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Study Abroad - Programs
Winter 2003
Jamaica HRIM
January 4, 2003 - February 3, 2003

Please note that the Jamaica HRIM program accepts students on a rolling basis. We recommend that you apply early if you would like to be considered for acceptance.
Program Overview

How can tourism and hospitality work together to build a multi-billion dollar industry? Spend Winter Session in Jamaica, and learn about how its clubs, spas and resorts have grown into major tourist destinations over the last few decades. This program will give you hands-on experience with club, spa and resort development in an international and multicultural setting, while increasing your understanding of regional tourism.

Bundled together, clubs, spas and resorts are the fastest growing segments of hospitality and tourism; there are more than 27 million golfers and 29 million health club members, together creating over $56 billion business in the U.S. alone. Complementing that, U.S. corporations spend over $40 billion on success training and $16 billion on convention retreats—in destinations all over the world.

On this program, you’ll examine Jamaica as a case study in hospitality and tourism, and learn about:

  • Operating and managing clubs, spas and resorts
  • Developing spa life enhancement/discovery programs, corporate high performance programs, and tennis and golf programs
  • Creating marketing and financial plans for clubs, spas and resorts Jamaica, its economic development and its ten-year strategic plan for tourism
  • Jamaica, its economic development and its ten-year strategic plan for tourism

Classes will be held primarily at Kingston’s University of Technology, Jamaica School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. You’ll also make site visits to clubs, spas and resorts. In addition, you’ll travel around the island and visit sites such as: Jamaica House; Devon House; the Bob Marley Museum; the Blue Mountain coffee plantation; native craft markets; theaters; and dance festivals. Travel will include visits to Port Antonio, Port Royal, Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios.

Courses
Students must enroll in all courses for credit and a grade; pass/fail and audit registration is not permitted.

Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for prior approval (before departure).

All students must enroll in 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.

HRIM367 - Jamaican Cultural and Heritage Tourism (3 cr.)
Investigation of how Jamaica has built its tourism industry around its history and geography. Discusses community participation in tourism, how the hospitality and tourism industries have contributed to the country’s economic development, and analyzes its ten-year strategic plan for tourism. Includes visits to popular attractions and events.

HRIM467 - Club, Spa and Resort Development and Management (3 cr.)
Examines the creation and maintenance of clubs, resorts and spas, from creating marketing and financial plans, to developing programs for private and corporate guests, to the day-to-day operations of such facilities. Includes site visits. Students will develop a business plan for a spa and resort, and keep a weekly journal of their international experience.
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We encourage freshmen to apply! For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including a deposit, one transcript (non-University of Delaware students only), and one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by telephone.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. See here for an overview of the acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we recommend moving your application and deposit to another program (by emailing your request to studyabroad@udel.edu).

Jamaica HRIM Program Costs
Participants in the Jamaica HRIM program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Winter Session and the program fee. The program fee usually covers round-trip airfare, housing, and all excursions but does not include transportation to/from the group's initial departure airport. Your specific program fee may or may not include these and other items, check with the faculty director for details.

A $200 deposit towards the program fee must be paid by no later than October 4, 2002 , although we recommend that you pay your deposit within three working days of submitting your application. The deposit is non-refundable if you are admitted into the program. The program acceptance list will be available approximately two weeks later. See below for additional program fee and tuition payment deadlines.

UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.

  DE Resident Non-DE Resident
Final Tuition based on current year 950 2736
Final Program Fee 3580 3580
UD Registration & Activities Fee 20 20
Final Total 4550 6336

Please note that final program fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final program fees may be increased due to airline taxes, fuel surcharges, exchange rates, or changes in the group size.

Scholarships
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. For more details and to apply for a scholarship, go to our scholarships page (and be sure to submit scholarship materials by the deadlines).
Deadlines
All payments and application materials are due by 5:00pm on the dates listed below: Please note that the Jamaica HRIM program accepts students on a rolling basis. We recommend that you apply early if you would like to be considered for acceptance.
  • Application and $200 deposit deadline: October 4, 2002
  • $800 deposit deadline: October 22, 2002
  • Final program fee balance due: November 8, 2002
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: December 12, 2002
Contact Information
Ali Poorani
Faculty Director
Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
14 W. Main Street
Phone:(302) 831-6353
Email: poorani@udel.edu