MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3079 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2023 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: AAS Total Credits: 62-70 CIP Code: 52.0906	Primary College: Initiating College: Scottsdale Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific: SC Field of Interest: Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management Instructional Council: Hospitality GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 11-9179.02 Spa Managers 11-9081.00 Lodging Managers 11-1021.00 General and Operations Managers 11-3121.00 Human Resources Managers

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Hospitality: Spa and Wellness Center Management is designed to prepare graduates for management careers in the spa and wellness industry. The curriculum provides an overview of healthful living, such as meditation, wellness, and massage therapy. Graduates attain skills in guest services, accounting, information systems, marketing, human resources, and hospitality law. The curriculum also fulfills the general education requirements for an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Hospitality: Spa and Wellness Center Management is fully embedded within this AAS.

Learning Outcomes
1. Promote the basic components of health and wellness, including stress management, nutrition, fitness and environmental health, in a spa and wellness center setting. (EXS101, EXS125, HES100, HRM270, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, PED+++++, WED151, WED162, WED165, WED172, WED218, PSY101, REC120, (COM)) 2. Utilize safety procedures and equipment within a spa and wellness center setting. (WED154) 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and current trends that comprise the hospitality industry. (HRM110, HRM130, HRM145, HRM150, HRM170, HRM250, HRM260, HRM270, HRM290, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, ECN211, ECN212, REC120) 4. Create favorable guest experiences by using professional service management techniques in a hospitality environment. (HRM110, HRM130, HRM145, HRM150, HRM170, HRM250, HRM270, HRM280, HRM290, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, PSY101, REC120, (COM)) 5. Demonstrate the essential functions of hospitality industry management, including human resources, guest services, marketing, as well as hospitality and tourism law. (HRM130, HRM260, HRM270, HRM280, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC) 6. Employ industry specific and current business technologies to inform and enhance individual and organizational performance. (ACC111, HRM150, HRM220, HRM250, HRM265, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC) 7. Integrate professional, ethical, and legal standards into hospitality business practice. (ACC111, HRM110, HRM130, HRM145, HRM150, HRM170, HRM220, HRM260, HRM265, HRM270, HRM280, HRM290, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, REC120, WED162, WED165, (COM), [HU]) 8. Communicate in an effective manner, consistent with the professional standards of the hospitality industry. (HRM110, HRM170, HRM260, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, (COM), (CRE), [FYC]) 9. Critically analyze a wide range of problems in the hospitality industry to generate applicable solutions. (ACC111, HRM150, HRM170, HRM220, HRM250, HRM260, HRM265, HRM270, HRM280, HRM290, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, ECN211, ECN212, PSY101, (COM), (CRE), [FYC], [HU], [MA], [SB], [SG], [SQ]) 10. Apply the principles and practices of financial and managerial accounting to analyze hospitality management financial statements. (ACC111, HRM220, HRM265, HRM295AA, HRM295AB, HRM295AC, [MA]) 11. Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field. (FYE101, FYE103)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Required Courses

ACC111 Accounting Principles I (3) OR
+ HRM265 Financial Management for Hospitality and Tourism (3) 3

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

HES100 Healthful Living 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
WED154 First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 3
WED162 Meditation and Wellness 1
WED165 Overview of Massage Therapy 2

Credits: 34-36

Restricted Electives
EXS101 Introduction to Exercise Science 3 + EXS125 Introduction to Exercise Physiology 3 HRM145 Events Management 3 HRM170 Hospitality in Healthcare and Life Care Management 3 + HRM250 Hospitality and Tourism Information Systems II 3 + HRM290 Ecotourism 3 + HRM295AA Hospitality Internship (1) OR + HRM295AB Hospitality Internship (2) OR + HRM295AC Hospitality Internship (3) 1-3 PED+++++ Any PED Physical Education course 1-2 WED151 Introduction to Alternative Medicine 3 WED172 Overview of Herbal Remedies 1 WED218 Aromatherapy 1	Credits: 6

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-28

General Education Core	Credits: 12-18

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area. Choose Communication course in accordance with your Advisor`s recommendation and university transfer requirements.

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment (0) 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
Any approved general education course from the Mathematics [MA] area. Choose Mathematics course in accordance with your Advisor`s recommendation and university transfer requirements.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
ECN211 Macroeconomic Principles (3) OR ECN212 Microeconomic Principles (3) OR PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3) OR REC120 Leisure and the Quality of Life (3) 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ] area or the Natural Sciences (General) [SG] area. FON241 and FON241LL are recommended.

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022

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.