Hospitality Overview (6116)
Type of Award
CCC - College Credit Certificate
Program Website
www.palmbeachstate.edu/career-pathways/pathway-business/default.aspx
Program Description
This certificate is designed to introduce hotel management concepts. The courses will provide a broad range of skills and knowledge that will be needed to understand the management process within the lodging industry.
Course content includes security, personnel practices, purchasing, front office procedures, property operations management, and legal aspects of the hospitality industry.
Admission Requirements
Completion Requirements
Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program.
Program Length
Approximate program length is one year.
Location
The program is offered at the Lake Worth campus.
For More Information
Professor Danny Fontenot, fontenod@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3353
Professor Heidi Ladika-Cipolla, cipollah@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3351
Employment Opportunities
Employment opportunities include motel and hotel rooms division, country clubs, time shares, extended living hotels or condo hotels.
Career Path Notes
Courses earned in this certificate will transfer directly into the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Career Center
www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career
For more information about employment opportunities including job outlook and salary information visit: Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh
O-Net Online: www.onetonline.org
Required courses:
Required Courses (Credits: 27)
| HFT1000 | Introduction to the Hospitality Business (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2220 | Personnel Management Practices (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| FSS2105 | Purchasing for the Hospitality Industry (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2600 | Hospitality Industry Law (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2410 | Hotel-Motel Front Office and Procedures (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT1630 | Management of Security in Hospitality Business (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT1313 | Hospitality Property Management (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2434 | Club Management (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| FSS2500 | Food and Beverage Cost Control (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Electives (Credits: 3)
Electives: select from courses with the prefixes FSS or HFT.
Total Credit Hours: 30
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Credits: 15)
| HFT2600 | Hospitality Industry Law (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT1000 | Introduction to the Hospitality Business (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2220 | Personnel Management Practices (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2434 | Club Management (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Electives | 3 credits |
Electives: select from courses with the prefixes FSS or HFT.
Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Credits: 15)
| FSS2500 | Food and Beverage Cost Control (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| FSS2105 | Purchasing for the Hospitality Industry (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT2410 | Hotel-Motel Front Office and Procedures (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT1630 | Management of Security in Hospitality Business (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HFT1313 | Hospitality Property Management (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Total Credit Hours: 30