LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CURRICULUM GUIDE

Tour Cruise Operations

Certificate of Completion

Curriculum Code: 0920  (Effective Fall 2004 - Summer 2009)

This curriculum is designed for individuals with travel experience who are interested in careers with cruiselines or tour operators. It gives students the basic skills and knowledge for entry level positions in businesses that offer group tours, tour packages, or cruises.

PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course prerequisite information.  See the Assessment and Placement Testing section for skills assessment and advising information.

INFORMATION
Contact the Business Department, Old Central Building, Room 210, telephone number (517) 483-1522.

REQUIREMENTS

TOTAL:  16 CREDITS

CODE

TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

MGMT 150

Managing Customer Relations

3

MGMT 239

Time and Stress Management

3

SPCH 130

Fundamental of Public Speaking (See Note 1)

3

TRVL 145

Intro Cruise Sales/Ground Tran

3

TRVL 210

Group Travel/Escorting Ops

4

MINIMUM TOTAL

16

NOTE:

1.

This course does not fulfill the Speech Communication Core requirement for those students planning to pursue an associate degree.

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.

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MGMT 150

MGMT 239

SPCH 130

TRVL 145

TRVL 210