Western Michigan University offers a tourism and travel major designed for students 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 student 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.
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