University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op)

A two year university diploma in tourism operations, covering destination management, tour and travel operations, visitor experience, sustainable tourism practice and eight months of co-op.

University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) sits in a region where tourism is a primary industry, so the co-op placements are local, real and directly relevant to the coursework.

University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) is delivered by Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, a designated learning institution. Because University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) is a two year university diploma rather than a degree, the Canadian field of study requirement applies to it, so the Post-Graduation Work Permit depends on this programme sitting inside an eligible field at the moment you apply. Where VIU offers the same subject as University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) at degree level for the same tuition, the degree removes this risk entirely. The eligible field list is revised by the Canadian government, and eligibility for University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) is tested when you apply rather than when you enrol. The study permit application for University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) also requires a British Columbia attestation letter, which VIU issues with the letter of acceptance.

Candidates for University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) present Grade 12 or Class 12 at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) is recorded at CAD 24,963 a year with a CAD 156 application fee, with a recorded initial deposit of CAD 10,000. No scholarship is recorded against University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op). Two entry points, September 2027 and September 2028. Apply Study Visa manages the University Diploma in Tourism Studies (Co-op) application, the deposit, the letter of acceptance and the Canadian study permit as one process.