 Overview
Whether you are new the field or a Spa Director looking to learn the latest spa business and marketing trends, UC Irvine Extension Spa and Hospitality Certificate Program has the training you need to help you succeed.
Developed and taught by industry experts, the program will help you become proficient in all aspects of spa operations including:
- Business Planning/ Operations
- Marketing/ Retailing
- Human resources
- Finance
- Customer Relations
- Legal Issues
Program Benefits
- Acquire solid level of understanding and conceptual
skills in management, operations, finance, human resources,
marketing, products, treatments, and equipment from beginning design and business planning
process to opening a spa, managing day-to-day operations and positioning
for managed future growth.
- Learn strategic thinking for developing your business
model and marketing plan based upon industry analysis
and market research of your target market.
- Learn how to develop an integrated service culture that
supports profitability, employee retention, and high customer
loyalty.
Who Should Attend
- Current spa owners, directors, and practitioners
- Spa employees needing management training
- Business professionals and entrepreneurs entering the
spa industry
- Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who are
looking for a career change
- Manufacturers and developers of products for the spa
and medical spa industries
- Wellness, health, medical, and fitness professionals
seeking to expand their understanding of the industry
- Representatives from business, hospitality, and tourism
industries considering spa related project developments
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Certificate Requirements
A certificate is awarded upon completion of five required
courses and two elective courses (a total of 15 units)
with a grade of “C” or better.
Students not pursuing the certificate program are welcome to take as
many individual courses as they wish. Please see Application for Candidacy. After you have completed all requirements, you may request to receive your official certificate by completing the Request for Certificate.
All requirements must be completed within five (5) years after the student enrolls in his/her first course.
Advisory Committee
- Peter Anderson, chief executive officer, Anderson & Associates
- Angela Cortright, principal, Spa Gregories
- Jim Croghan, director of spa and recreation, The Island Hotel Newport Beach
- Nina Curtis, president, Curtis Communications
- Susie Ellis, president, Spa Finder
- Ann Emich-Patton, senior spa consultant , Blu Spas, Inc.
- Robin Eckert, M.D., College of Medicine, UCI
- Michelle Frye, Spa Director, the Setai San Diego
- John Gray, CEO, Glen Ivy Hot Springs
- Nancy Griffin, CEO, SpaTrade.com
- Janice Gronvold, principal, Spectrec, Spa Business & Marketing Development
- Pat Johnson, president, JVE Corporation
- Mia Kyricos, director of spa Development and Operations, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
- Erika Mangrum, president, IATRIA Spa
- Kasia Mays, director of spa, The Resort at Pelican Hill
- Marc Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Fellow Health Studies Collegium
- Julie Raistrick, spa director, Montage Resort and Spa
- Valory Reed, spa director, St. Regis Resort
- Maureen Vipperman, spa director, The Spa at Pacific Palms Resort
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