Hospitality and Culinary Arts
Associate in Applied Science
School: Business and Professional Studies
Dean: George Repic, grepic@sunyrockland.edu
Program Director: Chris Spezial, cspezial@sunyrockland.edu
Support Staff: Jeremy Cordock
Location: Academic II, Room 2314, Phone: 845-574-4731
Degrees Offered:
Program Goals:
The degree provides students with a broad base of core course work to provide the knowledge needed for a career in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students will take several required courses in hospitality but will then have the option to focus their education on either hospitality or travel and tourism.
Program Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Illustrate a variety of practical skills required for the hospitality industry
- Apply research skills needed in the hospitality industry
- Apply management skills needed for the hospitality industry
- Apply knowledge and decision making skills associated with problem solving, creative and critical thinking within the field of hospitality
- Demonstrate effective leadership and team work skills required for a career in the hospitality industry