Thank you for your interest in the MA Tourism Planning and Development program. Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting applications at this time.

Bachelor of Arts in Geography: Tourism Studies Concentration

This is a degree that can lead to a rewarding and exciting career in one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The focus is on developing a responsive approach to the needs of the tourism industry in the United States and internationally, by encouraging you to develop both a constructive and critical understanding of tourism resources, impacts, and planning. California University of Pennsylvania has been accredited by the World Tourism Organization's Themis Institute for Quality in Tourism Education TedQual (Tourism Education Quality) Certification system.

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Click Here to view the program information sheet for the Bachelor of Arts in Geography- Tourism Studies Concentration program.

Email the Program Director Dr. Susan Ryan

Cal U is an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization Education Council. This council is made up of worldwide leading tourism education, training, and research institutions which have obtained the UNWTO.TedQual Certification for at least one of their tourism education programs.

 The Pennsylvania Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (PACVB), the association that represents officially designated destination management organizations within Pennsylvania, has officially endorsed Cal U's tourism programs and has recognized the University as its exclusive education partner.

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