Educational Travel Experience
This course focuses on developing and executing a student designed educational travel experience to a select destination. In addition to planning trip sightseeing and events, students will also research several […]
Tour & Cruise Operations
This course will introduce students to tour and cruise operations. Cruise lines, products, ports, and amenities will be examined. In addition, students will become familiar with the various types of […]
Tourism & Sustainable Practices
The history, growth, and expansion of the tourism industry will be discussed as it relates to the evolution of more responsible and sustainable tourism. Students will become familiar with local, […]
Sports and Recreation Tourism
This course explores the role of sports tourism as one of the fastest growing niche markets in the global tourism industry. Sports tourism simply combines sports, recreation, leisure, and fitness […]
Catering Sales & Event Management
This course is designed to introduce students to the world of on-premise catering by delving into the different aspects of catering sales and event management from the venue’s perspective. Students […]
Introduction to the Spa Industry
This course will examine the growing segment of spas and spa services. The evolution of the spa industry will be detailed from ancient civilizations to today with an emphasis on […]
Hospitality Industry Internship
This course is designed to enrich the student’s academic learning experience by integrating classroom theory and on-the-job experience in the hospitality industry. With coordinator assistance, the student will self-place into […]
Professional Development
Regardless of the career path a student chooses, developing career goals, demonstrating professional practices, and managing effective workplace relationships will all play an integral role in career success. Some key […]
Event Planning
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the principles of event management. The student will examine event planning models and focus on the details required to plan special […]
Introduction to Hospitality Management
This course will introduce students to the specialty area of business called hospitality management. Students will learn about basic operations, industry challenges, and current trends in tourism, recreation, restaurants, food […]
Food and Beverage Operations
This course is designed to introduce the student to managing front-of-the-house operations with a focus on providing superior service. Management topics include food and beverage product knowledge, sales forecasting, cost […]
Restaurant Development & Strategic Planning
This course will introduce students to the basic skills of effective restaurant administration. This includes supervising personnel, problem solving, forecasting and operational analysis. There is training in menu planning and […]