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Tourism Management
From local to global, our programs connect students to place, culture, and people through tourism in meaningful ways.
Learn key business skills and gain the expertise to develop quality tourist experiences, and the ability to successfully manage tourism destinations and organizations at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Students can ladder into the Bachelor of Tourism Management from tourism or business diplomas at TRU or elsewhere.
Become a leader in the expanding field of tourism
Resort and Hotel Management Diploma
Embark on a stimulating career that can take you from winter resorts to cruise ships, eco-lodges, wineries and exotic beachfront hotels around the world.
Two years — on campus
Sport Event Management Diploma
Prepare for an exciting career producing, organizing and managing sports events at the only sport event management program in Western Canada.
Two years — on campus
Events and Convention Management Diploma
Get set for an exciting career planning, organizing, managing and promoting festivals, concerts, conventions, trade shows, weddings and special events.
Two years — on campus
Tourism Management Diploma
Explore your options with a two-year diploma that gives you a good sampling of the specialties you can take in Tourism Management.
Two years — on campus
Bachelor of Tourism Management
Gain the skills to develop and manage tourism businesses, and contribute to community development in a manner that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Four years — on campus
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma
Build upon your undergraduate degree with a focus on tourism destination development — for career advancement, career change, professional development or the pursuit of life-long learning.
48 credits — on campus
Ladder up
- If you start with a diploma, you can use those credits towards the Bachelor of Tourism Management degree.
- If you have a bachelor’s degree in a field other than tourism, you can pursue our post-baccalaureate diploma.
Diploma
- Events and Conventions Management
- Sport Event Management
- Resort and Hotel Management
- Tourism Management
Degree
- Bachelor of Tourism Management
Post-baccalaureate
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Tourism Destination Development
Tourism is an exciting, diverse, and evolving sector of our economy
Our Tourism Management Department at Thompson Rivers University offers programs designed to prepare students for dynamic and exciting careers in this vibrant sector. Our innovative programs are developed in collaboration with provincial, regional, local, and Indigenous tourism representatives and our courses incorporate the latest research in tourism studies.
Read the rest of our message from department chair Patrick Brouder »
Amplify your program
Pursue the Global Competency certificate to earn formal recognition for your intercultural and international experiences.
Pursue the Leadership in Environmental Sustainability Certificate to earn formal recognition for knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes that contribute to environmental sustainability.
Tourism Management works well with Study Abroad.
Diploma graduates may ladder into the third year of Bachelor of Tourism Management. Earn diploma and a degree in just four years.
What our grads say
96%
Say they're satisfied with their education
91%
Say skills and knowledge useful in performing their job
96%
Are in the labour force
Stats from BC Student Outcomes
