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Tourism
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The Tourism major is designed for students
planning to pursue careers in the tourism
industry. Application is required for acceptance to the
major. An application form
is available from the Tourism Adviser, Department of Geography,
Mailstop 5424,
Wood Hall, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan,
Kalamazoo, MI 49008. The major is composed of 21 credit
hours of required core courses; 3 elective courses; and
one of the following—a professional internship, a
research experience, or a study abroad experience. |
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REQUIRED CORE (21
hrs.)
GEOG 1000 World Ecological Problems
and
Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 hrs.
OR
GEOG 1050 Physical Geography . . . . . 4 hrs.
GEOG 2050 Human Geography . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 3030 Geographic Inquiry* . . . . .4 hrs.
GEOG 3100 Principles of Tourism I . . . 4 hrs.
GEOG 4080 Principles of Tourism II . . .4 hrs.
GEOG 4440 Professional
Development
. . . . . . . . . . 2 hrs.
*Prerequisite: A course in statistics
(STAT 1600, 2160, 2600,
or 3660)
ELECTIVES (11-12 hrs.)
At least three courses from the following list:
GEOG 1020 World Geography Through
Media
and Maps . . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 2440 Economic Geography . .. . 3 hrs.
GEOG 2650 Map, Chart, Air Photos . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 3800 US and Canada . . . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 3810 South America . . . . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 3820 Mexico and Caribbean . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 3830 West and South Europe. . . 3hrs.
GEOG 3890 Monsoon Asia . . . . . . . . . .3 hrs.
GEOG 3900 China, Japan, and Korea:
Lands
and Cultures . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 5010 Introduction to Geographic
Information
Science . . . . . . 4 hrs.
GEOG 5540 Outdoor Recreation:
Resources
and Planning . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 5560 Studies in Urban and
Regional
Planning . . . . . . . . 3 hrs.
In consultation with the Tourism Adviser, majors are required
to select one of the following non-classroom options:
GEOG 4120 Professional Practice . . . . 3-4 hrs
GEOG 5970 Independent Study . . . . . . . 3 hrs
A-S 3300 Study Abroad–WMU . . . . . 3-6 hrs
A-S 3310 Study Abroad-Non-WMU . 3-6 hrs |
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COMPLEMENTARY MINORS
Majors should choose a minor in the Haworth College of
Business or in the College of Arts & Sciences in the
following areas: Foreign Languages, Spanish, Communication,
Journalism, English (Practical Writing), History, Public
History, or International Studies. Geography Minor (20
hrs.)
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