Last updated: August 16, 2001 @ 10:37AM

Tourism Studies

This program is co-ordinated by the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Co-ordinator
David J. Telfer

Participating Faculty
Sue Arai (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Corrado Federici (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures), David A. Fennell (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Dan Glenday (Sociology), Anne Marie Guilmette (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Atsuko Hashimoto (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Peggy Hutchison (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Paula Johnson Tew (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Eli Levanoni (Management, Marketing and Human Resources), John Middleton (Environment), Don McRae (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures), George S. Nogradi (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Ryan Plummer (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Steven Renzetti (Economics), David J. Telfer (Recreation and Leisure Studies), John K. Yardley (Recreation and Leisure Studies)

General Information

Administrative Assistant,
Sandra Notar
(905) 688-5550, extension 3259
Physical Education 238
http://www.brocku.ca/tourism/

The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies offers four-year programs of study leading to a Bachelor of Tourism Studies honours degree and a Bachelor of Tourism Studies. The requirement for graduation with a Bachelor of Tourism Studies honours degree is a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average in the remaining credits. The minimum major average for graduation with a Bachelor of Tourism Studies is 60 percent and a minimum 60 percent overall average.

Students must select a program stream in either Tourism Administration or Tourism Planning and Development. The program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of tourism.

The Tourism Administration stream provides opportunities for students to pursue tourism careers such as supervisors and entry level managers in: guest services, attractions, transportation, recreation facilities and travel services such as tour operations and travel agency management, visitor and convention bureaus, and is designed to qualify graduates for a wide range of positions in both the public and private sectors.

The Tourism Planning and Development stream is designed for students pursuing careers such as economic development officers, planning consultants in local to multinational organizations, municipal, provincial or national government agencies, attractions or visitor activity managers. This stream combines elements of recreation and leisure studies, environmental studies and geography to examine aspects of tourism planning and development in depth.

Program Notes
  1. A minimum grade of 60 percent in TOUR 1P91 and 1P98 is required to continue as a major in Tourism.
  2. ERSC 1F90 or GEOG 1F91 is recommended as the Science context credit and CANA 1F91 as the Humanities context credit. In the Management stream ECON 1P91 and 1P92 are recommended as the Social Science context credit. In the Planning and Development stream, GEOG 1F90 or ENVI 1P90 and ENVI 1P91 are recommended as the Social Science context credit (students taking GEOG 1F90 are not eligible to take GEOG 1F91 as the Science context credit).
  3. FREN 1F90; 1P01, 1P02, 1P03, GERM 1F00, 1F90; ITAL 1F00, 1F01, 1F90, JAPA 1P00, 1P01, 1P80, 1P81, MAND 1P00, 1P01, 1P80, 1P81, SPAN 1F00, 1F90, 1P10, are approved language courses.
  4. TOUR 3V10-3V99, LABR 1P91, 1P92, 2P32, ENTR courses, RECL 1P92, 1P96, 2P10, 3P10, 3P20, OBHR 2P51, ACTG and MKTG courses are recommended electives for the Tourism Administration stream.
  5. TOUR 3P49, 3V10-3V99, 4P21; ENVI 3P02; GEOG 2P91, 3P45, 3P60, 3P83 are recommended electives for the Tourism Planning and Development stream.
  6. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Tourism Administration stream

Year 1
·   TOUR 1P91 and 1P98
·   one of TOUR 1P99, COSC 1P90, 1P98
·   INTL 1P95
·   MGMT 1P91 and 1P92
·   one Humanities context credit or one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit (see program note 2)
Year 2
·   TOUR 2P07, 2P11, 2P18 and 2P41
·   RECL 2P10
·   one-half RECL credit elective numbered 1(alpha)90 or above
·   the Humanities or Science context credit not taken in year 1 (see program note 2)
·   one language credit (see program note 3)
Year 3
·   TOUR 3P05, 3P28, 3P38, 3P40 and 3P78
·   TOUR 3Q07 or 3Q17
·   RECL 3P50
·   one-half RECL credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   one elective credit
Year 4
·   TOUR 4F01, 4F02, 4F05 and 4F07
·   one elective credit

Tourism Planning and Development stream

Year 1
·   TOUR 1P91 and 1P98
·   one of TOUR 1P99, COSC 1P90, 1P98
·   INTL 1P95
·   MGMT 1P91 and 1P92
·   one Humanities context credit or one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit (see program note 2)
Year 2
·   TOUR 2P07, 2P11, 2P18 and 2P41
·   TOUR 2P92 or 2P94
·   the Humanities context credit or Science context credit not taken in year 1 (see program note 2)
·   one-half RECL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 or above
·   one language credit (see program note 3)
Year 3
·   TOUR 3P05, 3P18, 3P40, 3P66, 3P78
·   TOUR 3Q07 or 3Q17
·   TOUR 3V60 or 3V68
·   one-half RECL credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   one elective credit
Year 4
·   TOUR 4F01, 4F02, 4F05 and 4F07
·   one elective credit

Bachelor of Tourism with a Major

This program is identical to the honours program listed above in years 1 to 3. It differs from the honours program in that honours standing is not required for entry into year 4, and year 4 does not include the research project and thesis courses.

Year 4
·   TOUR 4F01, 4F05, 4F08 and 4P03
·   one and one-half elective credits

Brock/Niagara College Articulation Agreement

Niagara College Tourism diploma graduates who have achieved a minimum 70 percent overall average will be granted up to seven and one-half credits, as determined by the Office of the Registrar towards their Bachelor of Tourism Studies degree.