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Tourism Management Diploma
Explore your options with a two-year diploma that gives you a good sampling of the specialties you can take in Tourism Management. Students enrolled in Bachelor of Tourism Management who wish to exit the program upon completion of Year 2 can apply for this diploma.
Requirements
- BC Grade 12 or equivalent or mature student status.
- English 12/English 12 First Peoples with a minimum 73 percent or equivalent.
- Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11 with a minimum C or equivalent.
Note: Students with Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-calculus 12 with a minimum C+ will be exempt from MATH 1100 and must make up the three credits with an elective of their choice.
Suggested course of study
Year 1
| Course | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| CMNS 1810 | Business, Professional and Academic Composition | 3 |
| MATH 1100 | Finite Math with Applications I | 3 |
| TMGT 1110 | Introduction to Tourism | 3 |
| TMGT 1160 | Organizational Leadership in Tourism | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | ADVG, EVNT, HMGT or TMGT courses | 3 |
| Course | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 1000 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| JOUR 2060 | Introduction to Multimedia | 3 |
| TMGT 1140 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| TMGT 1150 | Marketing and Customer Service | 3 |
| TMGT 2060 | People, Places and the Toured Landscape | 3 |
| Total credits for Year 1 | 30 | |
Year 2
| Course | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 1220 | Introduction to Basic Economics | 3 |
| TMGT 2010 | Financial Operations Control in Tourism | 3 |
| TMGT 2250 | Hospitality Law | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | ADVG, EVNT, HMGT or TMGT courses | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | ADVG, EVNT, HMGT or TMGT courses | 3 |
| Course | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
ECON 1900
or ECON 1950 or ECON 2200 |
Principles of Microeconomics
or Principles of Macroeconomics or Economics of Tourism |
3 |
| TMGT 2610 | Environmental Issues in Tourism | 3 |
| STAT 1200 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
|
EVNT 2190
or EVNT 2250 or HMGT 2120 |
Destination Marketing
or Sport Event Marketing or Hotel Sales and Service |
3 |
| ELECTIVE | ADVG, EVNT, HMGT or TMGT courses | 3 |
| Total credits for Year 2 | 30 | |
| Total program credits | 60 | |
Before graduating, and in order to receive the Tourism Management Diploma, students must complete a minimum of 500 hours of relevant work experience in the tourism industry. Submit reference letters to your program coordinator.
- Students taking just the diploma must use electives towards tourism courses.
- Students planning to take the full BTM are able to take interdisciplinary electives.