Minor in Tourism
NEW Tourism Minor for 2011
| Level | Papers |
|---|---|
100-level |
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200-level |
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200 & 300-level |
Three of the Following - MUST include at least ONE paper at 300-level: TOUR 218 Tourism and Hospitality Enterprise Management TOUR 301 Cultural and Heritage Tourism TOUR 305 Tourism Product Development |
Tourism Minor prior to 2011
| Level | Papers |
|---|---|
100-level |
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200-level |
TOUR 212 Tourism Development and Planning (no longer offered from 2011). Plus one of :
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300-level |
One of: |
Please discuss any transitional arrangements with the Tourism Department Course Advisors.
Minor in Hospitality
The Minor in Hospitality provides students with an introduction to the workings of hospitality businesses. While it recognises the link to the tourism system more broadly, its focus is primarily on the issues that face individual hospitality businesses. The course gives students a grounding in the fundamentals of business operation that set the hospitality sector apart from other business sectors, including:
- issues associated with co-creation of the 'product';
- the significance of human resources management (HRM);
- the impact of seasonality; yield (revenue) management;
- and the unique nature of distribution for hospitality products.
Students will not only be introduced to these key business concepts in hospitality, but also to the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of the phenomenon of hospitality and this is what sets this course apart from others in hospitality. Electives within the Minor in Hospitality also allow students to study the business of wine, tourist behaviour, resorts and lodgings management or events and conventions management.
Both the Tourist Accommodation Management (TOUR 303) and Events and Conventions (TOUR 304) papers offer very practical insights into the management of hospitality operations. Students undertake a combination of theoretical and applied assessments which impart useful skills and levels of inquiry that can be applied directly in the industry.
The Minor in Hospitality will be of interest to Bachelor of Commerce students who are interested in the accommodation, events and food and beverage sectors or who might be interested in running their own hospitality business in the future; and to other BCom students (especially Management, Economics or Marketing majors) wanting an industry-specific specialisation within their degree.
The Minor in Hospitality will also be of interest to those enrolled in other degrees, as it provides students with an introduction to business operations of the sector that is the world's largest employer.
NEW Hospitality Minor for 2011
| Level | Papers |
|---|---|
200-level |
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200 & 300-level |
Three of the Following - MUST include at least ONE paper at 300-level: TOUR 214 Introduction to Wine Business |
Hospitality Minor prior to 2011
| Level | Papers |
|---|---|
100-level |
TOUR 101 Principles & Business of Tourism TOUR 103 Introduction to Hospitality(no longer available, replaced by TOUR 220 - Hospitality: Theory & Practice) |
200-level |
TOUR 218 Tourism & Hospitality Enterprise Management Plus one of: |
300-level |
One of: |
Please discuss any transitional arrangements with the Tourism Department Course Advisors.
Course Contact: Tara Duncan / David Scott