Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management
The Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management (HRRM) program at the University of West Florida (UWF) offers a learning environment where students are challenged and encouraged to achieve their goals.
Located within the Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science in the College of Professional Studies, classes in HRRM are taught at both the main campus in Pensacola and the Fort Walton Beach campus.
The program’s proximity to the beautiful Florida Gulf Coast tourist communities, such as Pensacola Beach, Destin, Perdido Key, and Fort Walton Beach, provides a living laboratory where students can apply first-hand the knowledge and theories they learn in the classroom.
The HRRM program embraces diversity and includes students who are seeking four-year degrees from the University of West Florida, as well as students working toward bachelor’s degrees in HRRM after receiving Associates degrees from community colleges.
Students in HRRM have a strong management and problem-solving orientation that is balanced with operational skills, all of which are necessary for career progression to leadership positions in the hospitality and related professions. For more information about this program, please refer to the UWF Catalog.
Related Pages
- Academic Learning Compact (pdf)
- PSC and UWF 2 + 2 Program (pdf)
- Program Curriculum (pdf)
- Program Minor Curriculum (pdf)
- Brochure (pdf)
Forms
- HRRM Internship Packet (pdf)
- HRRM Field Experience Packet (pdf)
- Please note: You cannot register yourself for an internship or field experience. After your paperwork has been turned in and approved, the HLES Office will register you.
If you are going to take a class at another Florida college or university, please follow instructions at the link below:
Links to other institutions in the area:
Career Opportunities
- Resorts
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Spas
- Private Clubs
- Commercial Recreation
- Event Planners
- Convention & Visitors Bureaus
Maho Ueda is one of Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Managment's students who is interning at Walt Disney Resorts and enjoying every minute of it!!
Want to know more about the the Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management (HRRM) program?
Contact:
Steven Philipp
Program Coordinator (Pensacola)
850.474.2595
Building 72 Room 252
Andy Holdnak
Associate Chair, Regional Programs (Fort Walton Beach)
850.314.6908
Building 4 Room 469
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Varied internship opportunities and the demand for hospitality employees makes the Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management specialization a great choice with endless possibilities.
Students in the Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management program participate in learning activities outside the classroom, such as field trips all over the Emerald Coast with Dr. Xuan Tran (above) or nature trail walks in Dr. Steven Philipp's class (below).
Dr. Andy Holdnak, Associate Chair for Regional Programs and HRRM faculty, utilizes UWF's distance learning classrooms, allowing him to teach at both campuses simultaneously. Pensacola campus (above) and Fort Walton Beach campus (below)
