation:12
HSP 100INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY4
HSP 330RESTAURANT OPERATIONS4
HSP 332BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT4
Select eight credit hours from the following:8
HSP 203
HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP & SELF DEVELOPMENT (1)
HSP 204
HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP & TEAMS (1)
HSP 207
HOSPITALITY LAW, ETHICS & RISK (1)
HSP 208
MANAGING PEOPLE & THE CHICAGO UNION ENVIRONMENT (1)
HSP 331
FOODSERVICE PURCHASING
HSP 333
INTERNATIONAL WINE EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT
HSP 398
SPECIAL TOPICS IN HOSPITALITY (The Business of Craft Beer or Restaurant Entrepreneurship)
1

These courses are each 2.0 quarter hours

Graduation Requirements

All Hospitality Leadership (HSP) courses and any other courses used toward the minor must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (or PA where specified) and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.

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