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Bachelor of Tourism Management Program Structure

The Program Structure: 

Please note:  that 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 181

ENGL 192

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 110

Statistics (3 credits)

STAT 120-Introduction to Statistics or BUEC 232–Economic and Business Statistics

STAT 120

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 114

TMGT 116

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 115

CONV 225 or
CONV 219
or
HMGT 212

Accounting (6 credits)

ACCT 100-Financial Accounting and ACCT 101-Management Accounting or
BBUS 221 (Financial Accounting) & BBUS 254 (Management Accounting)

ACCT 100

ACCT 101

Economics (6 credits)

ECON 190-Microeconomics and
ECON 195-Macroeconomics

ECON 190

ECON 195

Introduction to Tourism (3 credits)

TMGT 111-The Tourism Industry

TMGT 111

Hospitality/Business Law (3 credits)

TMGT 225-Hospitality Law

TMGT 225

Environmental Stewardship (3 credits)

TMGT 261-Environmental Issues in the Tourism Industry

TMGT 261

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.

Subtotal 1st and 2nd year credits
= 60 credits

The Program Structure: Adventure Studies Major

Year 1 and 2

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 181

ENGL 192

Statistics (3 credits)

STAT 120-Introduction to Statistics or BUEC 232-Economic and Business Statistics

STAT 120

 

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 114
TMGT 116

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 115

 

CONV 225 or
CONV 219 or
HMGT 212

Accounting (3 credits)

ACCT 100-Financial Accounting or 
BBUS 221 (Financial Accounting)

ACCT 100

 

Economics (3 credits)

ECON 190-Microeconomics OR
ECON 195-Macroeconomics

ECON 190

ECON 195

Introduction to Tourism (3 credits)

TMGT 111-The Tourism Industry

TMGT 111

Hospitality/Business Law (3 credits)

TMGT 225-Hospitality Law

TMGT 225

Environmental Stewardship (3 credits)

TMGT 261-Environmental Issues in the Tourism Industry

TMGT 261

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 111 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 311 and 313 – 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.

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.

Adventure

Entrepreneurship

Management

Tmgt 402 (required)

Tmgt 402 (required)

Tmgt 402 (required)

Advg 401 (required)

Tmgt 412 (required)

Tmgt 301 (required)

Advg 402

Tmgt 413

Tmgt 302 (required)

Advg 403

Tmgt 414

Tmgt 304 (required)

Advg 404

Tmgt 415

Tmgt 401

Advg 405

Tmgt 416

Tmgt 403

Advg 407

Tmgt 417

Tmgt 404

Advg 409

Tmgt 418

Tmgt 405

Advg 410 (6 credits)

Tmgt 419 (6 credits)

Tmgt 406

Advg 411

 

Tmgt 421

Advg 421

Advg 422

Advg 423

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

International Adventure Tourism Development

Adventure Studies

Entrepreneurship

Management

Advg 401

Advg 401

Tmgt 401

TMGT 301 (required)

Advg 405

Advg 4xx

Tmgt 412

TMGT 302 (required)

Advg 409

Advg 4xx

Tmgt 41x

TMGT 304 (required)

Advg 410 (6 credit) OR
Advg 411 (3 credits)

Advg 4xx

Tmgt 41x

TMGT 4XX

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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