• Description of Program
• Degree Requirements
• Special Opportunities
• Careers

Description of Program

The Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (THEM) program prepares students to enter one of the world’s largest and most dynamic industries. Tourism encompasses travel for business, recreation, leisure, and wellness. While the broader industry includes transportation, food services, and lodging, students in this program concentrate on the strategic marketing and management of tourism facilities and destinations—with a distinct emphasis on wellness and public health.

Graduates pursue careers in a wide range of settings, including tourism agencies, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, resorts, spas, convention centers, theme parks, visitor centers, golf courses, cruise lines, and airlines.

Degree Requirements

This four-year program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Health & Wellness Design with a major in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (THEM). It prepares students to become leaders in the tourism industry by developing core competencies in administration, budgeting, communication, event planning, marketing, and management—skills applicable across a wide range of career paths.

• completion of general education requirements.
• completion of the Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management major requirements.
• a minimum of 120 successfully completed credit hours that count toward the degree program.
• a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
• no pass/fail except for free electives.

General Education (20–39 credits) 

All undergraduate students must complete the IU Bloomington General Education Common Ground Requirements.

Major (72 cr.)

A combined 2.0 cumulative GPA in courses used to complete the THEM majors courses, THEM professional courses, and THEM electives.

THEM Major Core Courses (45 cr.)
Complete each of the following courses:

• SPH-T 201 Introduction to Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management Industries (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 335 Entrepreneurship in Tourism, Hospitality, & Event Management (THEM) (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 337 Revenue Management in Tourism, Hospitality, & Event Management (THEM) (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 425 Capstone in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (THEM) (3 cr.) (P: senior)
• SPH-R 200 Health & Happiness by Design (3 cr.) +S&H
• SPH-R 210 Inclusion in Health & Wellness Design (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 312 Career Perspectives & Internship Preparation (3 cr.) (P: SPH-R 200 -or- SPH-B 150 -or- SPH-K 150 -and- HWD major).
• SPH-R 314 Data-Based Decision-Making Methods (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 388 Experience Marketing (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 414 Legal Aspects in Health and Wellness Design (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 426 Human Resource Management in Health and Wellness Design (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 497 Professional Internship (12 cr.) (P: SPH-R 312 -and- 2.0 GPA -and- completion of 320 Field Experience Hours)

THEM Professional Courses (18 credit hours)
Complete each of the following courses:

• SPH-T 203 Lodging Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 302 Mgmt of Food & Beverage Operations (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 311 Convention Management & Meeting Planning (3 cr.) (P: SPH-T 201 -and- HWD major or minor)
• SPH-T 323 Festival and Event Design (3 cr.) (P: SPH-T 201 -and- HWD major or minor)
• SPH-T 355 Hospitality Bridging Healthcare (H2H) (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 431 Green Operations in Hospitality (3 cr.)

THEM Electives (9 credit hours)
Complete three of the following courses:

• SPH-R 311 Management in HWD (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 375 Winery & Food Tourism: Italy (3 cr.) (summer only)
• SPH-R 410 Event Planning & Program Development (3 cr.) (P: junior -or- senior)
• SPH-T 211 International Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 301 Sustainable Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 336 Systems Integration in Hospitality Business (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 345 Special Event Production and Technology (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 376 Health & Wellness Tourism: Spain (3 cr.) (summer only)
• SPH-T 389 Global Destination Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 418 Public Health Issues in Global Travel & Tourism (3 cr.) 

+ Courses followed by an S&H notation apply toward completion of both the major requirement and the general education, social and historical studies requirement.

Special Opportunities

Tourism students can deepen their understanding of international travel and global tourism systems through a variety of study abroad programs. In addition, internship experiences allow students to explore career interests and gain a competitive edge in specialized fields such as wellness resort management, event planning, destination management, wellness tourism, and public health—all prior to graduation.

Careers

Graduates of the Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (THEM) program enter one of the most versatile and opportunity-rich industries. Alumni are employed across diverse sectors, including sales, food and beverage management, hotel operations, catering, theme park management, business development, marketing, brand strategy, revenue optimization, and wellness management.

Career possibilities in this field are shaped by the graduate’s interests and ambition. The skillset developed at Indiana University Bloomington equips students to apply their expertise across a wide range of professional environments. The required final internship, combined with access to faculty who bring real-world management experience, helps students build industry connections and achieve their career goals.