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• HIS 241: The History of the Holocaust

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  A survey of the Holocaust, the attempted annihilation of the Jews of Europe by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. This course also focuses on other destructive crimes carried out by Nazi Germany, including the mass murder of the Gypsies and the mentally and physically handicapped. The course will emphasize the nature and significance of the Holocaust and the impact of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping in other societies.
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• HIS 260: History of Russia: Tsarism to Vladimir Putin

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course begins with the brief overview of the Russian state before the 1800s and then proceeds to look at changes in the social, economic and political structure of pre-revolutionary Russia, the formation and break-up of the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet period.
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• HON 203H: Honors Experience

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This service-learning course will enrich Honors Program students' and Phi Theta Kappa members' academic environment with an opportunity to explore and acquire a deeper understanding of significant and timely interdisciplinary questions and civic issues. This course will cover a different subject each semester based on Phi Theta Kappa's "Honors in Action" program, but will consistently utilize student research of a variety of perspectives to collaboratively develop sustainable service projects improving the world around them, encouraging excellence. This course meets the Honors Program's community service and "Honors Experience" requirements. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading, artistic literacy, or original data analysis; forming judgments based on evidence, often from alternative modes of inquiry or integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
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• HOS 111: Introduction to Hospitality Management

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to introduce the student to the vast variety of career opportunities and career paths within the world's largest and fastest growing industry. Each segment is discussed in terms of its growth potential, trends, unique characteristics, and management responsibilities. Field trips are taken hospitality-industry related operations which may include hotels, restaurants, country clubs, conference centers, caterers and retirement communities.
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• HOS 114: Food & Beverage Operations

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course will introduce students to proper operating procedures for the front of the house and as it relates to other areas of a hospitality establishment. The course stresses the importance of front of the house experiences and as it relates to the overall success of the operation. During the course, students will learn about customer service, front of the house operations, career opportunities, table service styles, various beverage categories, service, and applicable laws.
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• HOS 160: Meetings, Conventions, and Conference Management

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  The meetings, conventions, and conference industry is a major market sector in the tourism and hospitality industry, and is one of the fastest growing sectors within the industry. This course will provide students insight into its elaborate and diverse nature exploring operations, strategic meeting management, accommodations, food and beverage management, technical services, risk management, project management, technology, and the U.S. multicultural meetings market. This culminating experiential course allows students to plan and execute an event.
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• HOS 170: Tourism and Hospitality Sales Management

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  The primary objective of the course is to provide a general overview of sales strategies, brand promotion, multi-cultural tourism, sales management discipline, current and future trends and its role in the tourism and hospitality industry. The student will be exposed to the overall nature and dimensions of sales and sales management, as it is relevant to and practiced in the tourism and hospitality industry. Through readings, assignments, and a hands-on project students have the opportunity to practice and demonstrate what they learn during the course.
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• HOS 190: Global Issues: Travel & History

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course focuses on international and global issues in travel as well as its history and ethical implications. The class will also introduce students to the history of travel from ancient times to the present, addressing issues of interconnectedness, interdependence, and inequity among peoples, cultures, and/or nation-states. Inquiry-based learning will be utilized to increase students' knowledge of world geography and international players through the exploration of developed and potential tourist areas. Exploring the history of travel will provide opportunities for students to connect course materials and study the topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will complete a capstone project connecting contemporary issues, as they relate to ethical concerns as well as social, cultural, and economic trends in the business of global travel.
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• HOS 210: Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course provides an introduction to sustainable hospitality and tourism management practices and development. This course examines the principles of sustainable development, water conservation, waste management, marketing, and ecodesign. Students will use strategies to understand sustainability and the financial implications of hospitality and tourism businesses. In addition, this course will provide an overview of ethics, sustainable economics, and corporate social responsibility.
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• HOS 222: Nature, Sport, and Destination Tourism Management

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of nature, sport, and destination management organizations (DMO). This course examines the principles and theories of nature and sport based tourism and the interrelationships of marketing, finance, destination management organization (DMO) strategies and operations. In addition, this course will use the interconnectedness of nature and sport tourism from historical, economic, environmental, policy, behavioral perspectives, and its connection to concepts, principles, theories, and the business of destination management organizations (DMO).
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