旅游管理课程使学生为进入全球最大和最多样化的行业做好准备。旅游业是吸引和满足游客需求和期望的业务。该计划的重点是对游客，游客设施和目的地的营销和管理。这些包括政府和非政府旅游组织，酒店，度假村，会议中心，主题公园，游客中心，邮轮，航空公司和其他旅游业务。旅游管理计划也可以作为博士课程的垫脚石。有兴趣最终攻读博士学位的学生 鼓励该学位的学生完成硕士论文SPH-R 599，这将提高他们进行及时，有用的研究以进一步发展旅游领域的能力。为学生提供了必要的工具，并鼓励他们启动研究项目并与教师合作进行现有项目。请与您
The tourism management program prepares students to enter the world's largest and most diverse industry. Tourism is the business of attracting and catering to the needs and expectations of visitors. This program focuses on the marketing to and management of tourists, tourist facilities, and destinations. These include government and non-government tourism organizations, hotels, resorts, convention centers, theme parks, visitor centers, cruises, airlines, and other tourist businesses. The tourism management program may also serve as a stepping-stone to a doctoral program. Students interested in eventually pursuing a Ph.D. degree are encouraged to complete a Master's Thesis, SPH-R 599, which will enhance their ability to conduct timely and useful research to further the field of tourism. Students are provided the necessary tools and encouraged to both initiate research projects and work with faculty on existing projects. Check with your academic advisor for more information including the opportunity to apply for department, school, and university grants to support your research interests. As a student of tourism management, you will learn the business of attracting and catering to the needs and expectations of visitors. Through coursework and field experience, you'll gain a hands-on understanding marketing to tourists, as well as managing facilities and destinations. This Master of Science in Recreation degree prepares you to enter the world's largest and most diverse industry, which includes government and non-government tourism organizations, hotels, resorts, convention centers, theme parks, visitor centers, cruises, airlines, and other tourist businesses.