Leisure Services Management – Tourism Career Program (NB)
Degree offered
Associate in Science in Business Administration (Leisure Services Management –Tourism Concentration)
Credits required 63/64
Dean
William Berardi
Program contact
John Caressimo, Professor, ext. 2111
Program Goals Statement
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Tourism is one of the world’s largest career fields.
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This program offers students the opportunity to develop strong communications, organizational, and critical-thinking skills as well as practical preparation for entry into this growing career field.
Student Learning Outcomes
See Learning Outcomes.
Program Information
The tourism and hospitality concentration introduces students to the principles of travel, geography, and culture.
After BCC
This program prepares students for entry-level positions in a broad range of tourism and hospitality positions.
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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Concentration Courses
BUS 120 | Group Tour Planning | 3 credits |
BUS 121 | Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality | 3 credits |
BUS 122 | Tour Destination Planning | 3 credits |
BUS 123 | Meeting, Planning, and Convention Sales and Service | 3 credits |
BUS 124 | Sales and Customer Service for Tourism and Hospitality | 3 credits |
BUS 126 | Hotel and Motel Management and Operations | 3 credits |
CED 210 | Cooperative Work Experience | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
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 120 | Group Tour Planning | 3 credits |
BUS 121 | Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality | 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 123 | Meeting, Planning, and Convention Sales and Service | 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 |
RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3
BUS 122 | Tour Destination Planning | 3 credits |
BUS 126 | Hotel and Motel Management and Operations | 3 credits |
ECN 111 | Principles of Economics-Macro | 3 credits |
HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
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 124 | Sales and Customer Service for Tourism and Hospitality | 3 credits |
CED 210 | Cooperative Work Experience | 3 credits |
COM 241 | Public Relations | 3 credits |
| Science Elective | 3-4 credits |