AIB College of Business - Des Moines, Iowa
AIB | Academics | Travel & Hospitality Management Degree

Travel & Hospitality Management Degree

The popular Travel and Hospitality Management major prepares students for employment opportunities within hotels, major airlines, corporate leisure and incentive travel departments, ground transportation companies, tourist attractions and organizations.

  • An Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in this major can be completed in seven terms by earning 18 quarter credit hours per term. Curriculum specific to travel begins only in the fall term and must be completed through day classes.
  • Upon successful completion of an Associate degree, students may continue work at AIB toward a Bachelor of Science degree program in either Accounting or Business Administration.

Associate in Applied Science Degree: 126 Quarter Hours

Core General Education Courses: 45 Credits

CM100 Composition
CM205 Technical Writing
CM220 Speech
HU200 Literature
HU220 Ethics
IT105 Technology with Applied Communications
MA110 Mathematics of Personal Finance
SS105 Introduction to Psychology
SS100 College Foundations
SS200 Career Foundations
SS240 Microeconomics

Core Major Courses: 45 Credits

TT110 Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
TT112 Geography and Selling North American Destinations
TT114 Introduction to Hospitality Today
TT116 Quality Hospitality Management
TT118 World Geography and Selling International Destinations
TT120 Airline Computer Reservations
TT210 Tour Organization and Operation
TT212 Event Management
TT216 Intercultural Communications and Customs
TT375 Travel Practicum

Supporting Major Courses: 31.5 Credits

AC100 Introduction to Accounting
BA110 Principles of Marketing
BA210 Principles of Selling
BA220 Advertising
BA285 Project Management Theory and Application
IT120 Word
IT130 Excel

1 Elective: 4.5 Credits

 

Mission Statement:

AIB College of Business, as an institution of higher education, is dedicated to the development of our students as ethical, productive, and engaged citizens who are actively recruited as business professionals for a diverse world.