The Bachelor of Science degree in Lifestyle Community Management is an interdisciplinary program that merges hospitality, gerontology, and healthcare services. It will provide undergraduate students with the appropriate competitive skillset to acquire a managerial position in various lifestyle communities where residents or members share common interests, opinions, activities, and values. It will provide a career path for students seeking employment in various industries where lifestyle communities are at the core of businesses, such as the club, resort, and senior living industries. This educational program aims for UCF graduates to become future managers and leaders of these industries.
Lifestyle Community Management (BS) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Online Lifestyle Community Management, BS
Degree Requirements
Hospitality Core
34 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- HFT3540 - Guest Services Management I (3)
- HFT2401 - Hospitality Industry Financial Accounting (3)
- HFT2500 - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing (3)
- HFT2220 - Hospitality Human Resources Management (3)
- HFT3224 - Hospitality Management & Leadership Fundamentals (3)
- HFT4286 - Hospitality Communications (3)
- FSS2221C - Techniques of Food Preparation (4)
- HFT3444 - Hospitality Information Systems (3)
- HFT3603 - Legal Environment in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (3)
- HFT2254 - Lodging Operations (3)
- HFT4464 - Hospitality Industry Finance (3)
Lifestyle Community Management Core
24 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- HFT3005 - Introduction to Lifestyle Community and Senior Living Industries (3)
- HFT3519 - Event Services (3)
- HFT3014 - Wellness Management in Hospitality and Tourism (3)
- HFT4343 - Hospitality Facilities Management (3)
- HFT2750 - The Event Industry (3)
- FSS3232C - Foodservice Operations Management (3)
- HUN3013 - Nutrition Concepts and Issues in the Food Service Industry (3)
- HFT3512 - Event Promotion (3)
Internship
3 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
- HFT3940 - Internship I (1 - 99)
- Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
- HFT4941 - Internship II (1 - 99)
- Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
- HFT4944 - Internship III (1 - 99)
Restricted Electives
12 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- FIN2100 - Personal Finance and Investments (3)
- REE3043 - Fundamentals of Real Estate (3)
- DEP3464 - Psychology of Aging (3)
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- GEY3001 - Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Overview (3)
- SOW4645 - Social Services for the Elderly (3)
- PLA4530 - Legal Issues of the Elderly (3)
- HSA4003 - The Patient Experience from an Administrator's Perspective (3)
- REE3043 - Fundamentals of Real Estate (3)
- HFT4277 - Club Management (3)
- HFT4274 - Resort Management (3)
- HFT3357 - Sport and Club Event Operations (3)
- HFT3384 - Sport and Club Enterprise Management (3)
- HFT3273 - Principles of Resort Timesharing (3)
- HFT4795 - Entertainment Arts and Events (3)
- HFT3012 - Gastronomy and Wellness Tourism (3)
- HFT3209 - International Spa Management in the Hospitality Industry (3)
- HFT4252 - Employees Wellbeing in Hospitality and Tourism (3)
- HSC4564 - Health Care Needs of the Aging Population (3)
- HSA4191 - Fundamentals of Health Information Technology (3)
- HSA3170 - Health Care Finance (3)
- HSC4652 - Health Law and Ethics (3)
- HSA3430 - Health Care Economics (3)
- HFT4861 - Beverage Management (3)
- HFT4866 - Exploring Wines of the World (3)
- HSC3537 - Medical Terminology (3)
- FSS3003C - Culinary Health (3)
- FSS3245 - Culinary Cannabis (3)
Capstone
3 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- HFT4272 - Leadership and Strategic Management in the Lifestyle Community and Senior Living Industry (3)
Grand Total Credits: 76
Electives
- 3-14 hours as necessary to result in 120 total credit hours.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- State University System foreign language admission requirement: two years in high school or one year of college instruction in a single foreign language. (This requirement applies to those students admitted to the University without the required two units of foreign language in high school.)
Graduation
Additional Requirements
- Final exams will be given during Exam Week only.
- Transfer students to this program must take a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours in Hospitality Management core classes or restricted electives at UCF.
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
Related Programs
Certificates
Related Minors
Advising Notes
- Students must earn a "C" (2.0) or better in each course listed in the common program prerequisites, the basic and advanced cores, and the restricted electives.
Transfer Notes
- Subject to the general grade and residence requirements, credit will be granted for transferred course work equivalent to that required in the UCF College of Hospitality Management.
- Florida College System students are encouraged to complete the general education requirements prior to transferring to UCF.
- A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed at UCF within the hospitality major.
- Orientation and advising are two of the most valuable tools that a student can make use of when transferring to UCF. Students should take advantage of both.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $37.50 per term
- Full-Time Student: $75 per term
