The Bar, Tap, and Tasting Room Manager Certificate program provides an industry-relevant certificate of completion that demonstrates student completion of a broad range of financial and operational management courses. Students engage in the marketing, talent management, financial analysis, leadership, and legal requirements for a successful bar and beverage manager. The bar, tap, and tasting room industry remains one of the largest revenue generating sectors in the hospitality industry within Colorado, as well as in our national and global beverage production, sales, and service businesses.
The world-class facilities at MSU Denver, and the School of Hospitality include the Degree Restaurant and Bar, Tivoli Brewery and Tap House, Beverage Analytic Laboratory, Powered by Siebel, the Springhill Suites Downtown, Sensory Analysis Lab, Culinary Demonstration Theater, Food Laboratories, Wine Cellar Laboratory, Pilot Brewery, Fermentation Laboratory, and state of the art multi-media classrooms. The Bar, Tap, and Tasting Room Manager Certificate program assists non-degree and degree-seeking students in creating a pathway to a managerial career in the field. The Beverage Scholar Certificate is a required pre-requisite to the Bar, Tap, and Tasting Room Manager Certificate. A minimum passing grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses within the Bar, Tap, and Tasting Room Manager Certificate program.
