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College
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Department
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration

316 White Hall
Tel: 330-672-2012
E-mail: oss@kent.edu
Web: www.ehhs.kent.edu/fla 

The Tourism Management minor prepares students to specialize in tourism service management and sustainable destination development relative to their careers. The minor provides students with the necessary skills for entrepreneurial success within the tourism industry. Exciting career opportunities exist in resorts, theme parks, special events, convention and visitors bureaus, regional planning, urban renewal, ecotourism, outdoor adventures, sport tourism and cultural tourism. The program provides students knowledge, skills and abilities through coursework and hands-on field-based experiences.


Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

TOURISM MANAGEMENT MINOR REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
  RPTM 26060 Introduction to Global Tourism 3
    26081 Principles of Outdoor Recreation 3
    36040 Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Leisure Services 3
    36060 Commercial Recreation and Tourism 3
    46000 Tourism Development and Recreational Travel 3
  SPAD 45022 Event Planning and Production 3
TOTAL 18

Minimum 2.250 GPA in the minor required for graduation.

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