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California State University, Chico
College of Communication and Education

Tourism Minor

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  • Program Type

    Undergraduate Minor

  • Delivery Type

    On Campus

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Take your career wherever you want with a minor in tourism. One of the fastest-growing industries in the world, generating approximately $9.9 trillion worldwide, it offers incredible potential for your future success.

Develop skills in all aspects of the travel and tourism industry, from marketing to business, sales, and management. You will learn about new cultures, make lasting connections, and understand how tourism impacts society. Want to travel while studying? You can take study abroad courses in places like France, Japan, the Netherlands, Greece, Argentina, Ecuador, and many other countries.

Alumni Sophie Savelli works at the ski lifts at Heavenly Ski Resort.

Embrace Your Wanderlust

You will learn about the wide range of businesses that are part of the tourism industry, such as cruise lines, tour operators, resorts, and outdoor recreation. Our comprehensive curriculum also covers human rights, geography, entrepreneurship, and communications.

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Your Ticket to a Wide Variety of Career Opportunities

Gain the versatile skills that are valuable to employers across various industries, including hospitality, business, and event planning.

Skills you will gain include:

  • Management and leadership
  • Writing for mass media and media relations
  • Business and entrepreneurship
  • Fiscal management and budget acumen
  • Event planning, organization, and operations
  • Risk management
  • Trend forecasting

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Open a World of Possibilities 

Your minor in tourism provides a strong and broad set of skills, from advertising to management to research, which complement a variety of careers.

Majors to consider:

Student volunteers building a fence to maintain and improve Yosemite National Park.

Have a Field Day

There are many fun ways for you to get involved. Gain hands-on experience planning and running community events. Delve into the world of customer service and food and beverage management through an internship. Spend a weekend in the forest restoring a habitat with our Field School.

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