School of Health & Human Sciences
Undergraduate Programs
Tourism
Tourism (B.S.T.E.S.M.)
The tourism major prepares students for a dynamic career at the crossroads of travel, sustainability, arts, culture, and destination marketing. With world-class museums, cultural hotspots, and sports facilities right outside our door—plus one of the continent's top-ranking airports—the journey into tourism is just beginning. Students will study alongside other students in the Tourism, Event, and Sport Management program and have the opportunity to earn the business foundations undergraduate certificate through the Kelley School of Business.
Tourism Curriculum
IU Indianapolis General Education Core
Tourism majors must fulfill the IU Indianapolis general education requirements corresponding to Indiana College Core.
Core Communication (6 credits)
- ENG-W 131: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I (3 credits) or ENG-W 140: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry: Honors (3 credits) completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher
- COMM-R 110: Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
Analytical Reasoning (6 credits)
- Analytical Reasoning List A (3 credits)
- Analytical Reasoning List A or B (3 credits)
Cultural Understanding (3 credits)
- TESM-T 208: Tourism Geography (3 credits)
Life and Physical Sciences (3 credits)
- Life and Physical Sciences (3 credits)
- Life and Physical Sciences (3 credits)
Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences (9 credits)
- Arts & Humanities (3 credits)
- Social Sciences (3 credits)
- Arts & Humanities or Social Sciences (3 credits)
TESM Core requirements
- TESM-G 110: TESM Learning Community (1 credit)
- TESM-C 100: Introduction to TESM (3 credits)
- TESM-C 205: Facility Management (3 credits)
- TESM-C 301: Career & Leadership Principles (3 credits)
- TESM-C 325: Selling in TESM (3 credits)
- TESM-C 410: Data Literacy and Research (3 credits)
- TESM-C 401: Internship (6 credits)
- BUS-X 204: Business Communications OR ENG-W 231: Professional Writing (3 credits)
- HER-E 120: Introduction to Graphic Design Essentials OR NEWM-N 102: Creative Design (3 credits) (NEWM-N 102 can be used to satisfy the Arts & Humanities gen ed requirement)
Requirements for the Business Foundations Certificate
- TESM-C 112: Business Foundations of TESM
- TESM-C 312: Human Resources in the Service Industry (3 credits)
- BUS-A 186: Accounting and the Business Environment OR BUS-A 200: Foundations of Accounting for Non-Business Majors (3 credits)
- BUS-F 200: Foundations of Financial Management (3 credits)
- BUS-K 201: Foundations of Business Information Systems and Decision Making (3 credits)
- BUS-M 200: Marketing and Society OR 300 Introduction to Marketing (3 credits)
- BUS-P 200: Foundations of Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
Major-specific Requirements for Tourism:
- TESM-T 207: Tourism Policy and Sustainability (3 credits)
- TESM-T 208: Global Tourism Geography (3 credits)
- TESM-T 234: Cultural Heritage Tourism (3 credits)
- TESM-T 306: Management of Attractions (3 credits)
- TESM-T 307: Destination Marketing and Management (3 credits)
- TESM-T 382: Travel Trends and Tour Operations (3 credits)
- TESM-T 472: Global Tourism Analysis (3 credits)
- Major-selective elective (3 credits) Select 1 of:
- TESM-T: 396 Tourism Topics
- TESM-T: 309 Cruise Line Management
- TESM-T: 319 Sport Tourism Development
- TESM-T: 329 Tourism Sports Marketing
- TESM-T: 483 Ecotourism
- MSTD-A: 403 Introduction to Museum Studies
Open Electives (20 credits)
- Additional courses beyond the IU Indianapolis General Education Core and major course requirements to total 120 credit hours (these are not required to be SHHS courses, but could be).
- Only college-level course work will count toward open electives. Remedial courses in areas such as math and English do not count.
