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TRAVEL, EXPOSITION AND MEETING MANAGEMENT

Richland only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep Enhanced Skills)

  • Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
  • Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.TRAVEL.EXPO.MEET

This program is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills so that a graduate may advance in career paths appropriate to an individual's particular interests, in the travel and tourism industry. Individual areas of specialization include: (a) convention/meeting planner, (b) exposition/trade show planner, or (c) travel agency operations. In addition to specific technical skills and knowledge related to the travel and tourism field, the graduate will have received instruction in other areas such as principles of management, applied mathematics, reading and writing skills, and verbal communication skills.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
TRVM 1300 Introduction to Travel and Tourism 3
TRVM 2301 Introduction to Convention/Meeting Management 3
TRVM 1308 Travel Destinations I - Western Hemisphere 3
TRVM 1201 Customer Sales and Service 2
14

SEMESTER II

ENGL 1302 Composition II 3
POFT 1321 Business Math AND 3
ECOL 1305 People and Their Environment OR 3
+Elective Math Elective (3-4)
++Elective Computer Science Elective 3-4
TRVM 1325 Introduction to Exposition and Trade Show Management 3
TRVM XXXX Specialization Course 1-3
13-19

SEMESTER III

SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
TRVM 2300 Applied Industry Software Products 3
TRVM 1345 Travel and Tourism Sales and Marketing Techniques 3
TRVM 1341 Travel Destinations II - Eastern Hemisphere 3
+++Elective Humanities/Fine Arts 3-4
TRVM XXXX Specialization Course 2-3
17-19

SEMESTER IV

++++Elective Management Elective 3
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology OR 3
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology OR (3)
PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology OR (3)
HDEV 2315 Principles and Processes of Personal And Social Adjustment (3)
TRVM 2331 Convention and Exposition Law and Ethics 3
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I OR 3
ACCT 2301 Principles of Accounting OR (3)
ACCT 2401 Principles of Accounting (4)
TRVM XXXX Specialization Course (three-credit course) 3
15-16

SEMESTER V

TRVM 2380 Cooperative Education - Tourism and Travel Services Management 3
3
Minimum Hours Required 62-71

+MATH Elective - must be selected from the following:

MATH 1314 College Algebra 3
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Economics 3
MATH 1332 College Mathematics I 3
MATH 1348 Analytic Geometry 3
MATH 1414 College Algebra 4
MATH 2342 Introductory Statistics 3
MATH 2412 Precalculus Mathematics 4
MATH 2442 Introductory Statistics 4

++Computer Science Elective - must be selected from the following:

COSC 1300 Computer Literacy 3
COSC 1401 Microcomputer Concepts and Applications 4
BCIS 1405 Business Computer Applications 4

+++Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - must be selected from the DCCCD Core Curriculum for Humanities/Fine Arts OR from the following:

FREN 1411 Beginning French I 4
FREN 1412 Beginning French II 4
GERM 1411 Beginning German I 4
GERM 1412 Beginning German II 4
JAPN 1411 Beginning Japanese I 4
JAPN 1412 Beginning Japanese II 4
PORT 1411 Beginning Portuguese I 4
PORT 1412 Beginning Portuguese II 4
SPAN 1411 Beginning Spanish I 4
SPAN 1412 Beginning Spanish II 4

++++Management Elective - must be selected from the following:

BMGT 1303 Principles of Management 3
BUSG 2309 Small Business Management 3
HRPO 2307 Organizational Behavior 3

SPECIALIZATION COURSES:

Meeting and Convention Management

TRVM 2333 Applied Convention/Meetings Management 3
TRVM 2341 International Convention Meeting Management 3
TRVM 1327 Special Events Design 3
TRVM 1391 Special Topics in Travel and Tourism 3

Exposition/Trade Show Management

TRVM 2343 Exposition Service Contracting 3
TRVM 2355 Exposition and Trade Show Operations 3

Travel Management

TRVM 1323 Group Tour Operations 3
TRVM 1331 Introduction to Hospitality Industry 3
TRVM 1117 Cruises 1
TRVM 1291 Special Topics in Travel and Tourism 2
TRVM 1302 Home-Based Travel Business 3

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.