Tourism Management
Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure,
business, and other purposes (World Tourism Organization, 1993). The tourism industry is one of the world’s largest. It is made up of many segments, the principle
ones being transportation, accommodations, food service, shopping, travel arrangement, and activities for tourists, such as history, culture, adventure, sports,
recreation, entertainment, and other similar activities.
Curriculum for Tourism Management Concentration
General Education Requirements
Composition I 3-4 hrs
Advanced Composition (RST 410) 3 hrs
Communications 3 hrs
Quantitative Reasoning I 3 hrs
Quantitative Reasoning II (RST 370) 3 hrs
Humanities & Arts 6 hrs
Natural Science & Technology 6 hrs
Social and Behavioral Science 6 hrs
Social Science (RST 100 and 330) 3 hrs
Cultural Studies: Western (RST 300)
Cultural Studies: Non-West/US Minority
* Foreign Language
Subtotal 41 hrs
Leisure Studies Core Requirements
RST 100 Society and Leisure 3 hrs
RST 101 Orientation to Leisure Studies 1 hr
RST 230 Leisure & Diversity 3 hrs
RST 316 Leisure & Human
Development 3 hrs
RST 330 Leisure & Consumer Culture 3 hrs
RST 370 Research Methods and Analysis 3 hrs
Subtotal 16 hrs
Management Core Requirements
RST 110 Leisure Service Delivery 2 hrs
RST 200 Leadership in Leisure Services 2 hrs
RST 300 Programming in Leisure 3 hrs
RST 320 Leisure Services Marketing 3 hrs
RST 340 Leisure & Facility
Management 3 hrs
RST 410 Administration of Leisure
Services 3 hrs
RST 420 Hum Res Mgt in Leisure
Organizations 3 hrs
Subtotal 19 hrs
Experiential Education Requirements
RST 480 Orientation to Practicum 1 hr
RST 484 Leisure Studies Practicum 12 hrs
Subtotal 13 hrs
Tourism Mgmt Requirements
RST 150 Foundations of Tourism Mgmt 3 hrs
KIN 218 Entrepreneurship 3 hrs
RST 351 Cultural Aspects of Tourism 3 hrs
RST 457 Tourism Development 4 hrs
RST 429 Contemporary Issues in
Leisure Services 4 hrs
Subtotal 17 hrs
Tourism Mgmt Electives
Department Electives 13 hrs
Free Electives 11 hrs
Subtotal 24 hrs
Summary of Requirements
General Education Requirements 41 hrs
Leisure Studies Core Requirements 16 hrs
Management Core Requirements 19 hrs
Internship Requirements 13 hrs
Concentration Requirements 15 hrs
Elective Requirements 24 hrs
Total 128 hrs
Graduation Requirement Checklist
2.00 UIUC Cumulative GPA
Residency Requirement
128 Credit Hours
* Completion through the third level of the same language in high school or college
Pre-Intern Learning Requirements
All RST students must obtain 300 hours of work experience related to the industry.
Minimum hours – 40 hours per agency
Minimum of 2 agencies must be used
For more details on the internship requirements:
http://rst.illinois.edu/Undergraduate/Internship.aspx#progover
For additional information on The Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism contact LoriKay Paden, Academic Advisor, at (217) 244-2695 or
lkpaden@illinois.edu.