Leisure Services Management - Geotourism Destination Management Career Program
Degree offered
Associate in Science in Business Administration (Leisure Services Management - Geotourism
Destination Management Concentration)
Credits required 63/64
Dean William Berardi
Program contact Cecil Leonard, Department
Chair and Professor of Business Administration, ext. 2415
Program Goals Statement
The program provides skills needed for professional tourism planning that guides a community’s growth and protects its resources. Students earn an associate degree from BCC and are eligible
for a certificate from George Washington University. It focuses on development of sustainable tourism operations that honors a community’s values and goals.
Student Learning Outcomes
See Learning Outcomes.
Program Information
The Tourism Destination Management and Marketing Certificate program is delivered under a contract with George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies in Destination Management. All tourism courses are taught by practicing tourism professionals trained or endorsed by George Washington University.
Recommendations
A four-credit science course aids transfer.
After BCC
The program is designed for tourism destination managers, marketers, developers, tour operators, business owners, planners, and others who want to accelerate their careers in tourism development.
Graduates may work in local, regional, or national planning organizations.
Infused General Education Competencies
Ethical Dimensions, Multicultural Perspective
Degree Requirements
General Courses
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credits |
| CSS 101 | College Success Seminar | 1 credit |
| ECN 111 | Principles of Economics — Macro | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
CSS 101: (or completion of Division 3 First-year Experience Summer or Intersession orientation or documented First-Year Experience or equivalent)
Choose one of the following
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Elective Courses
| | Elective - Science | 3-4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
Core Courses
| ACC 101 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 credits |
| BUS 111 | Business and Financial Mathematics | 3 credits |
| COM 241 | Public Relations | 3 credits |
| MAN 101 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| MAR 101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
| BUS 130 | Introduction to Geotourism | 3 credits |
| BUS 131 | Principles of Community-based Tourism | 3 credits |
| BUS 132 | Geotourism Management | 3 credits |
| BUS 133 | Strategic Geotourism Marketing | 3 credits |
| BUS 134 | Geotourism Assessment | 3 credits |
| BUS 135 | Seminar in Geotourism | 3 credits |
| CED 210 | Cooperative Work Experience I | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 38 |
Program Electives – choose one of the following
| BUS 112 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 credits |
| BUS 113 | Introduction to Business Functions and Practices | 3 credits |
| BUS 251 | Business Law | 3 credits |
| BUS 253 | Corporation Finance | 3 credits |
| BUS 155 | Business Ethics | 3 credits |
| BUS 260 | International Business | 3 credits |
| MAN 251 | Human Resources Management | 3 credits |
| MAN 152 | Purchasing | 3 credits |
| MAN 290 | Managing an Enterprise | 3 credits |
| MAR 255 | Advertising Principles | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1
| BUS 111 | Business and Financial Mathematics | 3 credits |
| BUS 130 | Introduction to Geotourism | 3 credits |
| BUS 131 | Principles of Community-based Tourism | 3 credits |
| CSS 101 | College Success Seminar | 1 credit |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| MAN 101 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2
| ACC 101 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 credits |
| BUS 132 | Geotourism Management | 3 credits |
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| MAR 101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3
| BUS 133 | Strategic Geotourism Marketing | 3 credits |
| BUS 134 | Geotourism Assessment | 3 credits |
| ECN 111 | Principles of Economics — Macro | 3 credits |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| | And | |
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 4
| | Program Elective | 3 credits |
| BUS 135 | Seminar in Geotourism | 3 credits |
| CED 210 | Cooperative Work Experience I | 3 credits |
| COM 241 | Public Relations | 3 credits |
| | Elective - Science | 3 -4 credits |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |