Admission Requirements

Graduation from a recognized two-year tourism/ hospitality program, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.67 or higher, for the maximum block transfer toward the degree.

If you have not completed a tourism or hospitality diploma, a minimum of 60 credits of directly applicable coursework, preferably including core business and tourism or hospitality foundation courses.

Residency Requirements

A minimum of 15 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)

Degree Requirements

120 credits total, including 45 at the upper-level, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher over all courses taken outside the block transfer, as follows:

Breadth Requirements (21 credits)

General education requirements may be covered by university courses you have already taken. Core business and tourism/hospitality requirements may be covered by courses in your diploma.

These may be met with lower- or upper-level university courses.

• Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature); (may be ENGL 1001, or ENGL 1021 and ENGL 1011, or ENGL 1031)
• Three credits in statistics (may be STAT 1201)
• Three credits in humanities (other than English)
• Three credits in introductory economics (may be ECON 1221 or ECON 1901)
• Three credits in approved geography (human, cultural or regional geography relevant to tourism; may be GEOG 1191)
• Three credits in natural science

Core Business & Tourism / Hospitality Requirements (30–33 credits)

These are typically part of approved diploma programs.

Choose either Tourism Management or Hospitality Administration.

Tourism Management

At least one course from six of the following seven areas. Suggested courses are in parentheses after each area name:

• Accounting (ACCT 2211)
• Computer applications (MIST 2611)
• Marketing (MKTG 2431)
• Introduction to entrepreneurship I
• Business communication (CMNS 1291 or CMNS 1811)
• Human resource management (HRMN 2821)
• Organizational behaviour (ORGB 2811)

At least one course from four of the following five subject areas:

• Introduction to tourism (CONV 1011)
• Tourism business law (BLAW 2911)
• Co-op or practicum (may be completed through PLAR)
• Community and cultural issues (CONV 1031)
• Environmental stewardship (ENVS 3991)

Hospitality Administration

At least one course from each of the following 11 areas. Suggested courses are in parentheses after each area name:

• Accounting (ACCT 2211)
• Computer applications (MIST 2611)
• Marketing (BBUS 3431)
• Accommodations
• Hospitality marketing
• Co-op or practicum (may be completed through PLAR)
• Business communication (CMNS 1811, CMNS 1291 or BBUS 3631)
• Human resource management (HRMN 2821)
• Organizational behaviour (ORGB 2811)
• Food and beverage service
• Hospitality law (CONV 1051)

Upper Level Requirements (24 credits)

Upper-level courses include policy and planning, entrepreneurship, leadership, communication, marketing research, promotions and international tourism.

At least one course from each of the following eight areas. Suggested courses are in parentheses:

• Tourism policy and planning (SOCI 3169 or TRMT 470 from Vancouver Island University)
• Financial management for tourism (FNCE 2121 or TMGT 3030)
• Entrepreneurship II (ENTR 4751)
• Community and cultural issues (MNGT 3711)
• People management and human relations (BBUS 3661)
• Organizational leadership (BBUS 4833)
• Advanced communication (BBUS 3631)
• Graduating seminar (TMGT 4021)

Upper Level Tourism or Hospitality Requirements (15 credits)

One course from one of the following four areas:

• Marketing research (MKTG 3481)
• Promotions management (MKTG 4481, Integrated Marketing Communications)
• Consumer behaviour (MKTG 3471)
• International tourism marketing (MKTG 4471 or Vancouver Island University's TRMT 368)

In addition: Four additional upper-level tourism, hospitality, or closely related specialty courses approved by OL (refer to the above four areas and the 3000- and 4000-level courses listed next)

Other Elective Requirements (27-30 credits)

Generally, most or all of these are met through block transfer from recognized tourism management or hospitality administration diploma programs.

Electives available by distance education may include but are not limited to the following:

Open Learning Courses

• ACCT 2251, Management Accounting (recommended)
• IBUS 3511, International Business
• MNGT 3711, Business Ethics and Society
• CONV 1021, Introduction to Special Events Management
• CONV 1041, Event Volunteer Management
• CONV 1051, Legal Liability and Risk Management
• CONV 1061, Event Marketing
• HART 4839, Museum Principles and Practices II: Programming, Exhibitions, and Management
• HART 4869, Museum Principles and Practices I: Communities, Curatorship, and Collections
• HART 4879, Heritage Resource Management
• MATH 1091, Business Mathematics (recommended)

Vancouver Island University Courses

• TRMT 359, Management of Parks and Protected Areas
• TRMT 390B, Special Topics: Seniors
• TRMT 430, Resort Management
• TRMT 450, Volunteer Management
• TRMT 475, Lifestyle Management

Other Institutions

Various tourism and hospitality courses are also offered to part-time students via distance delivery through other BC post-secondary institutions, including Capilano University and Vancouver Island University.