Hospitality Management Courses & Certificates

Turn your passion into a career.

Orchestrate amazing events for your clients or make your dream of working in the wine industry come true. UCLA Extension’s hospitality, restaurant, and beer and wine courses can help you enter and thrive in this growing industry.

Our wine management certificate is designed for those who want a structured overview of wine—from flavor profiles to the fundamental business techniques utilized in the management of one of California’s dominant industries.

Our event management specialization covers topics such as industry principles, event coordination and production, plus more.

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Prepare for the next big event: your career.

Our event management specialization covers topics such as industry principles, event coordination and production, plus more.

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Programs

A certificate offers an in-depth study of a professional field. A specialization is a short series of courses to quickly gain knowledge in a focused area of study.

Event Planning and Management

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Event Planning and Management

specialization Boost your career by mastering event planning and gain essential skills to manage, market, and execute successful events professionally.

Boost your career by mastering event planning and gain essential skills to manage, market, and execute successful events professionally.

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Courses

A Class of Beer: An Overview of the Craft Brewing Renaissance

Explore the U.S. craft beer revolution, which has influenced beer-making worldwide. This is a survey course for those new to beer, and topics include tasting and judging beer, brewing science, and the business of beer.

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Art and Science of Brewing

This course is designed for students to understand the process of brewing beer from raw materials into the package and out to the customer.

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Event Management Essentials: Planning and Budgeting

The first course in the two-part event management specialization covers event essentials, from idea generation to successful execution. Students will begin their capstone project, which will be evaluated in the second course.

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Event Management Essentials: Skills for a City in the Spotlight

As Los Angeles prepares to host the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympic and Paralympic Games, the demand for skilled event professionals is rising. This session highlights how our Event Management Essentials program builds the core abilities in planning, budgeting, and execution that can be applied to opportunities across sports, hospitality, and entertainment.

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Event Management: Implementation and Capstone

The second of two courses in the event management essentials series provides advanced knowledge and skills needed to enable you to organize a successful event, and includes a capstone project applicable to an actual event.

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Restaurant Executive Conference

Current or new restaurant owners and executives should plan to attend our annual Restaurant Executive Conference. This one-day conference allows you to explore the characteristics behind some of the recent successes of your peers, as well as key trends that will influence your future. We provide a unique, non-competitive forum for restaurant owners and executives to share experiences, complemented by the educational insights of industry experts.

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