Travel Business Management, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—62 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1288
The primary goal of this program is to give students an opportunity to develop the professional skills and expertise necessary to pursue a career in the travel industry.
Required General Education Courses
15 credit hours as follows:
Select 6 credit hours from Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities and Fine Arts:
ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, PSC, PSY, SOC, SSC, ARB, ART, FRE, GER, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
MTH-120: A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of two ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with an earned grade of “C” or better in BUS-120, MTH-102, or MTH-109 for designated career programs or higher level mathematics course, or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with an earned grade of “C” or better.
Required Career Courses
40 credit hours as follows:
Career Electives
Select minimum of 7 credit hours from the following:
(Note: LSC-234 and LSC-238 must be taken together. Students should contact the program coordinator one semester prior to enrollment.)
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| - | | |
| BUS-120 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| MTH-120 | General Education Mathematics | 3 |
| - | | |
| OSA-100 | Keyboarding & Basic Formatting | 1-3 |
| LSC-106 | Introduction to Travel Planning | 3 |
| LSC-109 | Tour/Itinerary Planning | 2 |
| LSC-130 | Airline Pricing and Documentation | 3 |
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
Semester 3 (16 credit hours)
| ___-___ | Career Elective | 3 |
| BUS-100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| OSA-116 | Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| LSC-108 | International Travel | 3 |
| LSC-110 | Fundamentals of Meeting Planning | 3 |
| - | | |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
Semester 4 (15 credit hours)
| ___-___ | Career Elective | 4 |
| LSC-133 | Client Communications | 2 |
| LSC-122 | Special Events Management | 3 |
| LSC-225 | Cruising: A-Z | 2 |
| LSC-226 | Travel/Tourism Special Topics | 1 |
| - | | |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |