Thompson River University

The Bachelor of Tourism Management program is designed for graduates of recognized two-year diploma programs in tourism management, hospitality administration and outdoor recreation, and for those who have completed related programs and have similar educational backgrounds.

Design a program that suits your needs and interests. With experienced program advisors to guide you, a broad-based Arts education can help you to explore and communicate the important issues in your life.

Embrace studies in public and strategic communication, media relations, media and technology, multimedia storytelling, digital journalism, visual communication, and digital design. With this degree, you will be ready to navigate flexible opportunities as a digital journalist, a public relations specialist, a media analyst or a content producer.

Explore your interests without concentrating in a specific arts, science or business major in the flexible BIS degree program. Find your passions through a varied learning experience and customize your curriculum, with opportunities for co-op, service learning, undergraduate research and study abroad

Whether you want to follow your entrepreneurial instincts, specialize through research, skip the thesis or embrace it, TRU’s MBA offers flexible programming to fit your busy schedule. You also get to decide how to wrap-up your MBA. Choose from course-based, graduate project or graduate thesis completion options and advance into a PhD program or right into a management or executive level career. YOU decide where and when you learn. Study part-time or full-time. As a part-time student, you must complete the program within seven years of your start date. Complete the program: 100% online and off-campus, 100% on-campus or a combination of both online and on-campus. Please note, online courses are only available if you are a student residing in Canada. Choose when you get started. Online courses begin in September, January or May while on-campus courses begin in September or January. Gain the business skills you need to succeed. On-campus or online, TRU’s unique MBA program uses innovative in-person instruction and online learning technologies to ensure all students receive a rich learning experience with a focus on quality interaction among fellow students, faculty and industry professionals. Small class sizes ensure you are consistently receiving high quality instruction and guidance from instructors who come from diverse fields and backgrounds, offering a diverse and intercultural perspective of global business mind- and skill-sets. Engage in your education with case approach instruction, business simulations, team projects and guest speakers. Access an array of networking and collaboration opportunities with local businesses. Access accelerated completion options. If you already have a recognized business degree from an accepted North American institution, you may be able to move directly into year two of the program and complete your MBA in just one year. Note that three-year business degrees in business or commerce to do not qualify for this accelerated option. If you have completed previous post-secondary courses that are equivalent to certain TRU MBA courses, you may be able to receive course waivers. You will have to submit official course outlines for review unless pre-approved equivalency agreements exist."

The MN program offers nursing graduates the knowledge, skills and abilities they need for principled and thoughtful leadership through critical and creative approaches that influence innovative change. This unique program, through its pathways to admission and its emphases on leadership development and Indigenous health, meets the need for accessible, flexible graduate nursing education. Graduates will be equipped to meet the demand for advanced nursing roles within complex and dynamic health care systems in British Columbia, nationally and internationally.

Take up to five years to complete the MEd degree Learn on campus, online or a combination of both Choose your completion option: thesis, final project or capstone course Conduct original research Explore new and innovative teaching techniques Learn to design and assess new curriculum Program Highlights You choose your route to an MEd: Start with a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies, take direct entry into the MEd, or enter after five to seven ESL courses. Core and electives – a winning combination: There are five required courses that prepare the foundation for your studies and future career. You select electives of interest to you that expand on this foundation. Finally, you choose your exit option: capstone, project or thesis. You will learn in small classes: Obtain personalized instruction in a very supportive and collegial environment. You participate in face-to-face interactions, online discussions, and personal research: Engage in dynamic and fluid communicative activities and in collegial dialogues – all informed by your reading and research. You thrive through experiential learning: Participate in classroom discussions and readings, reflect on what you have learned and apply your knowledge in professional contexts. You take an active role in your learning: Through independent study, web-based research and guided inquiry, you will strengthen and enhance your current understanding of educational issues. You receive and give instructional support: Benefit from the practice-based knowledge of your instructors and cohort members. Experience a new understanding of your professional practice. Graduate Programs In Education Success Centre: Receive support from the Centre with your writing and scholarly communication from trained and motivated Graduate Teaching Assistants in a dedicated graduate student space via workshops and private appointments."