A four credit honors seminar for senior STPEC students who have completed STPEC 391H with a grade of C or better. Seminar topic changes each semester. See SPIRE schedule, contact department, or see STPEC Program web-site
(www.umass.edu/stpec) for current description.

Second part of STPEC junior seminar sequence. Examines the social, historical and political conditions in which the 20th century took place. Contact department for details. Pre-requisite: Completion of STPEC 391H with a grade of C or better.

First part of year-long STPEC junior seminar sequence; an introduction to western modern political thought in its historical contexts. Contact department for details.

For incoming STPEC majors. Introduces STPEC's requirements and vision, organized around concepts students will encounter in STPEC courses. Focused on understanding the methodologies of social theory, political economy, and history, and issues of race, gender, global inequality, and the postcolonial world.

Management principles and practices relating to the maintenance of lodging and food service facilities. Systematic control of hospitality spaces and engineering systems to safeguard customer and employee health, efficiently manage operations, and maximize physical value. Property Management and Revenue Management Systems explored. Prerequisites: ACCOUNTG 221, HT-MGT 240.

Human resource management in food service, hotels, and the travel industry. Functions of leadership motivation, job design, recruitment, wage and salary administration, performance appraisal. Training in health and safety.

Not available at this time

Pre-professional work experience related to some area of the equine, food crops, and green industries.

Course description not available at this time.

Course description not available at this time.