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Sustainable Tourism, Minor

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Sustainable Tourism , Minor

PPTDMSMIN

Ecotourism, Global, Hospitality, International, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Travel

Are you driven to understand how travel and tourism shape communities and the environment long term? Enhance your ability to make a lasting impact in the tourism industry through adept management. Learn to preserve natural and historical wonders while supporting the communities that surround them for a sustainable future.
Description ▲

Students in the sustainable tourism minor program gain innovative insights into finding practical solutions for more ethical and eco-friendly approaches to travel. Students learn basic concepts and theories of tourism development and management and how to identify the ways that tourism can contribute to sustainable development locally and globally.

Students with majors in sustainability, business and many others find this minor to be a beneficial supplement to their existing program.

Students may also have opportunities to complete a study abroad program.

At a glance ▲

Curriculum ▲
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Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
The minor requires a total of 15 credit hours: 12 credit hours of required courses and one three-credit hour course from the list of electives.
Required courses (12 credits)
TDM 205: Introduction to Travel and Tourism (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TDM 372: Tourism Planning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TDM 458: International Tourism (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TDM 480: Sustainable Tourism
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Elective course (3 credits)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
Standards
15 hours of graded classroom coursework (no internship, no independent study)
Minimum "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) grade required for all courses in the minor
Should be a junior to take 400-level courses
No double counting of courses for a major and the minor

Enrollment requirements ▲

GPA Requirement: 2.00

Incompatible Majors: BS in tourism development and management; BS in tourism development and management (sustainable tourism); BS in tourism development and management (resort and hotel leadership); BA in business (tourism); BS in tourism development and management (meeting and events)

Other Enrollment Requirements: None

Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit after the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major or the minor program. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and the minor.
Career opportunities▲

Minor programs enable students to develop additional competencies that complement the marketable knowledge and skills they acquire in their majors. Graduates with a minor in sustainable tourism can find opportunities in diverse settings in a wide variety of industries, including hotel management and environmental and travel agencies.
Contact information▲
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