International Hospitality and Tourism Management (AS)
Postgraduate
In Largo (USA)
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Largo (USA)
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Start date
Different dates available
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Credits
60
The Associate of Science in International Hospitality and Tourism Management is a degree program for those with a passion for crossing continents and cultures. Seekers of this degree are adventurous individuals with a strong desire to interact with people from around the world. They want to understand the cultural and personal needs of travelers so that they can provide them with the most fulfilling experience. Talented professionals in international hospitality and tourism management are responsible for creating the positive memories tourists remember for a lifetime.
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About this course
- Understand and describe the geographic, economic, and cultural factors of tourism and how they influence hospitality, leisure, travel, and recreational activities.
- Develop an understanding and appreciation of sustainability in tourism.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills pertaining to customer and guest services.
- Display visual literacy and proficiency with computer skills, including the use of application software such as word processing, reservation systems, spreadsheets, web page design, and internet research.
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Subjects
- Management
- Hospitality
- International
- Tourism
- European History
- Applied mathematics
- Research
- Accounting
- Food and Beverage Management
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
Course programme
Required General Education Courses Credits: 18
- European History: Napoleonic Period to the Present
- Applied Mathematics
- College Mathematics
- English Composition: Expository Writing
- European History to 1815
- English: Research and Writing
Required Core Courses Credits: 30
- Applications of Computers
- Accounting I
- Accounting II
- Introduction to International Business
- Introduction to Tourism & Hospitality
- Front Office Management
- Food and Beverage Management
- Internship (by Provost approval only)
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
Required Foreign Language Courses Credits: 12
- Beginning Foreign Language 1
- Beginning Foreign Language 2
- Intermediate Foreign Language 1
- Intermediate Foreign Language 2
Internship Opportunities
Industry-based internships are currently available only to students in the undergraduate program in International Hospitality and Tourism Management. These internships provide opportunities to students to learn processes and practices in the real world. Students observe, learn and practice hospitality services in an American setting in:
- Hotels, Resorts & Motels
- Restaurants
- Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs)
- Chambers of Commerce
- Local and Regional Tourism Promotion Agencies
International Hospitality and Tourism Management (AS)