Thompson Rivers University offers Tourism Destination Development Post-Baccalaureate Diploma, a postgraduate diploma in Tourism & Leisure programme in Kamloops, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 875 per credit (CAD 162 per credit for local students).
The diploma builds a foundation in tourism studies spanning product development and innovation, applied research methods, community and cultural issues, environmental issues, and tourism experience marketing. Topics within tourism experience management are explored, including managing service operations, information technology, small business management, business strategy, and understanding and influencing tourist behaviour, within a global setting. Field experience is gained through a two-semester consulting assignment with a tourism-related organization.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an undergraduate degree; the post-baccalaureate diploma page states this as the sole academic prerequisite. Applicants from non-English-speaking countries must demonstrate English proficiency through one of several accepted routes: TOEFL 570 on the paper-based test (with a TWE of 4.5) or 88 on the iBT with no section below 20; IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no sub-test below 6.0; MELAB with a minimum of 8; CAEL with an overall score of 70 and no sub-test below 60; an acceptable Accuplacer result; or completion of Thompson Rivers University's own ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 courses with a minimum grade of C+ in both. No portfolio, interview, work-experience, age, or criminal-record conditions are published on the program page. The diploma runs three intakes a year, in September, January and May, and international applicants are accepted.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
