Bilkent University

All 3 credits undergraduate courses starting with the following course codes are included: ADA, AMER, COMD, ELIT, FA, GRA, HART, IAED, LAUD, PHIL, and LNG.

All 3 credits undergraduate courses starting with the following course codes are included: BIM, CTE, HCIV, IR, LAW, MAN, MSC, POLS, PSYC, TE, and THR.

Food and Beverage Management Minor is intended to invite the ones who are interested in the Food and Beverage field. It will cover almost all the related information in the field starting with the fundamentals of nutrition and sanitation. The Minor will give the students both the theoretical and mostly practical knowledge in the Food and Beverage operations so that the students will accumulate food preparation and service knowledge that will be enlarged and enhanced by the cost analysis and management courses.

Health Tests: For THM 244, THM 246 and THM 323 courses each student has to have certain health tests at the start of the semester, and the results must be appropriate for food and beverage operations. Those with health discrepancies can not continue. Students attending the minor program need to pay for health test expenses.

Duration, Attendance and Timing: THM 246 and THM 323 Courses start at 08:30 in the morning and last 6 hours. THM 244 course is organized either in the morning time or afternoon and lasts 4 hours. For operational courses THM 244, THM 246 and THM 323 attendance and timely arrival of students are extremely important. Students need to follow the special rules set by the instructors. Those rules are given to students at the first lecture of the semester. The first week of these courses are for orientation, operation starts with the second week. Absenteeism allowances of these courses are also very low and followed strictly, and will be announced by related instructors. This is due to the fact that "Le Piment Rouge" accepts guests, like a commercial restaurant.

Uniforms: For THM 244, THM 246 and THM 323 courses: each student has to purchase special uniforms, at their own expenses. Those uniforms are ordered at the start of each semester, and from the second week onwards, students are required to attend with these uniforms on. This is due to hygiene requirements. Uniforms purchased for THM 244 course can be used also for THM 323 course. THM 246 course requires another set of uniforms. Students are provided a changing room and lockers.

Kitchen Facilities: THM 244 and THM 323 courses are conducted in kitchen environment. Due to operational limitations, each section can accommodate a maximum of 12 students for THM 244 course and 8 students for THM 323 course. For THM 246 course, the enrollment limit is 8 students.

Prerequisite Courses: None

Over the past six decades, tourism has experienced continued expansion and diversification to become one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors in the world (UNWTO, 2022). With new destinations and investments joining the industry, there is always a need for well-educated and skilled talent. With this motivation, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management offers a new minor program called "Hotel Management" for interested Bilkent students, to provide them with the opportunity for an international career, and open them doors with new horizons.

Prerequisite Courses: None