Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.
GBC’s Food and Beverage Management program, you will learn about the exciting and diverse Food and Beverage industry with courses in wine, mixology, entrepreneurship, and strategic restaurant management. Your first year in this program will provide you foundational industry knowledge, by learning and working alongside your peers across all sectors in our School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, referred to as a “common first year approach”. In your first year you will gain knowledge in the areas of hotels, event planning, tourism, and food and beverages through a range of practical and theoretical courses.
During your second year of study, you will apply your understanding of theory through unique learning techniques and invaluable practical experience. You will have the opportunity to:
Take over The Chefs’ House, our state-of-the-art restaurant and learning facility, where you will manage all aspects of operations including designing and selling tickets, working with industry partners, performing cost analysis, and designing the food and beverage menu in partnership with our culinary students.
Embark on an educational, virtual adventure via our Restaurant Simulation, where you will revitalize and transform a failing restaurant into a profitable enterprise by using decision making, management and financial planning skills.
Code: H132
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Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
HOSF 1253, Dining Techniques and Service Excellence
COMM 1007, College English**
MATH 1102, Math for Hospitality**
HOST 1257, Wine Tasting & Theory
HOSF 1254, Beer Tasting, Brewing and Theory
HOST 1011, Mixology
HOSF 1146, Emergency First Aid and Heartsaver CPR Online
HOST 1068, Smart Serve (online)
HOSF 1145, Sanitation (online)
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 2
HOSF 1148, Culinary Techniques Practical
LAW 2014, Introduction to Hospitality Law
HOST 1058, Restaurant Marketing and Social Media
HRM 2012, Human Resources Management
ACCT 1037, Hospitality Accounting
HOST 1126, Career Preparation
HOST 1146, Leading, Following and Speaking with Confidence
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 3
ACCT 2017, Managerial Accounting
HOSF 1037, Dining Room Operations
HOST 1199, Entrepreneurship
HOST 1150, Food and Beverage Cost Control
HOST 2045, Advanced Wine and Spirits
HOST1244, Strategic Restaurant Management
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 4
HOST 2067, Restaurant Management Simulation (online)
HOST 2132, Industry Externship Placement
WINTER INTAKE
SEMESTER 1
HOSF 1253, Dining Techniques and Service Excellence
COMM 1007, College English**
MATH 1102, Math for Hospitality**
HOST 1257, Wine Tasting & Theory
HOSF 1254, Beer Tasting, Brewing and Theory
HOST 1011, Mixology
HOSF 1146, Emergency First Aid and Heartsaver CPR Online
HOST 1068, Smart Serve Online
HOSF 1145, Sanitation Online
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 2
HOSF 1148, Culinary Techniques (Practical)
LAW 2014, Introduction to Hospitality Law
HOST 1146, Leading, Following and Speaking with Confidence
HOST 1058, Restaurant Marketing Leadership
ACCT 1037, Hospitality Accounting
HOST 1126, Career Preparation
HOSF 1037, Dining Room Operations
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 3
ACCT 2017, Managerial Accounting
HOST 1199, Entrepreneurship
HRM 2012, Human Resource Management
HOST 1150, Food and Beverage Cost Control
HOST 2045, Advanced Wine and Spirits
HOST 1244, Strategic Restaurant Management
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 4
HOST 2067, Restaurant Management Simulation (Online)
HOST 2132, Industry Externship Placement
** Based on the results of your placement test, you may be required to take COMM 1003 (English Skills) or CESL 1003 (English Skills – ESL) before progressing to COMM 1007. You may also be required to take MATH 1000 (Math Foundations) before progressing to MATH 1102 (Mathematics for Hospitality). COMM 1003/CESL 1003 and MATH 1000 do not count as courses required for graduation and you will be charged for these extra courses.
A world of local and international opportunities awaits you when you graduate. Food & Beverage Management professionals may establish their career paths in restaurants, breweries, wineries, resorts, hotels, clubs and convention centres – to name but a few. Toronto alone has more than 9,000 restaurants and 200 hotels. While many of our graduates will own and/or operate successful food and restaurant operations, other students will choose to specialize in areas such as marketing, sales, human resources, finance and consulting.
Mandatory Health Insurance
$743.99 for one-year coverage (Sept-August)
$508.83 for 8 months coverage (Jan-August)
$273.29 for 4 months coverage (May-August)