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Resort and Hotel Management
two-Year Diploma at Tenth Street campus, nelson
For the latest information about
this program, please visit selkirk.
ca/programs/ht/rhm/details/
Program Calendar
2012
• September 4- Fall terms begins.
• September 5 - Get Connected Event - Nelson
• October 2 - Year II begins.
• December 14 - Fall Semester ends.
2013
• January 2 - Winter Semester begins.
• February 18-22 Reading Week (*subject to
change)
• April 19 - Winter Semester ends.
• May 1 - Work Semester begins for first year
students.
Program Objectives
The tourism sector may soon become the number
one industry in BC; it already offers the most
employment opportunities. There are currently
approximately 115,000 direct tourism jobs in
B.C. This two-year program is designed to prepare
graduates for careers in tourism focusing primarily
on resorts, hotels and restaurants but including all
areas of hospitality.
Studies begin with an understanding of where
tourism originates and encompass the supervision
of hospitality facilities. Knowledge, skills and
practices pertaining to the industry, such as the
reception of guests, food and beverage services,
recreation and convention planning, accounting,
maintenance, supervisory and overall management
techniques are topics covered. Communications
and human relations are emphasized.
The objective of the program, through classroom
instruction, practical lab training and work
experience, is to enable students to develop
the abilities, skills and attitudes to analyze
situations objectively and to then make effective
management decisions.
The guiding principle of the Resort and Hotel
Management program is student centred
involvement.through project based learning.
During the school year our students are involved
in organizing and supporting Selkirk College as
host institution for special events and conferences.
Students participate in a professional internship
program consisting of five months in the summer
and fall between the first and second year of the
program.
Course of Studies
Translation Key:
• Crd = Credits
• Ttl = Total course hours
Courses marked as (D) may also be available via Distance Education.
Course N name Crd Ttl
Semester 1
RHOT 150 Tourism: An Industry Perspective 3.0 45
RHOT 152 Supervisory Housekeeping and Maintenance 3.0 45
RHOT 155 Computer Applications 3.0 45
RHOT 159 Business Communications I 3.0 45
RHOT 161 Accommodations 4.0 60
RHOT 162 Supervisory Food and Beverage Service 3.0 45
Total: 19 285
Course N name Crd Ttl
Semester 2
RHOT 153 Organisational Leadership for the Resort Industry 3.0 45
RHOT 163 Mixology and Oenology 3.0 45
RHOT 164 Food and Beverage Cost Controls 3.0 45
RHOT 172 Kitchen Management/Food Preparation 3.0 45
RHOT 175 Hospitality Computer Applications 3.0 45
RHOT 180 Field Trip 1.0 30
Total: 16 255
Course N name Crd Ttl
Semester 3
RHOT 171 Work Term 0 500
Total: 0 500
Course N name Crd Ttl
Term 4
RHOT 250 Tourism Marketing and Customer Service 3.0 45
RHOT 259 Management Communications 3.0 45
RHOT 269 Accounting 3.0 45
RHOT 270 Convention, Sales and Catering Services 3.0 45
RHOT 282 Dining Room Management 3.0 45
Total: 15 225
Course N name Crd Ttl
Semester 5
RHOT 254 Hospitality Human Resources Management 3.0 45
RHOT 265 Food Service Management 3.0 45
RHOT 268 Entrepreneurial Training 3.0 45
RHOT 272 Hospitality Law 3.0 45
RHOT 273 Tourism and the Canadian Economy 3.0 45
Total: 15 225
Total: 12 180
Career Potential
Selkirk graduates are equipped to move into
supervisory positions in a wide range of planning
and supervisory capacities across the entire
spectrum of the resort and hotel industry. The
list below indicates some of the career options
available:
• resort and hotel supervisory positions
(customer service, human resources,
marketing, etc.).
• food and beverage supervisors in
establishments of all sizes and settings.
• tour sales, planning, and coordination.
• tourism positions with organizations from
local chambers of commerce to provincial
ministries.
• conventions, event planning, consulting,
packaging and programming, sales and
coordination.
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