Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
Academic Advisers work with students to plan courses of study
The hotel, restaurant and institutional management program helps prepare students for management careers in hotels, restaurants, resorts, casinos, convention centers, healthcare and corporate dining facilities, educational institutions and other commercial and non-commercial settings. Students gain a general education background, take courses in HRIM and related areas and earn 1,000 hours of work experience.
The major offers two options to accommodate students’ individual career interests:
- Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management option
- This option helps prepare students for management positions in any segment of the
hospitality industry and is tailored to each student’s
need and interests.
- All students will gain the analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills they will need in order to become successful hospitality professionals. They can also choose courses that will allow them to continue pursuing a general emphasis in hospitality, or they may choose a sequence of courses that offer a specific emphasis in restaurant management, hotel management or institutional management. Students may also pursue a concentration in areas such as financial management, human resource management, marketing or hospitality management information systems.
- Management Dietetics option
- This option helps prepare students for management positions within the foodservice operations run by or for medical organizations, healthcare facilities, retirement communities, nursing homes, colleges, government agencies, schools and community programs. Graduates also may pursue management careers in commercial foodservice settings such as restaurants, lodging operations and food distributors. The management dietetics option is also available to students interested in becoming Registered Dietitians.
The School has established the HRIM Peer Mentorship program. This Program
is designed to help you with your academic and professional goals.
It will help you learn all of the important things that you need
to know in order to succeed to the best of your potential. For more
information go to 
HRIM Peer Mentorship Program Booklet (.pdf file).
For more information, go to www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/$hhmenu.htm on the Web and click on Majors and Minors (College of Health and Human Development).
For more information on undergraduate study in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management at Penn State, please send e-mail to Albert Bartlett (bartb@psu.edu) professor-in-charge of the Undergraduate Study in HRIM, or contact:
School Hospitality Management
The Pennsylvania State University
201 Mateer Building
University Park, PA 16802-6502