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Resort Management REMG

College(s): Business

Required Courses		Credit Hours
BUSINESS CORE
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BLAW 321	Contracts & Sales	3
BUSN 499	Integrating Experience	3
FINC 322	Financial Management 1	3
ISYS 321	Business Information Systems	3
MKTG 321	Principles of Marketing	3
MGMT 301	Applied Management	3
MGMT 370	Quality/Operations Mgmt	3
STQM 260	Introduction to Statistics	3
MAJOR
HOMT 403	Hospitality Law	3
HOMT 301	Property & Facilities Mgmt	3
HOMT 305	Event Planning	3
HOMT 392	Hotel Management Internship	3
HOMT 405	Resort & Recreation Mgmt/Tourism	3
MGMT 373	Human Resource Management	3
HOMT 499	Hospitality Policies & Issues	3
RFIM 211	Purchasing: Hospitality Industry	3
HOMT 404	Front Office Procedures/Accountg	3
RFIM 101	Orientation to Hospitality Industry	3
*Elective:	Directed (see advisor)	3
Club Management Concentration (15 credits)
HOMT 312	Club Operations Management & Governance	3
HOMT 392	Hotel Management Internship	3
RFIM 204	Food & Beverage Operations in Clubs	3
RFIM 207	Beverage Management	3
*RFIM 229		3
Special Event and Meeting Planning (15 credits)
MKTG 231	Professional Selling	3
RFIM 229	Dining Room Service Mgmt	3
RFIM 204	Food & Beverage Operations in Clubs	3
HOMT 392	Hotel Management Internship	3
HOMT 401	Special Event Planning	3
Recreation & Leadership Management Concentration (14 credits)
RMLS 121	Introduction to Leisure Services	3
RMLS 242	Prog & Eval of Leisure Service	3
RMLS 294	Field Exper in Leisure Services	3
RMLS 345	LS Planning/Design-Facil/Areas	3
RMLS 348	Risk Mgmt for Leisure Services	2
Sport/Spa or Entertainment Operations Concentration (15 credits)
HOMT 392	Hotel Management Internship	6
RMLS 348	Risk Mgmt for Leisure Services	3
RMLS 428	Rec Sports & Athl Specilized Mktg	3
*Elective	Directed (see advisor)	3
GENERAL EDUCATION
*	Communication Competence
*COMM (Choose one)	COMM 121 or COMM 105	3
ENGL 150	English 1	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
ENGL 325	Advanced Business Writing	3
	Scientific Understanding
*	Lab Science Elective	4
*	Science Elective	3-4
*	Quantitative Skills
MATH 115	Intermediate Algebra	3
*	(If MATH ACT is 24 or higher, substitute a general education elective)	3
*Cultural Enrichment Electives	(one at 200-level or above)	9
*	Social Awareness
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics*S	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics*S	3
*	Social Awareness elective	3
Additional General Education Electives		5
*	*Global Consciousness and Race/Ethnicity or Gender requirements must be met either through Cultural Enrichment, Social Awareness or General Education courses.
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		120-121

Why Choose Resort Management?

If you desire an interesting and dynamic career in tourism, recreation and leisure, choose Resort Management. Resort operations are one of the fastest growing areas in today's economy. Tourism, recreation and leisure support more than 100,000 jobs in Michigan and generate billions in tax revenues at the federal, state and local level. In Kent County alone, vacationers' expenditures approach $150 million annually.

Successful resort operations rely on well-trained managers who use their education, experience and imagination to solve problems. These managers require the broad, cross-discipline background incorporated in the Resort Management program. Graduates of the program are prepared to work in a variety of resort operations. Individual concentrations offer immediate employment upon graduation.

Get a Great Job

Resort Management is designed to provide you with the education and background required to gain entry into this field and the ability to ultimately manage one of these fairly large enterprises. Effectively running such an operation requires knowledge of a wide variety of functions ranging from lodging, serving food and beverages, housekeeping, grounds and facility maintenance to activities like golf, tennis, riding, watersports, cruises, casinos and sightseeing. Resort customers are extended-stay guests from long weekends to two or more weeks. These guests demand more individual attention and expect greater ambience than do overnight travelers.

To satisfy these broad requirements, courses are drawn from the Colleges of Business, Technology and Education combining the disciplines of facilities management, hospitality, recreation, marketing, public relations and advertising. These areas have been identified as fundamental to successful resort operations. Internship is strongly recommended.

To assure entry into this broad and diverse field, you select a concentration in Club Management, Special Event and Meeting Planning, Lodging Management, Recreation & Leadership Management, or Sport/Spa or Entertaining Operations. This program complements Restaurant and Food Industry Management, Hotel Management, and Recreation Leadership and Management.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must present evidence of graduation from high school or the GED. To enter a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) Program in Business, applicants are expected to meet two of the following: a minimum high school grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale); ACT math score of 19 or higher; an ACT reading score of 19 or higher.

Graduation Requirements

The Resort Management program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major and overall.

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