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Hospitality: Tourism Development and Management
The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Hospitality: Tourism Development and Management is designed to prepare graduates for careers in the tourism industry. The curriculum provides professional skills in tourism development and management, events and meeting management, ecotourism, information systems, marketing, human resources, financial management, and hospitality law. Graduates acquire a specific set of skills that focus on the interaction of tourism with the economy, environment, and people. Students may apply these courses towards the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Hospitality: Tourism Development and Management (3101).
Details
Field of Interest
Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management
Degree Type
Certificate of Completion (CCL)
Academic Plan
Hospitality: Tourism Development and Management (CER)
Academic Plan Code
5607
Total credits required
39
Catalog Year
2024-2025
Effective Term
Fall 2022
Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.
What You'll Learn
- Create favorable guest experiences by using professional service management techniques in a hospitality environment.
- Demonstrate the essential functions of hospitality industry management, including human resources, guest services, property management, and hospitality and tourism law.
- Communicate in an effective manner, consistent with the professional standards of the hospitality industry.
- Integrate professional, ethical, and legal standards into hospitality business practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and current trends that comprise the hospitality industry.
- Critically analyze a wide range of problems in the hospitality industry to generate applicable solutions.
- Organize special events from concept through completion, including planning, coordination, marketing, financing and risk management.
- Manage the planning and execution of meetings, conventions and exhibitions, including coordination, logistics, venue selection, budgeting.
- Demonstrate an understanding of tourism sectors, consumer behavior, and factors that influence tourism and explain the interaction of tourism with the economy, environment and people.
- Employ analytical and decision making processes essential to manage financial aspects of hospitality and tourism operations.
- Relate the history and emergence of ecotourism to the establishment of policies and management practices associated with sustainable development.
- Manage the delivery of leisure services in public, commercial, and independent sectors, particularly in an urban setting.
Career statistics
Successful completion of this certificate may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Arizona-based wages* for this certificate. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.
General and Operations Managers
$99,490 Show expanded career information for General and Operations Managers
Human Resources Managers
$122,850 Show expanded career information for Human Resources Managers
Lodging Managers
$68,010 Show expanded career information for Lodging Managers
Travel Guides
$38,180 Show expanded career information for Travel Guides
There are additional career opportunities associated with this certificate that do not have occupational data available for Arizona at this time. These occupations are listed below:
- Managers, All Other
* Career and wage information provided by Pipeline AZ using data, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources. Sources
Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Full-time Sequence
Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.
Term 1
| Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRM110 | Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management | 3 | |||
| HRM145 | Events Management | 3 | |||
| HRM150 | Hospitality and Tourism Information Systems I | 3 | |||
| REC210 | Leisure Delivery Systems | 3 |
Term 2
| Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC111 or HRM265 |
Accounting Principles I or Financial Management for Hospitality and Tourism | Note: Choose accounting course in accordance with your advisor's recommendation and university transfer requirements. | 3 | ||
| HRM146 | International Meetings, Conventions and Exhibitions | 3 | |||
| HRM160 | Tourism Principles and Practices | 3 | |||
| HRM270 | Hospitality Marketing | 3 | |||
| HRM290 | Ecotourism | 3 |
Term 3
| Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRM280 | Hospitality and Tourism Law | 3 | |||
| HRM260 | Hospitality Human Resource Management | 3 | |||
| RE | Restricted Electives | Recommend HRM295++ | 3 | ||
| RE | Restricted Electives | Recommend HRM235 | 3 |
Restricted Electives
| Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCU121 or GCU122 |
World Geography I: Eastern Hemisphere or World Geography II: Western Hemisphere | G, SB or G, SB | 3 | ||
| HRM235 | Club Management | 3 | |||
| HRM250 | Hospitality And Tourism Information Systems II | 3 | |||
| HRM295AA or HRM295AB or HRM295AC |
Hospitality Internship or Hospitality Internship or Hospitality Internship | Check with Program Chair to discuss eligibility and scheduling; all internships need to be approved. | 1–3 | ||
| REC120 | Leisure and the Quality of Life | SB | 3 |
Course Area Key
- G = Global Awareness
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
Disclaimer
Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.
Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.
View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm11?id=172680).
At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to meet with an advisor to discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.
Previous Catalog Years
The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. All previous catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.