Program Overview

Global Tourism Management Certificate

Program Type

Certificate

Format

On Campus

Estimated Time to Complete

12 Credit Hours

Program Description

Gain specialized knowledge and practical skills to excel in managing international tourism ventures and navigating the complexities of the global travel industry.

Requirements

• Global Discovery in Merchandising and Hospitality Management (1-3 hrs)
  • Experience fashion, home furnishings, and hospitality industries through visits to manufacturing facilities, retail establishments, museums, historical structures, hotels, restaurants, and industry support organizations. Includes field study in industry centers for fashion, home furnishings, hospitality, or other selected U.S. or international destinations. Pre-trip and post-trip classes required.
• Foundations of International Travel and Tourism (3 hrs)
  • Travel and tourism examined from global, industry, and developmental perspectives. Topics include historical, contemporary, and future effects of travel and tourism as related to social, economic, cultural, and environmental issues.
• Introduction to International Sustainable Tourism (3 hrs)
  • Global travel and tourism examined through the lens of sustainability and the triple bottom line: the economic, socio-cultural, and environmental effects of tourism on a destination. Introduction to the different components of the travel and tourism industry with a particular focus on examples of high and low sustainability practices in each industry, using case studies from around the world as illustrations.
• Hotel Operations (3 hrs)
  • Detailed study of different departments within hotel properties. Emphasis on front office, food and beverage, housekeeping, engineering, security, sales, and marketing and accounting.
• Technology and Innovation in Hospitality, Event, and Tourism (3 hrs)
  • Designed to familiarize students with the strategic use of technology and new trends of innovation in the hospitality, event, and tourism fields. Topics include the unique needs for and characteristics of technology and innovation in the aforementioned industries, as well as management, operations, and impacts of technology and innovation on organizations and the industry as a whole.

Related Programs

• Global Perspectives Certificate
• Hospitality Management Certificate
• Event Management Certificate

College

College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism

Location

Chilton Hall 331, 410 S. Avenue C, Denton, Texas