Tourism & Hospitality Management (BA)

The BA in Tourism Management and Policy will imbue its graduates with the facility to assist others—municipal, state, and federal officials, planners, financial institutions, owners and general managers of accommodations and attractions, consultants, and chambers of commerce—in determining the role of tourism in accomplishing their respective purposes, thereby bringing greater efficiency to large and small tourism and hospitality ventures. Graduates will:

• be skilled at tracking trends within the tourism industry
• be able to convey their perceptions of the industry to others
• have a keen sense of the history of the tourism industry
• be prepared to assist the aforementioned to define their problems and prospects
• establish workable goals and objectives
• identify needs
• determine appropriate courses of action
• communicate these effectively to constituencies.

Tourism Management Policy students are trained to assist others in making adjustments to changes within the tourism industry and society as a whole.

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Tourism/Hospitality Practicum (TMP 2850) requires a minimum major grade point average of 2.50.

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Tourism Management and Policy Internship (TMP 4100) requires a minimum grade point average in all TMP courses of 2.50.

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Directions should total 20 credits (unless the major has a waiver for a specific Direction).

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The foreign language requirement for all BA degrees calls for 0-8 credits: one year of one language (6-8 credits); or one 3000/4000 level world language course (3 credits); or being a native speaker of a language other than English (zero credit). American Sign Language I and II fulfill this requirement; however, American Sign Language does not satisfy the Global Awareness Connection.

Check all course descriptions for prerequisites before planning course schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.

To complete the bachelor’s degree in 4 years, you must successfully complete a minimum of 15 credits each semester or have a plan to make up credits over the course of the 4 years.  For example, if you take 14 credits one semester, you need to take 16 credits in another semester.  Credits completed must count toward your program requirements (major, option, minor, certificate, general education or free electives).

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Directions should total 20 credits (unless the major has a waiver for a specific Direction).

• Display an understanding of the production, implementation, and impacts of tourism development locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Demonstrate cultural and environmental sensitivity through an appreciation for various forms of diversity in our worlds.
• Conduct research ethically, as evidenced through effective research design and implementation.
• Write clearly and concisely in the conventions of tourism studies.
• Exhibit effective oral communication through personal interaction as well as classroom presentations, individually or as part of a group, to a larger audience.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills through writing and verbal assessments.
• Possess skills and experience relating to the management and production of tourism in a professional setting.

Students will be prepared to enter management and marketing positions throughout the tourism and hospitality industries in resorts, outdoor recreation, lodging, entertainment, leisure, events planning, destination marketing, travel, and general service operations. Students will also be prepared to enter careers in similar aspects of public services for local, state, and federal agencies, or to start their own businesses.