Tourism and Event Management

Tourism allows visitors to learn, discover, experience, and enjoy culture. Through coursework and field experience, our students meet the challenges of this rapidly changing industry in which leadership, information technology, multiculturalism, and internationalization play key roles in business management.

The curriculum is based on the demands of the industry and the core principles of a dynamic business environment with specialized emphasis on the unique technological, managerial, and analytical requirements of managers and executives coordinating five-star experiences. Integrated throughout the curriculum is an emphasis on globalization, leadership, and technological advances in tourism and event coordination.

The program encourages further specialization through the achievement of a single or double concentration. Niagara’s open curriculum allows future managers to build their own concentrations to best suit their interests and future plans. Students select from coursework around tourism destination management, and event and meeting management. 

This cutting-edge degree program is designed to provide students with a readiness and competency for employment in the worldwide tourism and recreation industry in such diverse settings:

• theme parks
• tour operations
• cultural and natural attractions
• events and festivals
• transportation industries
• sports and entertainment venues
• tourism promotion agencies
• conventions, events, and programs
  historic preservation districts

Niagara University’s College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management provides students with ample resources to be successful within their major, including regular academic advisement, career counseling, and networking opportunities with notable alumni and industry leaders.