Courses

The travel and tourism option requires a minimum of 58 credit hours. Fifteen hours consist of general geography core, and 43 (or more) credit hours as a travel and tourism option requirement. Within the 43, there are 16 hours of the option's core courses, 12 hours of the option's specialized courses, 6 hours of regional courses, and 9 hours of geography systematic courses.

The best way to fulfill this program's requirements is to declare a major during your freshman year and design a proper sequence of courses, both within the major, minor, and Ball State core requirements. However, the travel and tourism requirements can be easily achieved within a two-year period. Therefore, there are opportunities to join the program during your sophomore and junior years.

REQUIRED COURSES -- 30 - 33 hours

Course  #	Course Title	Course Credit
GEOG 101	Earth, Sea, and Sky: A Geographic View	3
GEOG 121	Geography of the Cultural Environment	3
GEOG 150	Global Geography	3
GEOG 240	Map Reading and Interpretation	3
GEOG 250	Spatial Analytical Methods in Geography	3
GEOG 261	Tourism Systems	3
GEOG 262	Tourism Regions	3
GEOG 265	Introduction to GIS	3
GEOG 369	Professional Experience	3-6
GEOG 479	Practical Experience	3-6
GEOG 491	Tourism Development	3

SPECIALIZED COURSES: 12 hours
Choose 12 hours from:

Course #	Course Title	Course Credit
GEOG 360	Tours and Meetings Management	3
GEOG 460	Travel and Tourism Consulting	3
FCSFN 250	Lodging Management	3
FCSFN 363	Institutional Administration	3
FCSFN 476	Event Management	3
NREM 371	Outdoor Recreation	3
MGT 200	Management Principles	3
MKG 200	Fundamentals of Marketing	3

ELECTIVES: 15 hours
Choose 12 hours from:

Course #	Course Title	Course Credit
GEOG 120	Economic Geography and Contemporary Issues	3
GEOG 230	Elementary Meteorology	3
GEOG 320	Ethnic Geography	3
GEOG 321	Urban Geography	3
GEOG 323	Tourism and Geography of Food	3
GEOG 331	Global Climatology	3
GEOG 334	Atmospheric Hazards	3
GEOG 340	Cartography and Visualization of Spatial Data	3
GEOG 423	Population Geography	3
GEOG 470	World Political Geography	3
GEOG 480	Distant Area Field Studies	3

Choose 6 hours from:

Course #	Course Title	Course Credit
GEOG 350	Geography of the United States and Canada	3
GEOG 351	Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean	3
GEOG 353	Geography of Indiana	3
GEOG 354	Geography of Asia	3
GEOG 356	Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors	3
GEOG 357	Geography of Europe	3
GEOG 480	Distant Area Field Studies	3