This certificate program is designed to prepare students in Hospitality Management to engage in the world of entrepreneurship. The program’s interdisciplinary approach to entrepreneurship equips students with relevant tools in exploring various pathways to entrepreneurship such as full-time business ownership, sub-contracting (freelancing), consulting, corporate intrapreneurship or mission-driven social entrepreneurship.
The interdisciplinary focus provides basic culinary and service skills training for business startups. While generally designed for those interested in attaining a certificate in hospitality field, this skillset allows students to participate in today’s gig economy as a freelance chef, a food blogger, or a content creator in the hospitality industry.
The projected number of annual completers for the Certificate of Achievement – Entrepreneurship degree is 3 - 7 students. This estimate is solely based on course enrollment data for two semesters since the program started in Fall 2018. Projections made was based on the macro and microeconomic environment surrounding the program.
The goals of the Certificate of Achievement – Entrepreneurship prepares Hospitality Management students for the world of entrepreneurship. The program equips students with the foundational tools necessary for every startup. The program helps develop students not only for-profit ventures but also for social enterprises that yield positive social impact. It will also enrich student skillsets for corporate intrapreneurship as they enter the workforce.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
The program starts with the introduction of basic entrepreneurial skills needed to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and help the student come up with an idea to bring to market. It also helps students decide what type of entrepreneurial venture they can pursue. The interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum leverages on other areas of excellence from other disciplines to complete the entrepreneurial tool kit required from idea to market. Hospitality Management is one of these tracks.
The certificate requires foundational and specialization courses. The 9 units foundational courses prepare students to acquire intrapreneurial skills that are highly sought by employers today. ENTR 101 Introduction to Entrepreneurship, ENTR 102 Applied Design Thinking and MRKT 140 Introduction to Marketing all address the foundational base of entrepreneurship.
The program allows students to choose 9 units from CAHS courses to gain the knowledge and skills in this area of specialization. For those who are already registered in this program, the Certificate in Entrepreneurship can be stacked over the one they are currently taking.
Required courses Units Sequence
ENTR 101 Introduction to
Entrepreneurship 3.00 S1, Y1
ENTR 102 Applied Design Thinking
in Entrepreneurship 1.50 S2, Y1
DSGN 105 Design Thinking 1.50 S1, Y1
MRKT 140 Marketing Principles 3.00 S2, Y1
Choose a minimum of 9 units from the following courses:
CAHS 32 Hospitality Marketing (spring only) 3.00 S2, Y1
CAHS 34 Hospitality Law (Spring only) 3.00 S2, Y1
CAHS 42 Fundamentals of Hospitality
Financial Report 3.00 S1, Y1
CAHS 100 Introduction to Hospitality 3.00 S1, Y1
CAHS 205 Introduction to Wine (Fall only) 3.00 S1, Y1
CAHS 208 Intro to Event and Meeting
Planning (Spring only) 4.00 S2, Y1
CAHS 209 Food Business Entrepreneurship
(Fall only) 3.00 S1, Y1
CAHS 222 Beverage Management (Spring only) 3.00 S2, Y1
BIO 130 Nutrition and Culinary Arts (Fall only) 2.00 S1, Y1
BIO 121 Sanitation Principles and Practices 2.00 S2, Y1 Total 9.00 each semester Certificate Total 18.00
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