Travel, Tourism & Hospitality (TG)

The Tourism and Hospitality program is designed to provide students with specific knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for entry-level positions in a variety of travel, tourism and hospitality industries located in the Greater Boston and North of Boston regions. Students who successfully complete this program will be prepared for entry-level employment in tourist attractions, museums, meetings planning, convention/conference centers, visitor's bureaus/chambers of commerce, travel agency, airline, and tour guide services. The program includes a hands-on work experience through Cooperative Education and Internships which integrate classroom study with a supervised work experience.

Course See Note  Course Title Credits       GEO116   World Regional Geography 3   or  IDS138   Geo-Cultural Development of New England     BUS106   Introduction to Excel (OL) 1   CMP101   Composition 1 (OL, CT) 3   CPS100 1 Fundamentals of Computer Concepts (OL) 3   TOU104   Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality 3   TRV106   Selling Travel Destination 3   BUS101   Math for Business and Finance (OL) 3   CMP104-150   Composition 2 Elective (OL, CT) 3   HSP110   Planning Meetings, Conferences, and Special Events 3   HSP114   Marketing the Tourism and Hospitality Industry 3   TRV103   Automated Systems for the Travel Industry 3   ACC108   Financial Accounting (OL) 3   BUS-ELECTIVE 2 Business Directed Elective(s) (OL) 3   HSP222   Hospitality and Travel Law 3   LA-ELECTIVE 3 Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   SPE102/104   Speech or Small Group Communication 3   COP202 4 Cooperative Education/Internship (OL) 3   LA-ELECTIVE 5 Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   OPN-ELECTIVE   Open Elective(s) (OL) 3   TOU210   Tour Management 3   TOU216   Tourism Development and Management 3

Notes  1 May be fulfilled by challenge exam and 3 liberal arts credits.  2 The following Business courses are recommended: BUS100, MGT102, MGT206.  3 Foreign language is recommended: FRE101/102 or SPN. Other suggested Liberal Arts are: ECO103/104, GOV104, MDA104, PSY102.  4 Students may be eligible for COP202 exemption. Please see the COP202 Coop Ed/Internship Exemption Form found on the Academic Department Web page for details. If exemption is approved, student must complete a 3-credit open elective.  5 Foreign language is recommended: FRE101/102 or SPN. Other suggested Liberal Arts are: ECO103/104, GOV104, MDA104, PSY102.

Admissions Information  • Please contact the Student Support and Advising Center for information about the following Massachusetts state college and university programs - Commonwealth Transfer Compact, Joint Admissions, Tuition Advantage, and MassTransfer.  • Program available days only at the Lynn Campus.