LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Travel and Tourism
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0229 (Effective Fall 2000 - Summer 2005)
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 course work in
mathematics. For information on how to fulfill all general education
requirements, see page 23.
INFORMATION
Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210,
telephone number (517) 483-1522.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 55 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CABS 110 Microsoft Office 3
CISB 200 Info Sys Tech/Problem Solving 3
HMFS 101 Intro Hospitality/Tourism 3
MGMT 150 Managing Customer Relations 3
MGMT 239 Time and Stress Management 3
MKTG 210 Marketing on the Internet 2
OADM 203 Professional Office Procedures 2
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
TRVL 125 Destinations I 3
TRVL 130 Destinations II 3
TRVL 131 Destinations III 3
TRVL 140 Airline Computer Reservation I 3
TRVL 145 Intro Cruise Sales/Ground Tran 3
TRVL 190 Internship and Seminar 3
TRVL 200 Sales/Mktg for Travel/Tourism 3
TRVL 230 Travel/Tourism Law 3
TRVL 250 Airline Comptr Reservation II 3
TRVL 265 Fundamentals of Bus Travel 3
WRIT 127 Business Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 15-18 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area 3
Mathematics Competency (See page 23 for information on
how to fulfill this requirement. Course work may be needed.)
CHOICE 2: Specific Travel Occupations (Choose 1 Subchoice) 12-15 Credits
Subchoice 2A: Tour/Cruise Operations
HMFS 229 Convention/Meeting Management 3
MKTG 119 Mktg/Manage Your Profess Image 3
SPCH 130 Fundamental of Public Speaking 3
TRVL 146 Seminar at Sea 2
TRVL 210 Group Travel/Escorting Ops 4
Subchoice 2B: Airline Operations
MKTG 119 Mktg/Manage Your Profess Image 3
SPCH 130 Fundamental of Public Speaking 3
TRVL 135 Airline/Airport Operations 3
TRVL 180 Flight Attendant 3
Subchoice 2C: Travel Agencies
TRVL 100 Travel Agency Operations 3
TRVL 170 Owning/Managing Trvl Agency 3
TRVL 210 Group Travel/Escorting Ops 4
TRVL 260 Travel Agency Accounting 2
MINIMUM TOTAL 70
NOTE:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
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 SPCH 110 CISB 200 TRVL 131
HMFS 101 TRVL 125 MKTG 210 TRVL 230
MGMT 150 TRVL 140 OADM 203 TRVL 265
MGMT 239 TRVL 145 TRVL 130 Lim.Ch.
WRIT 127 TRVL 200 TRVL 190 Lim.Ch.
Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. TRVL 250 Lim.Ch.
Lim.Ch.
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