FCS in Las Vegas

 

Visit hotel-casinos in Las Vegas and tour their facilities including restaurants, rooms, meeting centers, night clubs, event centers, and stages. You'll also have the opportunity to meet with industry leaders to see how hotels play into the overall tourism industry for such a major conference and convention destination.

You'll learn the role hotel management plays in providing services for Las Vegas guests, as well as how those visitors are drawn to the site and what they do while in the city. You'll also practice and understand leadership, professionalism, and teamwork in a real-world setting.

 

Program Highlights

  • This program is best fit for Hospitality Management majors and other students in the Family and Consumer Sciences.
  • Learn more about Las Vegas.
  • Click here to download a PDF of this program's page from the Study Abroad Catalog.
Program cost
TBA
Dates of program
January 1-8
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
Course credit
3 hours of FCS 361: Front Office Administration
Prerequisites
None
Grading system
ABCDF scale
Program type
Short-term faculty-led
Housing

Student-shared rooms

Faculty members
Dr. Jim Taylor and Dr. Tanya Ruetzler
Qualifications
21 years old, minimum GPA of 2.5, and good academic and disciplinary standing at UM
Program price includes
Tuition, housing, some meals, ground transportation, airfare, and program-sponsored excursions
Program prices DOES NOT include
UM Study Abroad Application Fee, some meals, and personal spending money
Study Abroad Advisor
Blair McElroy
 
Application
To apply for this program students must submit the following:

The following must be submitted by the program orientation:

  • Health and Emergency Treatment Form
  • Assumption of RIsk Form
Application deadline

Scholarship: October 24

For more information about scholarships click here.

Final: November 7