Bachelor of Tourism Management - Adventure Studies
- 4 years
- Duration
- 19,976 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kamloops / Canada
- Location
- Thompson River University
- School
Program description
Develop your skills as a leader and manager in the rapidly expanding field of tourism. The BTM focuses on key issues in local, regional, national, and international tourism, with study abroad and field school options for international experience. Learn the skills and confidence needed to start your own tourism business and meet the growing demand for tourism managers.
Graduates learn how to provide excellent tourist experiences, build and manage tourism businesses with an entrepreneurial spirit, and contribute to community growth in an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable way.
The unique combination of theory and practice produces competent graduates who quickly apply the skills they gained as students to their careers:
- As consultants to businesses, organizations, communities, and governments
- As research assistants
- As tourism product developers
- As tourism industry professionals
- As adventure tourism entrepreneurs and business managers
As part of their course work, students in the BTM in Adventure Studies can participate in numerous project based learning opportunities. A field school is offered every year to give students hand on experience with an adventure tourism development project.
Program structure
Within the Adventure Studies or Tourism Management stream, you can choose either the general program or one of three majors. For General program, you have the option of adding a concentration.
General program
- Resort Experience
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Festivals and Events
- Adventure Studies
Specific courses
- Adventure and sport tourism marketing
- Adventure tourism business management
- Contemporary issues in adventure tourism
- Eco and adventure tourism programming
- Nature-based community development
- Legal liability and risk management
- Policy development and planning
Price
- Tuition — 8,861 CAD/semester (up to 12 credits)
- Application Fees — 100 CAD (one time, non-refundable)
- General Fees — 553 CAD (per semester for 12 credits)
- Health Fees — 75 CAD (per month)
- TRUSU Extended Heath & Dental Plan — 248 CAD (per year)
Requirements for applicants
- Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
- English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)
About the university
The success of our students is our top goal here at Thompson Rivers University. Our varied community, personalized student services, opportunities for real-world application, and adaptable curriculum give each student the tools they need to succeed.
TRU has approximately 140 on-campus programs and over 60 Open Learning programs, ranging from traditional academics to trades, certifications to graduate degrees. Co-op work terms, undergraduate research, field schools and practicums, service learning, and other programs give our students the chance to put their knowledge into practice under the supervision of approachable faculty mentors. Our open, adaptable classroom encourages exploration, production, and discovery. Our students do, too.
Our Mission
TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, sustainable university that provides high-quality, adaptable education, training, research, and scholarship to its local, national, and worldwide student body and the communities it serves.
Our Campuses
Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, TRU's Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses lie in the traditional territory of the Secwepemc peoples.
