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A Recipe for a Career You’ll Love!
You know your way around a kitchen. You can pair a wine, tell a story through a dish, and you’ve probably redesigned a menu in your head more than once. Now it’s time to make it your career. The Food & Beverage Management Concentration at °®ÒºAƬ’s School of Hospitality gives you the culinary chops, business savvy, and real-world experience to lead any food and beverage operation, from farm-fresh kitchens and craft taprooms to five-star hotel dining and beyond. This isn’t just a degree, it’s a recipe for a career you’ll actually love.
🤌 Hands-On, Real-World Learning
Go beyond studying to make, taste, manage, and master food and beverage concepts. Learn in real kitchens and beverage labs alongside active industry partners.
📖 Comprehensive Curriculum
With a leadership & business foundation you will build core skills in marketing, cost control, finance, law, and strategic management.
� In-Depth Craft Specialization
Dive deep into foodservice operations, baking and pastry, sustainable sourcing, and beverage education.
🧑�� Workforce Ready
Step into the industry with confidence thanks to a built-in internship and 600 hours of required industry work experience.
🥞 Stackable Credentials
Earn additional resume-boosting certificates directly alongside your degree without extending your graduation timeline:
Employment of food service managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations, with a median annual salary of $65,310. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Stats).
°®ÒºAƬ’s School of Hospitality is home to some of the most impressive teaching facilities in the country, all available to Food & Beverage students.
Professional Culinary Labs
Commercial-grade kitchens built for real production. Bake it, plate it, run it like a chef.
Sensory Analysis Lab & Wine Cellar Laboratory
Train your palate alongside professionals. Wine, beer, spirits — taste the difference.
Culinary Demonstration Theater
A professional teaching kitchen for live demos, guest chefs, and high-production learning you won’t find in a textbook.
Major Milestones are activities Food and Beverage Management students should complete during their first, middle and final years at °®ÒºAƬ.
Major MilestonesThe degree programs in the School of Hospitality at °®ÒºAƬ are accredited through the (HLC).
School of Hospitality
Metropolitan State University of Denver
PO Box 173362, Campus Box 60
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Phone: 303-615-1616