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- Champaign, IL 61820
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Tourism Management
Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes (World Tourism Organization, 1993). The tourism industry is one of the world’s largest. It is made up of many segments, the principle ones being transportation, accommodations, food service, shopping, travel arrangement, and activities for tourists, such as history, culture, adventure, sports, recreation, entertainment, and other similar activities.
Curriculum for Tourism Management Concentration
| General Education Requirements | Tourism Mgmt Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition I | 3-4 hrs | RST 150 Foundations of Tourism | 3 hrs | |
| Advanced Composition (RST 410) | 3 hrs | RST 218 Entrepreneurship | 3 hrs | |
| Speech Communications | 3 hrs | RST 351 Cultural Aspects of Tourism | 3 hrs | |
| Quantitative Reasoning I | 3 hrs | RST 457 Tourism Development | 4 hrs | |
| Quantitative Reasoning II (RST 370) | 3 hrs | RST 429C Contemporary Issues in Leisure Services | 4 hrs | |
| Humanities & Arts | 6 hrs | Subtotal | 17 hrs | |
| Natural Science & Technology | 6 hrs | |||
| Social and Behavioral Science | 6 hrs | Tourism Mgmt Electives | ||
| Social Science (RST 100) | 3 hrs | Department Electives | 9 hrs | |
| * Cultural Studies: Western (RST 242) | Free Electives | 7 hrs | ||
| Cultural Studies: Non-West/US Minority | Subtotal | 16 hrs | ||
| ** Foreign Language | ||||
| Subtotal | 41 hrs | |||
| Summary of Requirements | ||||
| Leisure Studies Core Requirements | General Education Requirements | 41 hrs | ||
| RST 100 Society and Leisure | 3 hrs | Leisure Studies Core Requirements | 22 hrs | |
| RienST 101 Ortation to Leisure Studies | 1 hr | Management Core Requirements | 19 hrs | |
| RST 216 Leisure & Technology | 3 hrs | Internship Requirements | 13 hrs | |
| RST 230 Leisure & Diversity | 3 hrs | Concentration Requirements | 17 hrs | |
| RST 242 Nature & American Culture | 3 hrs | Elective Requirements | 16 hrs | |
| RST 316 Leisure & Human Development | 3 hrs | Total | 128 hrs | |
| RST 330 Leisure & Consumer Culture | 3 hrs | |||
| RST 370 Research Methods and Analysis | 3 hrs | Graduation Requirement Checklist | ||
| Subtotal | 22 hrs | 2.00 UIUC Cumulative GPA | ||
| Residency Requirement | ||||
| Management Core Requirements | 128 Credit Hours | |||
| RST 110 Leisure Service Delivery | 2 hrs | |||
| RST 200 Leadership in Leisure Services | 2 hrs | * Cultural Studies requirements can be satisfied | ||
| RST 300 Programming in Leisure Services | 3 hrs | by courses that are approved for multiple | ||
| RST 320 Leisure Services Marketing | 3 hrs | General Education categories. | ||
| RST 340 Leisure & Facility Management | 3 hrs | |||
| RST 410 Administration of Leisure Services | 3 hrs | ** Completion through the third level of the | ||
| RST 420 Hum Res Mgt in Leisure Organizations | 3 hrs | same language in high school or college | ||
| Subtotal | 19 hrs | |||
| Experiential Education Requirements | ||||
| RST 480 Orientation to Practicum | 1 hr | |||
| RST 484 Leisure Studies Practicum | 12 hrs | |||
| Subtotal | 13 hrs | |||
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Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
- 104 Huff Hall,
- 1206 South Fourth Street,
- Champaign, IL 61820
- Phone:(217)333-4410
- Fax:(217)244-1935
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- College of Applied Health Sciences
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