COURSE: BACHELORS IN CONSUMER SCIENCE (HOSPITA...

Consumer science focuses on hospitality, enabling students to prepare for careers in sectors as varied as education, entrepreneurship, hospitality. Throughout the programme, students benefit from practical courses, ensuring they are ready to apply theory as soon as they graduate.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Principles of consumer science


• End-user Computing


• Business management


• Business management


• Food preparation


• Food preparation practical


• Clothing construction: Theory


• Clothing construction: Practical


• Introduction to nutrition and energy yielding nutrients


• Nutrition and nutrient deficiency diseases

Second year subject:

• Introduction to entrepreneurship and small-business management


• Introduction to retailing


• General management


• Marketing management


• Food preparation


• Food preparation practical


• Food service organisation and management


• Meal management

Third year subjects:

• Introduction to housekeeping


• Front office operations


• Accommodation operations


• Hospitality project


• Operations: data systems

Careers: entrepreneur, hospitality manager, food service manager.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za

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