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Resort & Hospitality Management (B.S.) 2009-2010 Catalog Year


College of Professional Studies

Division of Resort & Hospitality Management

This program offers four options

  1. Resort and Hospitality Management (RHM) major with no concentration
  2. RHM major with a concentration in Event Management.
  3. RHM major with a concentration in Spa Management

The curriculum, developed by industry leaders is uniquely focused on the essential knowledge needed to manage the complex and sophisticated operations of multi-million dollar resort and private club properties. Students are required to take forty-two credit hours of Resort and Hospitality Management core courses. With over forty top rated resorts and one hundred sixty private clubs nearby, the program is particularly fortunate to have the availability and commitment of top industry professionals with both education and industry experience to teach classes. The program includes 1500 hours of field/internship experience in a chosen area of hospitality interest. Internship and field experience sites are available to FGCU RHM students in the area's finest resorts, private clubs, spas and restaurants. Students in their junior year are paired with a local area industry mentor, who provides insight and guidance to the student through graduation and beyond.

Transfer students, students with associate degrees, and students with industry work experience that wish to continue their education are encouraged to consider a Resort and Hospitality Management Degree from FGCU. Through internship experiences and selecting from a defined list of elective courses, students can focus their studies on any of the following topics: Resort Management, Club Management, Spa Management. See the Program Coordinator for additional information.

Program Admission Requirements
  • Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
  • Satisfy common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
  • Satisfy general education program requirements.
Program Requirements
  1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
    Refer to the General Education Program for more information.

    1. Communication (6 hrs)
    2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
    3. Humanities (9 hrs)
    4. D. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
    5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)

      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.
  2. Common Prerequisites

    • HFT 1000 Introduction to Hospitality/Tourism (3)
  3. Required Courses in the Major (42 hrs)

    • HFT 3003 Introduction to Resort, Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt (3)
    • HFT 3221 Mgmt of Resort & Hospitality HumanResources (3)
    • HFT 3407 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt. Accounting (3)
    • HFT 3573 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt. Marketing (3)
    • HFT 3670 Resort & Hospitality Management Law, Legal Issues & Risk Management (3)
    • HFT 3806 Management of Food & Beverage Operations (3)
    • HFT 4275 Resort Development & Management (3)
    • HFT 4342 Resort & Recreation Planning, Programming, & Facilities Design (3)
    • HFT 4408 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Budgeting & Finance (3)
    • HFT 4294 Resort & Hospitality Management Senior Seminar (3)

      Select one of the following:
      • HFT 3443 Hospitality Information Technology (3)
      • HFT 4253 RHM Lodging Operations & Mgmt. (3)

      Select one of the following:
      • HFT 4945 Internship in Resort & Hospitality Mgmt (9)
      • HFT 4944 RHM Field Experience (3) and HFT 4945 Internship in Resort & Hospitality Mgmt (6)
  4. Restricted Coursework/Concentration (15 hrs)

    Select one of the following groupings:

    1. No concentration noted on transcript

      Select 6 hours from the following:
      • HFT 3203 Spa Services and Treatments (3)
      • HFT 3204 Spa Operations and Management (3)
      • HFT 3271 Introduction to Club & Spa Management (3)
      • HFT 3383 Adv. Golf Merchandising Oper. (2)
      • HFT 3471 Event Operations & Financial Mgmt. (3)
      • HFT 3543 Spa Industry Customer Experience (3)
      • HFT 3572 Resort & Hospitality Management Sales, Advertising and Public Relations (3)
      • HFT 3754 Conventions and Meetings Management (3)
      • HFT 3757 Principles of Event Management (3)
      • HFT 3802 Catering and Special Event Operations (3)
      • HFT 3854 Spa Client Wellness and Healthy Cuisines (3)
      • HFT 3930 Special Topics in Resort and Hospitality Management
      • HFT 4277 Strategic Issues in Resort Management (3)
      • HFT 4273 Resort Timeshare, Condominium Vacation Interval Ownership (3)
      • HFT 4286 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Professional Communication and Presentations (3)
      • HFT 4380 Golf Course Ownership (3)
      • HFT 4381 Golf Executive Management (3)
      • HFT 4912 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Direct Individual Study (3)
      • HFT 4955 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Study Abroad (3)

      Select an additional 9 hours of courses from the above list or any HFT prefix course at the 3000 level or above.
    2. Event Management Concentration

      Required courses:
      • HFT 3471 Event Operations and Financial Mgmt. (3)
      • HFT 3754 Conventions and Meetings Management (3)
      • HFT 3757 Principles of Event Management (3)
      • HFT 3802 Catering and Special Event Operations (3)
      • HFT 4791 Event Management Senior Project (3)
    3. Spa Management Concentration

      Required courses:
      • HFT 3203 Spa Services and Treatments (3)
      • HFT 3204 Spa Operations and Management (3)
      • HFT 3271 Intro. to Club and Spa Management (3)
      • HFT 3543 Spa Industry Customer Experience (3)
      • HFT 3854 Spa Client Wellness and Healthy Cuisines (3)
  5. University Requirements (3)

    • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
  6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements
  • Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
  • A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
  • At least 48 of the 120 hours must be in the upper division (3000 and higher).
  • At least 30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at FGCU.
  • Satisfy CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
  • Satisfy Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites:

HFT 1000: May substitute HFT X000 or HFT X003

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