Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant
English: Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course
CAEL CE and CAEL online, Minimum 60
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE), Minimum 169 with no skill below 162
Duolingo, Minimum score 105 to 110
IELTS Academic, Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
PTE Academic, Minimum score 58
TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition), Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered, No skill below 20
The tourism sector is a large economic growth contributor in Ontario, Canada and the world. This two-year diploma program will help you establish a service-driven attitude and develop your business and entrepreneurial skills to create, promote and sell global tourism products and services. You will graduate as a specialist in tourism destination innovation and implementing exciting new tourism services.
You will develop business skills in marketing, sales and customer relations, negotiation, risk management, industry-specific global distribution systems, local and international tourism destinations and geography.
In semester two of the program, you can continue your studies in the Tourism – Services Management, Global Tourism Business concentration or switch to Travel Services. Switching is seamless with a common first semester in both programs.
Graduates of Tourism – Services Management – Global Tourism Business Specialization (GTB) with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher have an advanced entry pathway toward Honours Bachelor of Commerce – Business Management (BBM).
Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
Strong communicators, extensive soft skills
Solid core knowledge and technical skills
Understand sector needs, including business management, analytics and technology
See the industry as a way of life and value lifelong learning
Globally savvy
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Semester 1
BAM101, Introduction to Business Administration
COM101 or COM111, Communicating Across Contexts or Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
HSP101, Service Leadership
PPS100, Professional Presentation Skills
SMS202, Business Computer Applications
TIS101, Mathematics of Finance
TRV103, Tourism Destination Exploration I
Semester 2
ECO332, Global Economic Impact of Tourism
MRK233, Services Marketing
TAC300, Financial Accounting I
TRV202, Leisure Travel Theory and Practice
TRV203, Tourism Destination Exploration II
TRV204, Tourism Design and Experiences
WTP100, Work Term Preparation (Work-Integrated Learning option only)
plus: General Education Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term
GTB331, Global Tourism Business Specialization, Co-op (Work-Integrated Learning option only)
Semester 3
CRM400, CRM and Selling
HTM330, Human Resource Management
HTM440, Financial Management and Analysis
TRV299, Professional Internship Preparation (non Work Integrated Learning option only)
TRV303, Tourism Research and Entrepreneurship
TSA300, Amadeus Reservation Specialist
plus: General Education Course
Semester 4
BUS433, Strategic Services Management
GCB400, Global Cruise Business
MAN400, Introduction to Project Management
MRK436, Marketing Attractions and Destinations
TIS200, Professional Internship (non Work Integrated Learning option only)
TRV301, Legal Liability and Risk Management
plus: General Education Course
When you graduate from this program, these are the types of employers waiting for you:
Tourism development and marketing organizations
Travel information centres, national parks and campgrounds
Tourism attractions, festivals and event planning
Tour organizations, ground transportation and in-bound tourism
Travel retail, destination tourism and internet travel retail
Resorts, hotels, cruise lines, airlines
Health Insurance $808CAD
