Professional Snowsports Management

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Earning your Snowsports Management certificate, you will gain knowledge and skills that will enhance your ability to teach all skill levels of snowsports and manage people and programs in the snowsports industry.

As a part of the certificate, you will prepare for, and attend at least one module of your PSIA-AASI Level III certification assessment in alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark skiing, or cross-country skiing. You will also develop practical and theoretical knowledge of marketing principles in general, recreation, and tourism settings. Supporting your growth as a manager in the industry, you will select from a list of approved courses from the College of Health and Human Development, allowing you to explore your specific interests in more detail.

Program Learning Outcomes

At the end of the certificate students will be able to:

Demonstrate their ability to teach all levels of experience and expertise in any terrain in a snowsports discipline of their choice
Articulate their knowledge and application of teaching, technical and people skills and their ability to educate others in these areas
Explain the role of Interski in the overall governance of snowsports globally and their role in sharing good practices between countries
Explain marketing strategies that promote participation in snowsports balancing the need to promote participation and accessibility and business models
Investigate and relate further fields of knowledge to their practice through a supporting course and articulate their plans for ongoing learning and development

Courses

RPTM 351 – Snowsports Education III

RPTM 410 – Marketing of Recreation Services

One further three credit course from an approved elective list:

RPTM 415 – Commercial Recreation Management
RPTM 435 – Recreation Facilities Planning and Management
RPTM 220 – Sustainability, Society, and Well Being
SUST 200 – Foundations of Leadership in Sustainability
RPTM 300Y – Tourism and Leisure Behavior
HDFS 229 – Infant and Child Development
HDFS 249 – Adult and Child Development
HDFS 250 – Sexual Identify over the Lifespan
NUTR 100 – Contemporary Nutrition Concerns
RPTM 210 – Introduction to Commercial Recreation and Tourism
Or other relevant course as approved by program director

Professional Snowsports Management

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