The School of Business and Technology

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM

The HRM program now has the opportunity to teach and study the hospitality industry through the facilities of this state-of-the-art mini-convention center. The Richard A. Henson Center will accommodate the growth experienced by HRM and will provide the proper facilities of sufficient quality and diversity to support academic needs now and in the future. The Henson Center is supported by state-of-the-art computer, culinary art, and sensory analysis laboratories, demonstration kitchens, seminar rooms, exhibition space, dining facilities, classrooms and faculty offices.

The HRM students now study Lodging Management, Computer, Information, and Technology Literacy, Culinary Arts Restaurant Management, Empowerment, and Service Orientation. The curriculum, through these five characteristics, has been established around the facilities and activities of the Henson Center. 

In addition to the granting of the B.S. degree, the HRM program also grants minors in Culinary Arts, Hotel Administration and Restaurant Management. The program also grants a minor in Tourism Management and Hospitality Technology Management. 

CURRICULUM

Students wishing to pursue a major in Hotel and Restaurant Management must meet all University of Maryland Eastern Shore entrance requirements. Freshmen must take the McGraw-Hill Basic Skills Test during their first semester as a major and demonstrate ability at a determined grade level. In order to remain in the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program, the student must show progress in major and professional course work, attend and actively participate in the Hospitality Student Foundation, (Eta Rho Mu) and demonstrate interest in the hospitality industry.

Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management

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