Sustainable Tourism Management Option
This option is available within the Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
Designed for students pursuing careers as tourism destination planners, developers, and marketers in government, non-profit, or the private sector, in both domestic and international locations. This option applies business concepts to tourism, and explains best practices for planning, developing, and managing sustainable nature-based tourism. Students understand issues of equity and justice in the context of the tourism industry, apply business and marketing principles, create marketing strategies, and explain land management goals and permit processes. They learn to plan, develop and manage sustainable nature-based tourism in a manner that integrates experiential, economic, biophysical, and social data. They explore the consequences of development of natural resources in domestic and international tourism.
Option Code: 874
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Explain the importance of tourism and recreation in natural settings for achieving societal goals, such as community development, human health and quality of life, and sustainable use of natural resources.
- Identify, analyze, and apply the best available information on science, management practices, and public preferences to address contemporary tourism, recreation, and outdoor leadership opportunities and issues.
- Use applicable laws, policies, and regulations to make nature-based tourism, recreation, and outdoor leadership decisions across cultural and geographical contexts.
- Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in appropriate formats.
- Demonstrate leadership and collaboration skills to work effectively and professionally in groups.
- Explain the principles and methods for successful supervision of employees and/or volunteers.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year (7 credits) | ||
| AEC 250 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 4 |
| or ECON 201Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | |
| or ECON 202Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | |
| FOR 111 | +INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY | 3 |
| or NR 201 | +MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | |
| or NR 202 | NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | |
| Second Year (13-14 credits) | ||
| AEC 351 | *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| or AEC 352/ECON 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| or TRAL 432 | ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS IN TOURISM, RECREATION, AND SPORTS | |
| ST 244 | +ELEMENTARY STATISTICS II | 4 |
| TRAL 354 | COMMUNITIES, NATURAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | ||
| SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE | ||
| +*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| Third Year (10-11 credits) | ||
| BA 260 | FOUNDATIONS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET | 4 |
| FES 485 | *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| GEOG 250 | +*LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 3-4 |
| or SUS 304 | *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | |
| Fourth Year (19-22 credits) | ||
| BA 432 | *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SUSTAINABILITY AND BUSINESS | 3 |
| or SUS 450 | SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS | |
| or WSE 385 | *EVALUATING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS | |
| TRAL 457 | +PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | 4 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| *TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP | ||
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
| ^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES | ||
| ^FOREST POLICY AND REGULATION | ||
| ^AG AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICAMENTS: A CASE STUDY APPROACH | ||
| ^EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION | ||
| ^ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *RURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM | ||
| PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| ^PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FOREST POLICY ANALYSIS | ||
| ^FOREST POLICY AND REGULATION ((if not used above)) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| Total Credits | 49-54 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
Option Code: 874