Tourism and Travel
Tourism includes a wide range of businesses and career Â鶹´«Ã½. No single program can prepare you for everything you will ever need to know in a tourism career because it is such a huge industry and because it can change very quickly. But, this is also what makes a tourism career exciting and dynamic.
Â鶹´«Ã½ offers a tourism and travel major designed for Â鶹´«Ã½s planning to pursue career in the tourism industry. While the program is more comprehensive than many, you will still need to complement your studies by choosing a minor in one of the following areas: a foreign language, Spanish, communication, journalism, English (practical writing), geography, history, public history or international studies. You will also supplement your coursework with an internship, research or study abroad experience.
As a tourism and travel Â鶹´«Ã½ at WMU, you will be required to complete one of the following:
- Professional internship
- Research under the guidance of a tourism faculty member
- Study abroad experience
You will also have the opportunity to join the Geography Club and Gamma Theta Upsilon or Students for a Sustainable Earth.
Recent WMU graduates with degrees in tourism and travel are working as:
- Travel agents
- Geographic area specialists
- Regional planners
- Map curators
Among the organizations they work for are:
- Airlines
- Travel agencies
- Government agencies
- Kalamazoo