Graduate Programs
Degree Programs
Master of Science in Event Tourism
Degree requirements for students in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management are established by the faculty of the school and may change. Students are bound by rules and regulations established by the faculty at the time of their initial matriculation as a graduate student. Every graduate student will be assigned an advisor who will help cooperatively plan their course of study depending on experiences and education objectives.
Required Courses (35 credit hours plus pre-requisites)
Foundation Courses
- HPER-T 590 Introduction to Research in Health, Kinesiology and Recreation (3 cr.)
- HPER-T 591 Interpretation of Data in Health, Kinesiology and Recreation (3 cr.)
- PSY 601 Experimental Design (3 cr.)
- PSY 608 Measurement Theory and Interpretation of Data (3 cr.)
- TCEM 599 Master's Thesis (5 cr.)
Total: 17 credit hours
Emphasis Courses (First three courses listed are required)
- TCEM 500 Foundations of Event Tourism (3 cr.)
- TCEM 531 Event Tourism Marketing (3 cr.)
- TCEM 562 Economics of Event Tourism (3 cr.)
- TCEM 519 Sports Tourism Management OR TCEM 534 Cultural Tourism Management OR TCEM 571 Strategic Meeting Management (3 cr.)
Total: 12 credit hours
Pre-Requisites
- TCEM 499 Operational Tourism Analysis (required for all) (3 cr.)
- SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
- MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
Total: 9 credit hours
Elective Recommendations (Selected with approval of advisor)
- SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 507 Data analysis and modeling - Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 521 Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 522 Human Resource Management in Non-Profit Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 525 Management in the Non-Profit Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 526 Financial Management for Non-Profit Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs (GIS) (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 558 Funding Development for Non-Profits (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 539 Management Science (3 cr.)
Total: 6 credit hours