Graduate Academic Programs
Accelerated Programs
AMP-TM (Bachelor's degree at IUB + MS in Tourism Management)
Accelerated Programs for Online Master of Science in Recreation Degree (M.S.R.), Tourism Management Major
Accelerated Pathway in Tourism Management (Bachelor’s degree at IUB, + Master of Science in Tourism Management)
The Accelerated Master’s Pathway in Tourism Management (AMP-TM) was developed for IU students who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree. The AMP-TM combines any of the four-year undergraduate bachelor’s degrees at IU with the two-year Master of Science in Tourism Management degree. The result is a pathway that enables enrolled AMP-TM students to complete both a B.S. and an M.S. degree in five years instead of the usual six years. The one-year savings of time and expense is possible because of allowing qualified undergraduate students taking graduate level courses and count these courses as their free elective courses required for their bachelor’s degree.
Interested students already admitted to IUB can apply to the AMP-TM during their junior year. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Applicants must also meet requirements for the M.S. degree.
Students must meet the graduation requirements for their bachelor’s degrees at IUB.
Graduate requirements for the AMP-TM degree:
· A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for this program.
· A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required for graduation.
· A minimum grade of C is required in each course.
· All electives for completing the degree must be approved by the advisor.
Complete the following list of requirements:
Public Health Foundations Requirement (0 credits): All new master's degree students must complete the Public Health Foundations online course no later than the end of their first semester of graduate study. Complete details and registration information for this course can be found iu.instructure.com/enroll/MNG3L6
Foundation Courses (24 credits)
Complete each of the following courses:
• SPH-Q 501 Introduction to Statistics in Public Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 502 Health and Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 510 Philosophy of Leisure and Recreation (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 542 Fiscal Management in Recreation Administration (3 cr.) -or- SPH-P 561 Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 513 Economics & Marketing for Leisure & Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 550 Foundational Issues in Research in Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 552 Contemporary Issues in Tourism Studies (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 590 Introduction to Research in Health & Wellness Design (3 cr.)
Capstone Course (3 credits)
• SPH-R 598 Master's Project in Administration (3 cr.)
Electives (3 cr. minimum)
Complete electives to reach the required minimum 30 graduate-level credits as approved by the faculty advisor.
Notes:
· A total of 9 credits from these courses may be overlapped between the bachelor’s and master’s degree.
· Students admitted to AMP-TM will be eligible to take during their undergraduate career:
- SPH-T 502 Health and Tourism (3 credits)
- Public Health Foundations (0 credits):
- Two courses approved by the faculty advisor (6 credits)
Due to its global significance, tourism often involves practices in the international arena. The program offers overseas courses and trips that allow students to explore a multicultural landscape in a fashion that is conducive to learning. Further, internship opportunities can help students to preview the operation of interest within the tourism business in order to build a competitive edge in the field of specialization (e.g., hotel/resort management) prior to graduation.
Typical tourism job titles are hotel manager, marketing director of a city visitor and convention bureau, coordinator of a university conference bureau, event and meeting planner, researcher for a state department of tourism, and manager for a theme park.