Purpose: The curriculum is designed to enable students to enter management training positions within the travel industry, and to prepare industry employees to assume managerial responsibility. This includes a diversity of career opportunities in areas such as airline sales and marketing, travel agency management, cruise and tour operations, and meeting and conference planning.
Credits First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester ________________________________________________________________________________ ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3 (1) MTH Elective .................................... 3 (2) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1 STD Elective .................................... 1 TRV 100 Intro. to the Travel Industry ........... 3 TRV 111 Geography of Tourism I .................. 3 (3) TRV 115 Ground Trans., Tours, Cruises, & Services Planning ......................... 3 HRI 255 Human Resources Mgmt. & Training for Hosp. & Tourism ................ 3 (2) PED /RPK ........................................ 1 SPD 110 Intro. to Speech Communication .......... 3 TRV 112 Geography of Tourism II ................. 3 (3) TRV 116 Air Travel Planning ..................... 4 (3) TRV 125 Prin./Travel Selling/Counseling ......... 3 _________________________ Total Credits 17 17
Credits Second Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester ________________________________________________________________________________ ACC 211 Principles of Accounting I .............. 3 (4) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3 (3) TRV 211 Airline Comp. Reserv. Sys. I ............ 4 (3) TRV 220 Prin. of Group Travel & Tour Operations ........................... 3 (3) TRV 230 Marketing & Mgmt. of Travel Serv. ....... 3 (4) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3 TRV 130 Intro. to Meeting Planning .............. 3 (5) TRV 290 Coordinated Internship or TRV /HRI elective ............................... 3 (5) TRV Elective .................................... 3 (5) TRV Elective .................................... 3 _________________________ Total Credits 16 15
Total minimum credits for the Travel and Tourism major (A.A.S. degree) = 65.
(1) If you are planning to transfer to another college or university, select a math course which is equivalent to the transfer institution's requirement.
(2) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(3) Check course descriptions for applicable prerequisites.
(4) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).
(5) Preapproved electives can be selected from any non-required course with a TRV or HRI prefix. See your faculty advisor for alternative procedures.