About the Program
The School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality (STHM) Global Tourism Graduate Certificate is for individuals who want to transform a passion for travel into a gratifying career in the dynamic, trillion-dollar tourism industry.
100% Online
The Global Tourism Certificate course is 100% online in a mobile-friendly format allowing you to experience education your way. You will also participate in live, weekly online classes enabling engagement with faculty. Plus, all nine credits earned can be applied to a Master of Science in Travel and Tourism.
Completion in Under 3 Months
Courses are five weeks long and include live online sessions that integrate discussion and project-based learning activities in which students break into small groups to solve authentic problems faced by today’s travel and tourism leaders.
Apply Credits to Master's Degree
Students who complete a graduate certificate may apply to the Master of Science in Travel and Tourism during their third course in the certificate program. The nine credits earned from the certificate program will count towards the Master of Science in Travel and Tourism (where a grade of B or higher is received).
Courses
The 9-credit Graduate Certificate in Global Tourism is ideal for those who want to turn a passion for travel into a career by learning more about the ever-evolving, diversified global tourism industry. For individuals that want to take their development beyond the certificate, credits earned from this certificate program count towards the Master of Science in Travel and Tourism (where a grade of B or better is received).
This course will focus on the concept of CQ, and provide students with both a theoretical background of this concept, as well as practical approaches to using this concept within the travel and tourism industry. It will begin by exploring the concept of culture and how culture is developed and passed on. Following work on culture, students will engage with Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to understand how cultural differences affect behavior within the travel and tourism industry. After developing this foundational knowledge, the class will explore the concept of CQ. Students will gain an understanding of the CQ construct and the four underlying components of cognition, metacognition, motivation and behavior that make up CQ. Students will learn how CQ is different from other similar forms of intelligence such as social and emotional intelligence. The class will conclude by focusing on strategies for increasing CQ, as well as looking at various case studies on how to measure CQ and the benefits of having a high level of CQ for working in the globalized world of travel and tourism.
CONTACT US
For questions about the application process, the program or to schedule a personalized consultation with a member of the graduate enrollment team, please contact:
Coni Zingarelli