Tourism Management (Minor)

Tourism Management (Minor)
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What is tourism management?

Tourism is the world’s largest and most diverse industry. It is a composite of activities, services, and industries delivering travel experiences through transportation, accommodations, eating and drinking establishments, shops, entertainment, activity facilities (parks, sports, and amusement parks), historic sites, natural resources, among others.

Why study tourism management at UNH?

The faculty of Recreation Management and Policy, Hotel and Hospitality Management, and Natural Resources and the Environment Tourism Departments have bundled a number of courses for non-majors which, when combined with certain elective courses, can constitute a Minor in Tourism Management. All students take three courses that introduce them to tourism, the hospitality industry, and recreation and tourism in society. You can choose two electives that match your professional goals from courses including but not limited to lodging operations management, festival and event planning, tourism and global understanding, and recreational sports management.

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Curriculum & Requirements

“Tourism”  is the world’s largest and most diverse industry. Tourism is a composite of activities, services, and industries delivering travel experiences through transportation, accommodations, eating and drinking establishments, shops, entertainment, activity facilities (parks, sports, and amusement parks), historic sites, natural resources, among others.

The faculty of Recreation Management and Policy [RMP], Hospitality Management [HMGT], and Natural Resources and the Environment [NRE] Tourism [Tour] have bundled a number of courses for non-majors which, when combined with certain elective courses, can constitute a Minor in Tourism Management. Each of the courses offered for this minor are already offered in each of the three departments. These programs represent the three Colleges of College of Health and Human Services, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, and the College of Life Science and Agriculture.

Questions about the minor may be directed to:
Recreation Management and Policy – Dr. Bob Barcelona, Bob.Barcelona@unh.edu
Tourism Management – Dr. Rob Robertson, Rob.Robertson@unh.edu
Hospitality Management – Dr. Markus Schuckert, Markus.Schuckert@unh.edu

Approval of the Minor for Graduation, verification and sign-off must be coordinated with Dr. Rob Robertson.

  • For the minor students must complete 20 credits (five courses) with a grade of C- or better and a 2.0 grade point average.
  • Courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis may not be used toward the minor.
  • No more than 8 credits used by the student to satisfy major requirements may be used for the minor.
  • No transfer courses may be used toward the minor.
  • The courses may be taken in any order, and students are responsible for checking pre-requisites for the elective courses.
  • Courses taken during study abroad maybe considered as part of the minor; prior approval of an advisor is required.
Required Courses
TOUR 400Introduction to Tourism4
HMGT 401Introduction to the Hospitality and Tourism Industry4
RMP 490Recreation & Tourism in Society4
Electives
Select two additional courses in an area of interest. One course must be an experiential learning course.8
Lodging and Resort Management Courses
HMGT 681
Contemporary Resort Development and Management
HMGT 570
International Food and Culture (Experiential Learning Course)
HMGT 554
Lodging Operations Management
RMP 775
Entrepreneurial and Commercial Recreation (Experiencial Learning Course)
TOUR 767
Social Impact Assessment
Event Planning and Management Courses
HMGT 661
Event Design, Planning, and Management
RMP 680
Festival and Event Planning
RMP 560
Recreational Sport Management
TOUR 767
Social Impact Assessment
International Travel and Tourism Courses
HMGT 570
International Food and Culture (Experiential Learning Course)
TOUR 510
Tourism and Global Understanding (Experiential Learning Course)
EREC 444
The New Pirates of the Caribbean
ECOG 401
Introduction to Ecogastronomy
TOUR 767
Social Impact Assessment
RMP 711
Recreation Resource Management
Total Credits20

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