Program Format

Online, Distance Learning Delivery

When you enroll in the AMTA program you will be in a cohort, or group, of students who will take courses together on-line while working with professors via the Internet. Everything is electronic, including submitting assignments, classroom discussions, lectures, reading assignments, examinations, and working on projects with teammates. The traditional fixed schedule for classes is replaced by your ability to participate in weekly activities for each course on your own schedule. An electronic grade book keeps you up to date daily on your progress in the course.

No Matter Where You Live - You Can Complete This Program!

The AMTA program is designed for the working professional and does not require traditional campus-based participation. During the program, students should complete three courses per semester. Other courses, completed over the duration of the program, provide unique opportunities to design individualized study and career objectives. This accelerated delivery system is designed to provide a growing segment of the tourism profession with the opportunity to earn a graduate degree while continuing to work full-time in the industry.

Two Four-day Residency Periods

Two four-day residency periods - one at the beginning and one at the end of your degree program - are offered in order to better meet the changing education and career development needs of tourism professionals. These residencies, held on-campus at the School of Business, will provide classroom hours, orientation on how to work on-line, access on-line libraries, and be successful in virtual coursework. During this residency period you will have the opportunity to personally meet your professors as well as the other students in your cohort. For a list of dates of upcoming residencies, visit http://gwutourism.org/amta.

Curriculum

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The AMTA program consists of 36 credit hours delivered through the following courses:

Core Courses (6 credit hours)

TSTD 249 Economic, Cultural and Environmental Aspects of Tourism (2)
TSTD 251 Statistical Applications in Tourism/Hospitality Management (2)
TSTD 270 Tourism Research (2)

Concentration Courses (12 credit hours, 3 each)

Destination Management
TSTD 260 Tourism Development
TSTD 261 Tourism Planning
TSTD 262 Tourism Policy Analysis
TSTD 263 Tourism Marketing

Event & Meeting Management
TSTD 276 Risk Management
TSTD 277 Event Management
TSTD 278 Conferences and Expositions
TSTD 279 Event Entertainment

Elective Courses (12)*

TSTD 250 Administration of Tourism and Hospitality Services (2)
TSTD 264 Sport Marketing
TSTD 266 Sport Facility Management
TSTD 280 Advanced Workshop (1, may be repeated)
TSTD 282 International Experience (variable, may be repeated)
TSTD 296 Travel Information Management Systems (3)
TSTD 298 Directed Reading and Research (variable 1-3, may be repeated)

Capstone Courses

TSTD 283 Practicum / Professional Development (3)
TSTD 297 Advanced Topical Studies (Applied Strategic Planning) (3)

* Students are encouraged to take courses from other concentrations as electives.

In addition to the online courses listed above, students are required to attend two one-week, in-person, Residency periods - one at the beginning (Inaugural) and one at the end (Capstone) of the degree program.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete 36 credit hours of graduate work. In addition to the online courses, students are required to attend two in-person Residency sessions - one at the beginning (Inaugural) and one at the end (Capstone) of the degree program.

Transfer of Credit

A maximum of six credit hours of graduate course work may be approved for transfer to the School of Business from enrollment at GW in non-degree status or from another degree-granting school of GW or another regionally accredited college or university under the following conditions: The course work must be approved as part of the student's program of studies; it must not have been applied to the completion of requirements for another degree, it must be at the graduate level, it must have been taken within the two years prior to acceptance into the program, and the student must have received a grade of B or better.