Food Retail Management
The Food Retail Management major combines the building blocks of merchandising, marketing and management with the practical tools that individuals need in the business world. The program is based on concepts of adult education, which include an interactive classroom or online setting, limited lectures, and a focus on practical, hands-on learning. Ethics, innovation, merchandising, operations, economics, and consumer behavior are some of the topics explored throughout the curriculum. Students achieve an understanding of leadership skills and group dynamics related to organizational effectiveness and directing change.
The Food Retail Management major will:
- prepare students to become effective food retail managers and leaders;
- help students understand critical factors driving business;
- allow students to apply classroom learning to current marketplace problems and opportunities;
- help students develop problem-solving and decision-making skills;
- help students develop written and oral communication skills;
- help students become innovators in their own field of expertise;
- help students develop learner independence and self image.
