Parkland College

Hospitality Industry: Resort and Casino Management

Program Code: BHRC AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 66 semester hours

The Resort and Casino Management Program prepares students for careers in resorts, including those that have a casino. In addition to the knowledge and skills needed by managers of hotels, students learn the specialized skills needed for managing resorts. Students will also learn the basics of multiple games used in casinos and some of the skills needed to operate that portion of such businesses.

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Hospitality Management Programs, an arm of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE).

Suggested Full-time Sequence
 

FALL 1st Semester
HPI 111
HPI 117
BUS 101
CIS 101 or CIS 200
HPI 132

SPRING 2nd Semester
HPI 113
HPI 114
HPI 250
ENG 101
MAT 110 or MAT elective

SUMMER
HPI 214
HPI 215
 

FALL 3rd Semester
HPI 231
HPI 233
HPI 251
ENG 102
SPA 130

SPRING 4th Semester
HPI 230
HPI 234
HPI 250
BUS 106
SPA 131

 
 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required Program Courses (42 hours)

HPI 111 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

3

HPI 113 Foodservice Systems

3

HPI 114 Supervision in the Hospitality Industry

3

HPI 117 Hospitality Managerial Accounting

3

HPI 214 Hospitality Industry Seminar

2

HPI 215 Hospitality Industry Work Experience

4

HPI 230 Facilities Management/Building Operations Management

3

HPI 231 Front Office Operations

3

HPI 233 Hospitality and Travel Marketing

3

HPI 234 Hospitality Industry Law

3

HPI 250 Casino Floor Operations I

3

HPI 251 Casino Floor Operations II

3

HPI 255 Casino Floor Manager and Pit Boss Operations

3
 

Other Required Courses (9 hours)

BUS 101 Introduction to Business

3

BUS 106 Business and Organizational Ethics

3

CIS 101 Introduction to Computers
or CIS 200 Business Computer Systems

3

 

Required General Education Core Courses (15 hours)

ENG 101 Composition I

3

ENG 102 Composition II

3

SPA 130 Beginning Spanish for Professional Purposes I

3

SPA 131 Beginning Spanish for Professional Purposes II

3

CIMAT 110 Business Mathematics or MAT elective

        3

Total Semester Credit Hours

66

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