LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Tourism: Airline and Travel Agency Operations
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0229 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004)
Travel agents, tour escorts, cruise line and airline personnel plan trips and
arrange lodging, modes of travel, and travel services for customers. They may
specialize in foreign or domestic service, individual or group travel, or a
specific geographical area. Travel customer service representatives are
employed by airlines, cruise lines, tour companies, railroads, and tourism
bureaus to provide travel information and arrange accommodations for tourists.
They answer questions, offer suggestions, verify arrival/departure times, and
provide literature on trips, excursions, sports events, concerts, and plays.
Travel, tour, cruise and airline personnel may confer with customers by phone
or in person, or plan trips for them in response to mail requests.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics.
For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page
22.
INFORMATION
Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210,
telephone number (517) 483-1522.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 43 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CABS 110 Microsoft Office 3
TRVL 100 Intro to Travel Agency Ops 3
TRVL 110 Travel Agen Ticket Dom/Intn'l 3
TRVL 120 North American Travel I 3
TRVL 125 Foreign Country Travel II 3
TRVL 130 Foreign Country Travel III 3
TRVL 131 Foreign Country Travel IV 3
TRVL 140 Computer Reservation Training 3
TRVL 150 Tourism/Travel Operations 3
TRVL 200 Profit Trvl Sale/Mktg/Counsel 3
TRVL 210 Group Travel/Escorting Ops 4
TRVL 230 Travel/Tourism Law, Cur Events 3
TRVL 250 Advanced Computer Ticketing 3
TRVL 255 Advanced Sabre Training 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 23-24 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 12 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area 3
Speech Communication Core Area 3
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area 3
Mathematics Competency (See page 22 for information on
how to fulfill this requirement)
CHOICE 2: Specific Travel Occupations (Choose 1 Subchoice) 11-12 Credits
Subchoice 2A: Tour Guide
MKTG 119 Mktg/Manage Your Profess Image 3
TRVL 145 Intro Cruise Sales/Ground Tran 3
TRVL 190 Internship and Seminar 3
TRVL 220 International Relations 3
Subchoice 2B: Airline/Cruise Operations
TRVL 135 Airline/Airport Operations 3
TRVL 145 Intro Cruise Sales/Ground Tran 3
TRVL 146 Seminar at Sea 2
TRVL 180 Your Career/Flight Attendant 3
Subchoice 2C: Travel Agent
TRVL 170 Open/Oper/Fran A Travel Agency 3
TRVL 190 Internship and Seminar 3
TRVL 220 International Relations 3
TRVL 260 Travel Agency Accounting 2
MINIMUM TOTAL 66
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
CABS 110 TRVL 110 TRVL 200 TRVL 131
TRVL 100 TRVL 130 TRVL 230 TRVL 210
TRVL 120 TRVL 140 TRVL 250 TRVL 255
TRVL 125 TRVL 150 Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch.
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