Resort & Event Management
Overview
Do you love to stay in world-class, luxurious resorts and would like to run one yourself someday? Do you love to organize parties and events with food and activities? Would you like to someday own your own bed-and-breakfast, banquet hall or wedding venue?
This program prepares students for hospitality, including resort operations, sales, marketing, communication, guest experience, food and beverage services, banquets and catered events. This includes managing business operations, safety and security and human resources.
Program Information
Topics
- Partner directly with a variety of operations in the vibrant hospitality industry
- Large and small hotels
- Resorts
- Bed and breakfasts
- Lodges
- Restaurants
- Event planners
- Weddings, banquets, large meetings and corporate events
- Resort and hotel operations and management skills
- Introduction to tourism
- Sales and marketing experience
- Safety and security
- Industry internships and certifications available
- Post-Secondary Workforce Readiness (PWR): mastery of professional skills
Program length
Two semesters
Location
College credits
Available through Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU).
High school credits
First semester:
- 1.0 Lodging and Resort Management 1
- 0.5 English Language Arts 11 or 12
Second semester:
- 1.0 Lodging and Resort Management 2
- 0.5 English Language Arts 11 or 12