Bachelor of Tourism Management Program Structure
The Program Structure
NOTE: The three major streams have different lower and upper level requirements. State your Major as soon as possible to ensure that you are taking the lower level courses that best prepare you for one of the following three majors: Management, Adventure Studies or Entrepreneurship.
Management and Entrepreneurship Majors (Adventure Major below)
Year 1 and 2
Lower Level Requirements (60 credits)
CPGA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) = 2.0 or greater
English (6 credits) ENGL 181-Business, Professional and Academic Composition and
ENGL 192-Professional Presentation/Communication
or
ENGL 110-Compostion and ENGL 111-Introduction to Prose Fiction | ENGL 1810 |
| ENGL 1920 |
Mathematics (3 credits) MATH 110-Finite Mathematics with Applications (students with C+ or better in Principles of Math 12 are exempt from this requirement but must make up 3 credits) | MATH 1100 |
Statistics (3 credits) STAT 120-Introduction to Statistics or BUEC 232–Economic and Business Statistics | STAT 1200 |
Elective (3 credits) Consider STSS 105, 106 and 107 (1 credit each, bundled) in first year, first semester or COMP 100 as a basic computer skills course. | |
Organizational Behaviour (6 credits) TMGT 114-Human Resources Management and
TMGT 116-Organizational Leadership in Tourism or
BBUS 272-Organizational Behaviour | TMGT 1140 |
| TMGT 1160 |
Marketing (6 credits) TMGT 115-Marketing and Customer Service and one of
CONV 225-Sports Event Marketing, CONV 219-Destination Marketing Organizations, HMGT 212-Hotel Sales and Service | TMGT 1150 |
| CONV 2250 or
CONV 2190 or
HMGT 2120 |
Accounting (6 credits) ACCT 100-Financial Accounting and ACCT 101-Management Accounting or
BBUS 221 (Financial Accounting) & BBUS 254 (Management Accounting) | ACCT 1000 |
| ACCT 1010 |
Economics (6 credits) ECON 190-Microeconomics and
ECON 195-Macroeconomics | ECON 1900 |
| ECON 1950 |
Introduction to Tourism (3 credits) TMGT 111-The Tourism Industry | TMGT 1110 |
Hospitality/Business Law (3 credits) TMGT 225-Hospitality Law | TMGT 2250 |
Environmental Stewardship (3 credits) TMGT 261-Environmental Issues in the Tourism Industry | TMGT 2610 |
| Electives – Unspecified (12 credits) These are a student's choice from areas such as (not limited to): Tourism Mng't, Events & Conventions, Resort & Hotel, Languages, Sciences, Arts, Business, etc.
Students without adventure tourism education and seeking an Adventure Minor must take ADVG 311 and 313 - please contact the BTM advisor.
Students often save electives for future Study Abroad opportunities. |
| Field Work - Students must have a minimum of 500 hours of documented relevant work experience supported by industry references indicating capable performance. Students can complete this requirement on their own or via the CO-OP option. |
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Subtotal 1st and 2nd year credits
= 60 credits
The Program Structure: Adventure Studies Major
Year 1 and 2
English (6 credits) ENGL 1810-Business, Professional and Academic Composition and
ENGL 1920-Professional Presentation/Communication
or
ENGL 1100-Compostion and ENGL 111-Introduction to Prose Fiction | ENGL 1810 |
| ENGL 1920 |
Statistics (3 credits) STAT 1200-Introduction to Statistics or BUEC 232-Economic and Business Statistics | STAT 1200 |
Elective (3 credits) Consider STSS 1050, 1060 and 1070 (1 credit each, bundled) in first year, first semester or COMP 1000 as a basic computer skills course. | |
Organizational Behaviour (6 credits) TMGT 1140-Human Resources Management and
TMGT 1160-Organizational Leadership in Tourism or
BBUS 2720-Organizational Behaviour | TMGT 1140
TMGT 1160 |
Marketing (6 credits) TMGT 1150-Marketing and Customer Service and one of
CONV 2250-Sports Event Marketing, CONV 219-Destination Marketing Organizations, HMGT 212-Hotel Sales and Service | TMGT 1150 |
| CONV 2250 or
CONV 2190 or
HMGT 2120 |
Accounting (3 credits) ACCT 100-Financial Accounting or
BBUS 221 (Financial Accounting) | ACCT 1000 |
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Economics (3 credits) ECON 190-Microeconomics OR
ECON 195-Macroeconomics | ECON 1900 |
| ECON 1950 |
Introduction to Tourism (3 credits) TMGT 111-The Tourism Industry | TMGT 1110 |
Hospitality/Business Law (3 credits) TMGT 225-Hospitality Law | TMGT 2250 |
Environmental Stewardship (3 credits) TMGT 261-Environmental Issues in the Tourism Industry | TMGT 2610 |
| Electives – Unspecified (21 credits) These are a student’s choice from areas such as (not limited to): Tourism Mng’t, Events & Conventions, Resort & Hotel, Adventure Studies, Languages (SPAN 1110 for Chile), Sciences, Arts, Business, etc. Many students use this area to apply activity courses transferred into the BTM from adventure based diploma programs. Students without prior adventure tourism education must take ADVG 3110 and 3130 – please contact BTM advisor. Students often save electives for future Study Abroad opportunities. | |
| Field Work - Students must have a minimum of 500 hours of documented relevant work experience supported by industry references indicating capable performance. Students can complete this requirement on their own or via the CO-OP option. |
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Year 3 and 4
Step 1
Select a Major and then select 8 courses (24 credits).
Click table headings for information on each major offered.
Step 1 = 24 credits
Step 2
Consider a Minor (4 courses uncommon to Major stream). If no Minor selected, these remain as upper level electives. Consider another Minor, perhaps in Business: http://www.tru.ca/business/programs/On-Campus.html
Step 2 = 12 credits
Step 3
Ensure upper level requirements and pre-requisites covered. A total of 48 upper level credits (300–400 level courses) to satisfy your Major.
| Upper Level Elective |
| Upper Level Elective |
| Upper Level Elective |
| Upper Level Elective |
Step 3 = 12 credits
Step 4
Select remaining electives (Upper or lower level)
Lower level electives often transferred from 1st and 2nd year, additional upper level electives may be used here.
| Lower/Upper Level Elective |
| Lower/Upper Level Elective |
| Lower/Upper Level Elective |
| Lower/Upper Level Elective |
Step 4 = 12 credits
Part 2 = Subtotal Year 3 and 4 = 60 credits
Total Credit
| Part 1 Year 1+2 = 60 credits |
| Part 2 Year 3+4 = 60 credits |
| TOTAL credits = 120 credits |
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