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Tourism, Hospitality and Event Planning

This degree is set to provide an understanding of the business of attracting and catering to the needs and expectations of visitors. The Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Planning (THEPBS) degree can take your career just about anywhere. As a major in this degree, you'll learn to use marketing and management skills, strategic communication, selling and entrepreneurship skills, and other career related explorative learning experiences.

General Education Core (30 cr.)

Information Literacy and Library Instruction

• COAS-S 104 FYS or S 154 Pathways (1 cr.)

Written Communications I

• ENG-W 131 or HON-H 103 (3 cr.)

Written Communications II

• ENG-W 231 (3 cr.)

Oral Communication

• COMM-S 121 or BUS-C 104 (3 cr)

Quantitative Reasoning

• MATH-M 110 or higher (3 cr)

Reasoning about Ethical Questions or Diversity

• PHIL-P 100 or P 140 (3 cr)

Natural & Physical Sciences (5 cr.)

• Arts & Humanities (3 cr.)

Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

• Additional Course in Arts, Humanities or Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

Tourism, Hospitality and Event Planning Core (75 cr.)

• THEP-E 104 Principles of Event Planning (3 cr)*
• THEP-T 100 Introduction to the Tourism Industry (3 cr)*
• THEP-T 107 Tourism Planning and Development (3 cr)*
• COMM-I 102 Introduction to Strategic Communication (3 cr)
• COMM-I 202 International and Cross-Cultural Advertising (3 cr)
• BUS-W 211 Contemporary Entrepreneurship (3 cr)
• THEP-H 201 Introduction to Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management Industries (3 cr)*
• BUS-A 200 Foundations of Accounting (3 cr)
• CMCL-C 337 New Media (3 cr)
• COMM-S 307 Crisis Management (3 cr)
• BUS-M 300 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr)
• BUS-M 330 Consultative Selling (3 cr)
• THEP-T 315 Economics of Tourism and Events (3 cr)*
• THEP-E 323 Festival and Event Management (3 cr)*
• COMM-S 440 Organizational Communication (3 cr)
• BUS-M 405 Consumer Behavior (3 cr)
• THEP-E 304 Mechanics of Event Planning (3 cr)*
• BUS-Z 440 Personnel Human Resources Management (3 cr)
• BUS-M 450 Marketing Strategy (3 cr)
• THEP-T 410 Tourism Research (3 cr)*
• THEP-R 425 Capstone in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (3 cr)*
• THEP-T 412 Tourism Management (3 cr)*
• COAS-S 399 Internship (3 cr)
• COAS-S 399 Internship (3 cr)
• COAS-S 399 Internship (3 cr)

Electives (15 cr.)

Total: 120 credit hours

Students complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300/400 level

*are courses still being created