2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R 
    
    Nov 11, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R

Family and Consumer Sciences: Hospitality and Food Service Management Concentration (1220), B.S.F.C.S.


Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.F.C.S.)


The mission of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is to prepare professionals who help promote a better quality of life for individuals and families, enhancing the interrelationships of people and communities in diverse social, economic and physical environments. For graduates who wish further specialization, the curriculum prepares them for advanced training or degrees such as UT Martin’s Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences. 

All students completing this major receive the degree Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences. The major is called Family and Consumer Sciences, and students will select one of the following seven concentrations: 

Child and Family Studies 
Dietetics 
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 
Fashion Merchandising 
Food and Nutrition 
Gerontology 
Hospitality and Food Service Management 

For more information about the major in Family and Consumer Sciences, please contact: 

Keith Dooley 
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 
wdooley@utm.edu 
731-881-7100 
utm.edu/fcs 

Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.F.C.S.) - Concentration in Hospitality and Food Service Management


The Hospitality and Food Service Management concentration is designed to prepare students for management careers in the hospitality industry and related sectors. The degree program provides the opportunity for students to acquire the skills necessary to operate and manage a multitude of food service operations. The curriculum enables students to develop their managerial, functional, operational, and analytical capabilities to maximize their success in hospitality and food service management. An important component of the curriculum is supervised field experience, which gives students valuable hands-on experience that further prepares them for a dynamic career in the industry. Career opportunities are excellent for students in this concentration. Graduates of this program will be prepared to work in entry-level management positions of restaurants, hospitals, hotels, resorts, universities, catering, events planning, and commercial food service. 

 

General Education 

38 hours 

Family and Consumer Sciences Core Courses 

13 hours 

Family and Consumer Sciences Component Courses 

18 hours 

Business Component Courses 

24 hours 

Professional Development Component Courses 

30 hours 

Minor  

Optional 

TOTAL 

123 hours 

 

For more information about the concentration in Hospitality and Food Service Management, please contact: 

Lori Littleton 
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 
llittle2@utm.edu 
731-881-7107 
utm.edu/fcs 

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS


  

  • 120 credit hours are required 
  • Minimum 30 credit hours completed at The University of Tennessee at Martin 
  • 36 credits in Upper Division coursework (courses numbered 300-499) 
  • Minimum 60 credits earned at an accredited four-year institution required. 
  • A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required. 
  • A minimum institutional GPA of 2.0 is required. 
  • Must meet all General Education Requirements 
  • Must meet all Major Requirements 
  • If a Minor is required, must meet all Minor Requirements  
  • Must meet all Exit Exam Requirements 
    • General Education Exam 
    • Major Field Test / Exit Exam 
  • If a student is admitted to the University of Tennessee at Martin with documented entrance deficiencies OR is subject to mandatory placement requirements, then the student must meet those requirements.  

COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE


  

Note to students: Some degree programs include required courses for the major that are also options within the University-Wide General Education Requirements. If a student completes a course that simultaneously satisfies both a requirement for the major and a requirement for the University-Wide General Education Requirements, then the student may need to complete additional elective coursework in order to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree. 

Concentration in Hospitality and Food Service Management (85 credit hours)


Program-Specific Degree Requirements  

  • Minimum grade of C required in all major courses (excluding University-Wide General Education courses) 
  • In order to qualify for a supervised field experience, students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in the two semesters immediately prior to enrolling in field experience courses 
  • If a student needs to carry more than 20 hours at one time, special permission of the dean of the college is required 
  • Family and Consumer Sciences majors minoring in another subject may count up to two courses that are common to both the major and the minor 
  • A minor is optional 

Course Requirements


Family and Consumer Sciences Core Courses (required for all Family and Consumer Sciences majors):


Concentration in Hospitality and Food Service Management


Business Component Courses:


Professional Development Component Courses:


  • Restricted Electives:  choose eighteen (18) credits from: 

A minor is optional.


ADDITIONAL NOTES


  • The department encourages all students to select the Supervised Field Experience whenever possible in order to gain valuable on-the-job experience prior to graduation. 
  • Non-business majors may count no more than 29 credits from business-related courses towards their degree; FCS students should work with their advisor so as not to exceed this limit. 
  • The concentration can be completed in 120 credit hours if students work with their advisor to select the correct sequence of courses.