Professional Tour Guiding 2: Research & Storytelling
Next Course: Rescheduled to Fall 2025, TBD
This course is for new and seasoned tour guides, as well as anyone interested in research and storytelling techniques. You will learn techniques and resources to enhance your research and storytelling skills and build better tours. Class sessions will consist of lectures, workshops, and guest speaker presentations from research facilities such as The Historic New Orleans Collection, Louisiana Research Collection, New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana State Museum, and Amistad Research Center. You will choose at least one subject to investigate and give weekly reports in class as you hone your storytelling technique. The last class meeting is a field trip with guided walking tour.
Professional Tour Guiding 1: History of New Orleans is not required to take this course.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a Loyola University New Orleans Certificate of Completion and 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Instructor: Frank Perez, B.S., M.A.
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Program Details
Tuition: $275
Course Dates: Fall 2025, TBD
Tour Date: TBD
Day(s): Wednesday
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Location: Loyola Uptown Campus, Building/Room TBD
Contact Hours/CEUs: 16 contact hours/ 1.6 CEUs
*Please note: Seating is limited. Registration will close once all seats have been filled.
Scholarship Opportunity
New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund has partnered with the Office of Professional and Continuing Studies (PACS) to provide limited, full and partial tuition scholarships to eligible applicants. Applications open at various dates for select tour guiding courses. Please join our mailing list for notifications when NOTCF scholarship applications open.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Aspiring or Licensed Tour Guide of New Orleans
- Demonstrates financial need
- Must attend all sessions and ensure sign-in is completed
- Must complete the mid-point and final surveys emailed from pacs@loyno.edu
NOTCF scholarship applications will open soon! Follow us on social media for the latest updates!
Deadline to apply: TBD
Discounts & Additional Information
Discounts available for Loyola alumni, current Loyola students, Loyola faculty and staff, and active duty or retired military.
Must email qualifying ID to PACS@loyno.edu upon registration.
Learn more about the Loyola Professional and Continuing Studies registration information, including parking, cancellations, and the refund policy.
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Professional Tour Guiding 1: History of New Orleans