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Travel & Hospitality Management - Business Administration Degree

The Travel and Hospitality Management - Business Administration major prepares students for positions within the travel and tourism industry including leisure, corporate and incentive travel departments, airlines, hotels, tourist attractions, and organizations. The courses in the program provide a strong education in travel and tourism along with an emphasis on sales and marketing and accounting. This combination of classes provides the student with a well-rounded education that will prepare them for a broader choice of careers.

  • 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: 36 Credits

AC200 Principles of Accounting I
AC202 Principles of Accounting II
BA110 Principles of Marketing
BA201 Business Law I
BA210 Principles of Selling
BA330 Entrepreneurship
IT135 Excel and Access for Business
SS242 Macroeconomics

 

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.