Ready to explore the world?
Imagine a major that opens doors to a dynamic career at the crossroads of travel, sustainability, arts, culture, and destination marketing. With world-class museums, cultural hotspots, and sports facilities right outside your door—plus one of the continent's top-ranking airports—your journey into tourism is just beginning.
By studying tourism at IU Indianapolis, you’ll learn through experiences with industry leaders, whose work contributes to $1.26 billion in tax receipts annually, with $725 million benefiting the Indy community. You'll earn credit for some of those experiences and/or for prior industry work. Tourism is a global economic powerhouse, and whether you’re in Indiana or halfway around the world, Indy is the place to be!
Here, you can turn your passion for exploration into a fulfilling career that shapes the industry with innovative and sustainable practices. Experience an education that seamlessly blends in-class theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, teaching you about the economic and social impacts of tourism and how to craft compelling strategies to draw visitors to vibrant destinations and attractions.
Earn a business foundations certificate from the Kelley School of Business as part of your coursework. For enhanced career marketability, you also can double major in event management, hospitality, or sport management within the tourism, event, and sport management department—or add on an undergraduate certificate or minor.
Your career in tourism starts here.
*When prompted on the IU Indianapolis application, select Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management as your major. During orientation, an advisor will help you declare your major.
