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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 5524
Effective Term: 2016 Fall   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 39
CIP Code: 52.0906

Instructional Council: Hospitality (58)

GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 11-9081


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Hospitality and Tourism/Spa and Wellness Center Management program is designed to prepare graduates for management careers in spa and wellness center management. The program is designed to prepare students with an industry-specific business foundation combined with an overview of healthful living courses with specific application to spa and wellness center management. The curriculum is designed with a specific mix of skills that are in demand with employers in this specific segment of the hospitality industry.

Consumer Program Costs and Career Information

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester



Required Courses
ACC211 Financial Accounting (3) OR
+HRM265 Financial Management for Hospitality and Tourism (3) 3

HES100 Healthful Living 3
HES154 First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 3
HRM110 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management 3
HRM130 Guest Services Management 3
+ HRM150 Hospitality and Tourism Information Systems I 3
+ HRM220 Hospitality Managerial Accounting 3
+ HRM260 Hospitality Human Resource Management 3
+ HRM270 Hospitality Marketing 3
+ HRM280 Hospitality and Tourism Law 3
WED162 Meditation and Wellness 1
WED165 Overview of Massage Therapy 2
Credits: 33

Program Competencies
1. Define the principles and practices of financial accounting. (ACC211, HRM265)
2. Identify and describe the basic component of health and wellness, including the application of stress management, nutrition, fitness and environmental health to an optimal life style. (HES100)
3. Apply first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED), in appropriate situations. (HES154)
4. Identify the elements that comprise the hospitality and tourism industry and describe current trends in the industry. (HRM110)
5. Describe the functions, responsibilities, and controls of the front desk of a hotel operation. (HRM130)
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of computer information systems, fundamental computer concepts, and applications of software used in the hospitality and tourism industry. (HRM150)
7. Identify positive social and ethical behaviors when using technology and the consequences of misuse. (HRM150)
8. Demonstrate a basic understanding of financial statement analysis and the analytical techniques used in hospitality management. (HRM220)
9. Identify the skills needed to recruit, select, train, and evaluate personnel in the hospitality industry, and describe the procedures used to manage turnover and control costs. (HRM260)
10. Identify and describe the major components of marketing in the hospitality industry. (HRM270)
11. Identify and describe the major legal responsibilities and liabilities in the hospitality and tourism industry. (HRM280)
12. Describe the physiology of meditation and its effects on physical and mental health and on human behavior and performance. (WED162)
13. Describe the benefits of therapeutic massage, its physiological and psychological effects, and its relationship to health and wellness. (WED165)
14. Describe the legal requirements for therapeutic massage practice in Arizona and the importance of personal performance competencies in practitioners. (WED165)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 10, 2013

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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