FOR 365 ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION (3)
Background of major current issues in natural resources conservation with emphasis on forests, soils, and water and potential sustainable carrying capacity. Focus on evaluating facts and opinions related to issues. Basics of terrestrial and aquatic ecology, recent and current issues of soil, water, and forest use and management. (Bacc Core Course)
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FOR 371 ECO AND ADVENTURE TOURISM (3)
Introduces students to eco and adventure tourism, including definitions and historical development, visitor motivations and market issues, business issues, (including ethics and risk management), positive and negative impacts, and planning and management issues. Both domestic and international issues and examples will be covered.
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FOR 372 ETHICS IN ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP (3)
Examines ethical issues and situations inherent in adventure leadership and other experiential education settings. Leading adventure programs entails judgement-laden decisions that are made every hour of every day with regards to participants, leaders, and programs. Students will become familiar with predominant ethical theories and apply these theories to practical situations with a view to assessing the values that influence their decisions and subsequent actions. Students will better understand how their decisions influence their professional work and those of others within the context of adventure leadership.
PREREQS:
FOR 375 or other writing intensive course
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FOR 373 OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE EDUCATION (3)
Covers historical and contemporary philosophies and practices in outdoor and adventure education. Explores the educational, social and ethical consequences of outdoor adventure education programs and their impact on individuals, groups, and culture.
PREREQS:
FOR 375
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FOR 374 TOURISM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
Covers the information technology needs of tourism and outdoor recreation businesses. Emphasis is placed on providing a thorough understanding of how e-marketing, e-commerce and online information distribution are keys to commercial success. Students will develop, publish and present a tourism-related e-commerce newsletter, website, or Powerpoint presentation relating to a topic or company.
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FOR 375 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION (4)
Theory, techniques, and practice of experiential education. Students will define learning objectives, design curriculum, develop teaching materials, and effectively teach a variety of audiences. (Writing Intensive Course)
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FOR 376 TOURISM AND OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS (4)
Introduces students to current philosophies of tourism and recreation programming and its application with groups of special populations. Students will explore the educational, social, and ethical implications of outdoor programs for special populations, while investigating cultural attitudes and behaviors toward selected special populations.
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FOR 377 EXPEDITIONS I (4)
Students will research, design, and plan a three- to four-week extended backcountry expedition. Content includes determination of expedition purpose, length, and location, followed by planning and programming. Includes logistical arrangements, risk management procedures, and required permits. Students will design skill and knowledge progressions for participants.
PREREQS:
Instructor approval
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FOR 378 TOURISM AND RECREATION DATA ANALYSIS (3)
Introduces students to descriptive and inferential statistics. The focus is on 1) applying relevant statistical analyses to tourism and recreation data and 2) interpreting results.
PREREQS:
MTH 111.
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FOR 401 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FOR 406 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FOR 410 INTERNSHIP (1-16)
Full-time supervised professional experience emphasizing functional proficiency under joint sponsorship of university and agency personnel. Graded P/N.
PREREQS:
FOR 251 and FOR 351 and FOR 356 and FOR 391 and FOR 407-Section 020 are recommended and may be taken concurrently. Departmental approval required.
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FOR 444 ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PARK MANAGEMENT (3)
Ecological principles applied to the management of park recreation uses. The relationship between biological and physical science information and recreation management decisions is explored.
PREREQS:
FOR 251* plus an ecology course.
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FOR 473 RESORT MANAGEMENT (3)
Provides an overview of resort management and operations in the context of ski, golf, gaming, and other types of resorts. Principles of successful marketing, management, and development of a resort will be covered. Includes a review of the growth of resorts in the United States, expansion of resorts worldwide, and their operations and characteristics.
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FOR 474 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TOURISM AND OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP (3)
Creation and management of tourism and outdoor leadership businesses. Covers principles of running a successful business and includes special considerations for operations on public lands (e.g. concessionaires).
PREREQS:
BA 101
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FOR 475 HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MARKETING (3)
Development and management of marketing in the hospitality and travel industry sectors, and positioning products or destinations to capture customers. Addresses differences between tourism and other industries. Students will develop a marketing plan.
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FOR 477 ADVENTURE THERAPY (3)
Provides students with an overview of adventure therapy, including its history, theory, current status and future trends. Includes program design, ethical issues, and best practices in the field.
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FOR 479 NATURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (3)
Examines the human experience with (and within) nature from biological, psychological, spiritual, and international/cultural perspectives. Identifies opportunities for fostering the human-nature connection to achieve organizational goals and individual and societal health.
PREREQS:
FOR 375
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FOR 499 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
Topics of current importance in forest resources issues, education, policies, economics, management, business, social values, silviculture, and biometrics. Topics will change from term to term. May be repeated with different topics for credit. Section 8: Social aspects of natural resource management (3 credits) graded.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Senior or graduate standing.
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2004 Oregon State University
