Retirement Communities Management (One-Year Ontario College Graduate Certificate)
Description
The Retirement Communities Management program is offered to meet the increasing demand for administrators in retirement homes and long term care facilities. The program will train students to plan and implement operational procedures and provide collaborative leadership in the retirement communities. Topics areas will include: Physical building considerations, financial management, food nutrition and hospitality management, healthy adult aging, human resources, marketing, client-centered care and the management of resources. Students will finish the program with a field placement which will give them an opportunity to relate classroom theory to the industry.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must have successfully completed a recognized post-secondary institution degree or diploma in one of these preferred subject areas and/or have relevant management/work experience:
- Health Science/Community Service
- Food and Nutrition Management
- Recreation and Leisure
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Business Administration
- Must be proficient in English
- You must maintain an overall average of 60% or a GPA of 2.0 in order to graduate
- A minimum of 25% of courses must be completed through Durham College.
Required Courses (suggested sequence of study)
- OPER 1581 Operational Overview
- ENVI 2580 Environmental Services
- FIN 2580 Financial Management-Retirement Communities
- GER 1080 Healthy Adult Aging
- HRM 2580 Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
- ORGB 2580 Resident Centered Care
- MKTG 2580 Sales and Marketing
- NUTR 2580 Food Nutrition and Hospitality Management
- MGMT 3580 Senior Management for Retirement Communities
- FWK 3580 Retirement Communities Management Field Placement
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Environmental Services
- Financial Management-Retirement Communities
- Retirement Communities Management Field Placement
- Healthy Adult Aging
- Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
- Senior Management for Retirement Communities
- Sales and Marketing
- Food Nutrition and Hospitality Management
- Operational Overview
- Resident Centered Care
Overview
- Institution: Durham College
- Program type: Graduate Certificate
- Language: English
- Program Code: RCMG
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.