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Food Service Operations and Sustainability Major (FOSJ)

(Admission to the Food Service Operations and Sustainability Major has been suspended.)

The Food Service Operations and Sustainability curriculum is scientifically oriented for in depth study of foods in relation to the business field. Students may pursue supervisory/managerial careers in hospitals, extended care facilities, school systems, hotel or restaurant food services, industrial food services, food service companies that sell food and equipment and governmental food and health agencies.

Classes in this major are available in three formats: Online (students complete all classes online), Hybrid (mix of online and on-campus methods), or Face-to-face (all classes at the main campus).

There is no minor required with this major.

A minimum of 122 hours is required for this curriculum.

1. General Education Requirements (37 hours)

2. Required FCS Courses (44 hours)

FCS 1020 - Introduction to the Food Service Industry Credits: 2 hours
FCS 1650 - Culinary Skills Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2020 - Field Experience Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2660 - Personal Nutrition Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2700 - Advanced Culinary Skills and Food Service Credits: 4 hours
FCS 2720 - Food Purchasing and Resource Management Credits: 3 hours
FCS 3300 - Entrepreneurship in Family and Consumer Sciences Credits: 3 hours
(Students in the Foodservice Operations and Sustainability major will satisfy the Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement by successfully completing FCS 3300.)
FCS 3680 - Quantity Foods Credits: 4 hours
FCS 3700 - Introduction to Food Systems and Sustainability Credits: 3 hours
FCS 4290 - Internship Credits: 2 to 6 hours
Credits: 3 hours
FCS 4660 - Foodservice Management Credits: 4 hours
FCS 4700 - Food and Beverage Systems Credits: 3 hours
FCS 4720 - Farm to Table and Sustainability Credits: 3 hours
FCS 4740 - Global Food Systems and Sustainability Credits: 3 hours

3. Required Related Cognate Courses (41 hours)

Select one:

BIOS 1120 - Principles of Biology Credits: 3 hours
and
BIOS 1100 - Biological Sciences Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
OR
BIOS 1980 - Human Form and Function Credits: 4 hours

And

BIOS 2320 - Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Credits: 4 hours
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
MATH 1160 - Finite Mathematics with Applications Credits: 3 hours
PSY 1000 - General Psychology Credits: 3 hours
ACTY 2100 - Introduction to Financial Accounting and Analysis Credits: 3 hours
ACTY 2110 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting and Strategic Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
BUS 1750 - Applying Business Fundamentals Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2500 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 2500 - Marketing Principles Credits: 3 hours
SOC 2000 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3 hours

And

Select one:

COM 1700 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 hours
or
COM 1000 - Communication and Community Engagement Credits: 3 hours
or
COM 1040 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours

4. Related Elective Courses (Chose a minimum of 20 hours)

BIOS 2400 - Human Physiology Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
and
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
and
CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 3700 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
and
CHEM 3710 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Lab Credits: 1 hour
COM 2000 - Human Communication Theory Credits: 3 hours
COM 2800 - Introduction to Organizational Communication Credits: 3 hours
COM 1040 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
CIS 2700 - Information Technology Foundations for Modern Business Credits: 3 hours
OR
FCS 2250 - Computer Applications Credits: 3 hours
CIS 1020 - Introduction to Business Computing and Data Analysis Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3040 - The Organization of Industries Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3190 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3200 - Money and Banking Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3400 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3 hours
ENVS 3000 - Introduction to Sustainability: A Local to Global Survey Credits: 3 hours
FIN 2420 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits: 3 hours
FIN 3200 - Business Finance Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3200 - Culinary Tourism Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 1700 - Introduction to Recreation/Sport Management Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 2100 - Event Strategic Planning for Special Events Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3100 - Event Management Advanced Applications Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3110 - Event Marketing Credits: 3 hours
LAW 3800 - Legal Environment of Business Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2520 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2800 - Introduction to Supply Management Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 3010 - Leadership and Business Strategy I – Practicum Credits: 6 hours
MGMT 3140 - Small Business Management Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 3200 - Managing ERP Systems Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 4040 - Business and Society Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 2900 - Introduction to Food Marketing Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 3720 - Sourcing and Purchasing Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 3730 - Digital and Social Media Marketing Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 3740 - Advertising and Promotion Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 4740 - Creative Strategy Credits: 3 hours
PADM 2000 - Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Service Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 2010 - Contemporary Problems in Ethics Credits: 4 hours
PHIL 2200 - Critical Thinking Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 3140 - Philosophy and Public Affairs Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 4100 - Professional Ethics Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5440 - Practical Ethics Credits: 3 hours
PSY 2444 - Organizational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
STAT 2160 - Business Statistics Credits: 3 hours
OR
STAT 3660 - Data Analysis for Biosciences Credits: 4 hours

5. Electives - As needed for graduation total of 122 hours.