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Food Service Management Degree Info - Bachelor Degree Review

Published Jan 09, 2007

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A Food Service Management Bachelor Degree concentrates on culinary and/or hospitality science. A bachelor degree in Food Service Management prepares students for careers in restaurant management, restaurant entrepreneurship, catering management, institutional food service management, contract management food services, business and industry food service management, and school and college food service management.

Food Service Management Bachelor Degree Overview

Summary of the Degree

A Food Service Management Bachelor Degree teaches students food concept, preparation and service. Some of the more general courses mandatory in a Food Service Management Bachelor Degree Program include:

  • Management of Nutrition Services
  • Communication of Nutrition
  • Purchasing for Food Service
  • Healthy Cuisines Development
  • Food Cultural Aspects
  • Food Service Systems Management

Skills Obtained

With a Food Service Management Bachelor Degree, students are qualified to manage a restaurant or institutional food service facility while applying business skills, food production and services.

Career Fields

The U.S. Department of Labor predicts considerable growth in food service manager jobs due to more eating establishments in populated areas. The core concentration of increase is hotels, schools and health care facilities. However, larger companies who own national and regional chains need more restaurant managers.

Occupational Outlook

Salary.com (www.salary.com) suggests a cafeteria annual base earnings range $45.805 to $65,408 and a catering manager employed by a casino annual base earnings range $31,445 to $50,594.

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