The Hospitality Management program at Montana State University prepares students to become skilled professionals within the expanding local, regional, national and global hospitality industries. Students, choosing from three degree options (Food Enterprise, Lodging and Facilities Management, and Restaurant Management: Farm-to-Table) engage in an interdisciplinary and experiential curriculum.

Hospitality Management Curriculum

 

Food Enterprise Option

MSU instructor plates a fish dish.

Focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, the Food Enterprise option explores strategies for adding value to Montana’s specialty crops.

Lodging and Facilities Management Option

MSU student fixes a hotel bed.

The Lodging and Facilities Management option focuses on the management of hotel, lodging or other types of facilities.

Restaurant Management: Farm-to-Table Option

MSU student shows hotel patron the best Bozeman spots on a map.

Emphasizing farm-to-table and healthful cuisine, the Restaurant Management: Farm-to-Table option focuses on management of foodservice enterprises.

Coming Soon!

MSU student sets a hotel dining table

The Montana State University Hospitality Management program plans to offer an option in Hotel & Restaurant Management.

 

Faculty

Coleen Kaiser

Coleen R. Kaiser, MS, RDN, LN

Director, Hospitality Program

   340 Reid
   (406) 994-5002
   coleenk@montana.edu
Wan-Yuan Kuo

Wan-Yuan Kuo, PhD

Associate Professor

Director, Food Product Development Lab

   347 Reid
   (406) 994-3259
   wanyuan.kuo@montana.edu
Wenhao Zhang

Wenhao Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor

   341 Reid
   wenhao.zhang@montana.edu

Industry Expert Instructors

Grant Bender

Instructor, Culinary Marketing

   grant.bender1@montana.edu

Celeste Carducci

Instructor, Hospitality Supervision & Customer Service

   c.carducciahnfeldt@montana.edu

Alicia Harvey

Instructor, Fundamentals of Tourism Management

   alicia.harvey@montana.edu

Elle Limesand

Instructor, Introduction to Hospitality Management

   elle.limesand@montana.edu

Tina Robinson

Instructor, Integrative Hospitality Simulation

   christina.robinson1@montana.edu

Jesse Rodriguez

Instructor, Event Management

   jesse.rodriguez1@montana.edu

Aloys Scheer

Instructor, Revenue Management and Hospitality Facilities Management

   aloys.scheer@montana.edu

 

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