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LSC-106--(3)
INTRODUCTION TO TRAVEL PLANNING
Designed to prepare students for specialized travel/tourism curriculum courses by introducing them to travel/tourism services, the travel/tourism industry, basic terminology, and available reference sources. Career opportunities are examined. (3 contact hours)

LSC-108--(3)
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Provides instruction in international travel, international documentation requirements, worldwide travel codes and terminology, international hotels and tour manuals. Includes an introduction to international travel geography. (3 contact hours)

LSC-109--(2)
TOUR/ITINERARY PLANNING
Prerequisite: LSC-106. Provides instruction in domestic tour and itinerary planning, tour documents and manuals, hotel directories, and specialty services. Includes tour escorting, group meeting and convention planning, and major modes of transportation. (2 contact hours)

LSC-110--(3)
FUNDAMENTALS OF MEETING PLANNING
Provides an overview of meeting planning including: housing, transportation, catering, function arrangements, audiovisuals, budgeting, negotiations, and legal issues. (3 contact hours)

LSC-122--(3)
SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT
The purpose of this course is to acquire an in-depth knowledge about the specialized field of event management, and to become familiar with management techniques and strategies required for successful planning, promotion, and implementation and evaluation of special events. (3 contact hours)

LSC-130--(3)
AIRLINE TICKETING I
Provides basic instruction in domestic airlines reservation and ticketing procedures. Includes use of the North American edition of the Official Airline Guide, fares, fare rules, and tariffs. (3 contact hours)

LSC-131--(2)
AIRLINE TICKETING II
Prerequisite: LSC-130 or consent of instructor. Provides instruction in advanced domestic ticketing procedures. Includes the use of tour orders, MCOs and PTAs, as well as ticket revalidation, re-issues, exchanges, and airline promotion coupons. Basic international airline reservations, the worldwide edition of the OAG, and ticketing procedures, including fares and taxes, will also be emphasized. (2 contact hours)

LSC-133--(2)
CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS
This course is designed to emphasize the importance of verbal, nonverbal and written modes of communication in industry. Emphasis will be placed on written business correspondence, professional selling skills, problem solving, and developing a positive customer service attitude. (2 contact hours)

LSC-140--(3)
AIRLINE COMPUTING-SABRE
Provides intensive instruction in the airline computer reservation system. Through a simulation system, students learn to create airline schedule availability and flight status displays; the functions necessary to sell the flight space, and how to build a basic passenger name record; assign seats; use client profiles; work queues; modify data and itineraries; and related techniques. (4 contact hours)

LSC-141--(3)
AIRLINE COMPUTING-APOLLO
Provides intensive instruction in the airline computer reservation system. Through a simulation system, students learn to create airline schedule availability and flight status displays; the functions necessary to sell the flight space and how to build a basic passenger name record; assign seats; use client profiles; work queues; modify data and itineraries; and related techniques. (4 contact hours)

LSC-210--(2)
TRAVEL AGENCY MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: LSC-106 or consent of instructor. Provides intensive instruction in the management of travel agencies with focus on agency operations, office management, legal aspects, automation, and personnel administration. Covers the complex and varied relationships among travel suppliers, tour operators, tour wholesalers, and others involved in the travel distribution system. (2 contact hours)

LSC-214--(3)
DESTINATION PLANNING-NORTH AMERICA
Instruction in domestic travel will include the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean islands. Points of interest; location of major cities, ports, airports, tourist attractions, air, land and sea companies and travel resources will be emphasized. It encourages students to develop research skills, using print, electronic, and human resources to help meet client wants and needs. (3 contact hours)

LSC-225--(2)
CRUISING: A-Z
Provides an overview of the cruise industry, including cruise companies, cruise geography, ships, passenger profiles, brochures, promotion, and selling. (2 contact hours)

LSC-234--(3)
INTERNSHIP - TRAVEL
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor/coordinator. Corequisite: Registration in LSC-238. Planned and supervised career field experience relating to the student's degree program. Student will intern in travel-tourism sites or related agencies. (15 contact hours)

LSC-238--(1)
SEMINAR - TRAVEL
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor/coordinator. Corequisite: Registration in LSC-234. Sharing, evaluating and integrating internship experiences are involved in this seminar. (1 contact hours)

 
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