About
The Graduate Certificate in Gaming Management is a 15-credit program designed to bring hospitality executives together to learn the latest gaming management and leadership techniques in an executive format, via the Internet and other media.
Courses are taught entirely online although all students are encouraged to participate in the graduation activities and exercises on campus. In addition to regular tuition and fees, this program has an additional fee of $510 per credit to cover the cost of delivery in an executive format.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply accounting and financial information to executive decision making in the gaming industry.
- Develop marketing & advertising systems for casinos based on the need to create new markets and the need to respond to significant shifts in social and economic patterns.
- Examine marketing and management concepts relevant to the gaming industry and explore how these concepts can be applied to service delivery systems.
- Examine mechanisms and techniques employed in the management of casino management
- Develop strategies to address the challenges of a specific problem in casino management on the basis of interest and preparation and apply this to their current work environment.
- Conduct independent research in their major area of work on the analysis of a problem for a gaming organization.
Career Possibilities
Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Gaming Management
Plan Description
The Graduate Certificate in Gaming Management is a 15-credit program designed to bring hospitality executives together to learn the latest gaming management and leadership techniques in an executive format, via the Internet and other media.
Courses are taught entirely online although all students are encouraged to participate in the graduation activities and exercises on campus.
In addition to regular tuition and fees, this program has an additional fee of $510 per credit to cover the cost of delivery in an executive format.
For more information about your program, including your graduate program handbook and learning outcomes, please visit the Degree Directory.
Plan Admission Requirements
Application Deadlines
Refer to the Graduate College website for specific deadlines.
All applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements.
The following information to be submitted electronically to the Graduate College with your application:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) with employer references. The CV should clearly indicate job titles, place and date of employment and specific job responsibilities, as well as include 2 former employer contacts. Three or more years of full-time experience in a management capacity in the hospitality industry are a requirement.
- A brief essay of approximately 500 words outlining your career goals and how your hospitality employment background has prepared you for graduate study.
- Two letters of recommendation from 2 current or former employers.
All required documentation and application materials must be received by the UNLV Graduate College and the Harrah Hotel College Graduate Studies Office by the listed deadline for the application to be considered.
Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.
Plan Requirements (Exclusively Fully Online*)
Total Credits Required - 15
Course Requirements
Required Courses
Required Courses – Credits: 3
Elective Courses
Complete 12 credits from the following courses:
- MHA 608 - Casino Accounting and Auditing
- MHA 621 - Gaming, Government & Community Relations
- MHA 622 - Sociology of Gambling
- MHA 623 - Internet and Mobile Gaming
- MHA 624 - Gaming Regulations, Law and Compliance
- MHA 627 - Gaming Technologies
- MHA 629 - Statistical Analysis In Gaming
- MHA 639 - Casino Marketing
- MHA 663 - Current Trends in Gaming Operations
Certificate Completion Requirements
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This Program is available Fully Online (Please see the Fully Online Modality Tracks in Programs section of this Catalog for more information). *Exclusively Fully Online Programs: A fully online student is one who has committed to pursue their entire degree, certificate, or microcredential exclusively through online education. Modality change process: Programs may be offered in more than one modality (instructional mode). If programs offer a fully online option, students may opt for a fully online offering at the time of admission. They will be tagged as a fully online student. Once admitted, students can onlychange their program modality by sending an email to their respective Graduate College Retention, Progression, and Completion (RPC) Coordinator (grad.rpc@unlv.edu).
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Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.
Documents/Downloads
Contacts
Graduate Coordinator
Finley Cotrone, Ph.D., CHE
Director, Sands Center for Professional Development
Phone
Degree Contact
Diane Wrightman
William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is among the highest ranked hospitality management programs in the world. By blending classroom and real-world experience, our students receive a well-rounded and affordable pathway towards a successful career.