Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Options available:
- Adventure Leadership Education
- Nature, Eco, and Adventure Tourism
- Outdoor Recreation Management
- Sustainable Tourism Management
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Tourism, Recreation and Adventure Leadership (TRAL) explores the importance of tourism and recreation in natural settings for community development, human health and quality of life, and the sustainable use of natural resources. Students will learn about management practices and public preferences to address contemporary tourism, recreation and outdoor leadership opportunities, and issues in natural settings. Studies include decision making within applicable laws and across cultural contexts, as well as communication and collaboration with a variety of audiences, and successful supervision of employees and volunteers. The TRAL program covers best practices for planning, developing, and managing recreation resources in natural settings. Students learn to evaluate and integrate experiential, economic, biophysical, and social concepts. They study interaction across natural resources and the consequences of development, management, and marketing decisions.
The following two options are available to Corvallis-based students majoring in TRAL:
- Outdoor Recreation Management
- Sustainable Tourism Management
The following two options are available to Cascades-campus students majoring in TRAL:
- Nature, Eco and Adventure Tourism
- Adventure Leadership Education
Major Code: 872
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.
- Make tourism, recreation, and outdoor leadership decisions within applicable laws, policies, and regulations and across cultural and national contexts.
- Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in appropriate formats.
- Work effectively and professionally in groups, both as leaders and followers.
- Understand principles and methods for successful supervision of employees and/or volunteers.
Completion of an approved option is required for the Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership degree. Declaration of the option must be done by the end of the sophomore year, or at least six (6) terms prior to graduation. Courses for an option are in addition to the core curriculum. Some courses may require prerequisites not included in the core curriculum.
All students pursuing the BS in TRAL must earn grades of C or better in all courses for the major (or approved substitutions).
Code | Title | Credits |
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COMM 111Z | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3-4 |
or COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | |
FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
*NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
*MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
*WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
FES 202 | SOFTWARE TOOLS IN QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 |
TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
ST 243Z | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I | 4 |
SUS 350 | *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 4 |
TRAL 353 | NATURE, ECO, AND ADVENTURE TOURISM | 4 |
TRAL 357 | *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
or FES 444 | ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PARK MANAGEMENT | |
or TRAL 352 | WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT | |
WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I | 4 |
Required Option | 48-67 | |
Remaining Bacc Core and Electives | 75-96 | |
Total Credits | 180 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Major Code: 872