"What Can I Do With a Major in...Tourism?"
The graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Tourism will use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to:
- Interact with a variety of clients and consumers.
- Understand perspectives of potential employers and customers.
- Solve service-oriented problems utilizing appropriate concepts, principles, theories, and technology.
- Exhibit an understanding/appreciation of global concerns, the diversity of humankind, risk assessment, professional ethics, and legal environments.
- Obtain knowledge related to professional organizations, service learning, and other external sources of professional enrichment.
- Obtain skills needed for professional management within the tourism sector.
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Affiliated Organizations
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)
Association for Convention Sales & Marketing Executives (ACME)
Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
Center for Exhibition Industry Research
Convention Industry Council (CIC)
Destination Marketing Association International
European Travel Comission (ETC)
Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)
Exhibit Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
Association Management Companies Institute(AMCI)
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
International Association of Venue Managers, Inc. (IAVM)
International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)
International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE)
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
International Ecotourism Society
Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
Meetings & Convention (Publication)
National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP)
National Association of Catering Executives (NACE)
Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI)
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA)
Society of Corporate Meeting Planners (SCMP)
Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)
Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE)
Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA)
U.S. Travel Association
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
Career Library Resources
Jobs for Travel Lovers
Careers in Focus - Travel and Hospitality
Opportunities in Travel Careers
Disclaimer:
The career paths listed are those which are commonly associated with this area of study and in no way does this site attempt to suggest that these are all of the career paths possible. Some of the career paths listed may require additional education, training, development, licenses and/or certifications. Listings of resources such as job listings, web links, professional organizations, library publications, and other information found on this page are believed to be accurate and true at the time published. The "What Can I Do With A Major In..." database is reviewed and updated every year in July. While no list is truly exhaustive, if you feel something should be added, deleted, changed or updated on this page, please contact the Office of Career Services by e-mail at careers@ucmo.edu and an out-of-cycle change will be completed.
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