Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This major offers the following option(s):
- Adventure Leadership Education
- Nature, Eco, and Adventure Tourism
- Outdoor Recreation Management
- Sustainable Tourism Management
Also available at OSU-Cascades.
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 to 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
- 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)
- All students pursuing the BS in TRAL must complete at least six months of work experience related to the major
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| 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 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 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 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| Required Option | 28-63 | |
| Remaining Bacc Core and Electives | 80-116 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Major Code: 872
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
Adventure Leadership Education Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ALS 199 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 2 |
| MTH 105 or MTH 111 | *INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS or *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3-4 |
| TRAL 110/PAC 110 | INTRODUCTION TO WHITE WATER KAYAKING | 2 |
| TRAL 111/PAC 111 | INTRODUCTION TO CANOEING | 2 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| TRAL 130 | INTRODUCTION TO OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| TRAL 132 | *FOUNDATIONS AND HISTORY OF OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| Bacc Core, Social Process & Institutions | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Bacc Core, Physical Science | 4 | |
| TRAL 115/PAC 115 | OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS | 2 |
| TRAL 118/PAC 118 | LABORATORY FOR OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS | 1 |
| TRAL 173/PAC 173 | INTERMEDIATE ROCK CLIMBING | 2 |
| Bacc Core: Literature Arts | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 215 | GROUP FACILITATION | 4 |
| TRAL 260 | INTERMEDIATE PADDLESPORT | 2 |
| Bacc Core, Bio Science | 4 | |
| Bacc Core, Diff, Power, Discrmin | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| TRAL 352 | WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| TRAL 218 | ROCK SITE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| TRAL 280 | OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| FES 202 | SOFTWARE TOOLS IN QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 |
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 309 | CERTIFICATION PRACTICUM | 2 |
| TRAL 375 | ^EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| TRAL 353 | NATURE, ECO, AND ADVENTURE TOURISM | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Additional Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| TRAL 270 | PRE-INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1 |
| TRAL 370 | DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES | 4 |
| TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
| FW 350 | *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| TRAL 377 | EXPEDITIONS I WATER | 5 |
| TRAL 379 | EXPEDITIONS II-LAND | 10 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| TRAL 410 | INTERNSHIP | 6 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 374 | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE EDUCATION | 3 |
| SUS 350 | *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| TRAL 476 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM, RECREATION, AND ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| TRAL 479 | *NATURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Nature, Eco, and Adventure Tourism Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ALS 199 | SPECIAL TOPICS (Elective) | 2 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| TRAL 110/PAC 110 | INTRODUCTION TO WHITE WATER KAYAKING | 2 |
| TRAL 111/PAC 111 | INTRODUCTION TO CANOEING | 2 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| TRAL 130 | INTRODUCTION TO OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| TRAL 132 | *FOUNDATIONS AND HISTORY OF OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| Bacc Core, Literature & The Arts | 4 | |
| Elective (PAC 199 Rock Climbing, needed for TRAL 173) | 1 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Bacc Core, Physical Science | 4 | |
| TRAL 115/PAC 115 | OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS | 2 |
| TRAL 118/PAC 118 | LABORATORY FOR OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS | 1 |
| TRAL 173/PAC 173 | INTERMEDIATE ROCK CLIMBING | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 215 | GROUP FACILITATION | 4 |
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| TRAL 260 or TRAL 218 | INTERMEDIATE PADDLESPORT or ROCK SITE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| TRAL 352 | WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| TRAL 280 | OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| FES 202 | SOFTWARE TOOLS IN QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 |
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Additional Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 353 | NATURE, ECO, AND ADVENTURE TOURISM | 4 |
| TRAL 375 | ^EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Biological Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| TRAL 270 | PRE-INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1 |
| TRAL 370 | DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES | 4 |
| FW 350 | *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
| TRAL 309 | CERTIFICATION PRACTICUM | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Difference, Power, and Discrimination | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| TRAL 410 | INTERNSHIP | 6 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BA 390 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| SUS 350 | *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| TRAL 476 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM, RECREATION, AND ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| TRAL 479 | *NATURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Outdoor Recreation Management Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| FOR 111 or NR 201 | INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY or MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | 3 |
| FES 240 | *FOREST BIOLOGY | 4 |
| TRAL 251 | RECREATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| COMM 111 or COMM 114 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3 |
| AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| FW 251 | PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Bacc Core, Physcial Science | 5 | |
| Bacc Core, WR II | 3 | |
| Bacc Core, Western Culture | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 353 | NATURE, ECO, AND ADVENTURE TOURISM | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| BaccCore, Bio/Phys Science | 5 | |
| Bacc Core, Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| SUS 350 | *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| TRAL 351 | OUTDOOR RECREATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS | 3 |
| TRAL 354 | COMMUNITIES, NATURAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | 3 |
| Bacc Core, Literature and the Arts | 3 | |
| PAC, Physcial Activity Course | 1 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| AEC 351 | *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| FW 340 | *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| ST 202 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 352 or TRAL 357 | WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT or *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| FES 485 | *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| FES 202 | SOFTWARE TOOLS IN QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
| FW 303 or GEOG 360 | SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE or GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | 3-4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FOR 462 or AEC 432 | NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW or ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 3-4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| GEOG 452 | ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| TRAL 456 | PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE RECREATION | 4 |
| FOR 460 | ^FOREST POLICY | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-Division Elective Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Sustainable Tourism Management Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| FOR 111 or NR 201 | INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY or MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | 3 |
| TRAL 251 | RECREATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Biological Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| COMM 111 or COMM 114 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Western Culture | 3 | |
| Bacc Core, WR II | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| Work experience, volunteer, or internship | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 353 | NATURE, ECO, AND ADVENTURE TOURISM | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Elective | 5 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| SUS 350 | *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| TRAL 354 | COMMUNITIES, NATURAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | 3 |
| PAC: Physical Activity Course | 1 | |
| Bacc Core, Literature & The Arts | 3 | |
| Bacc Core, Bio/Phys Science | 5 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| FW 340 | *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| ST 202 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core, Physical Science | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| Work experience, volunteer, or internship | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TRAL 352 or TRAL 357 | WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT or *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| GEOG 450 | LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST | 3 |
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Elective Course) | 4 |
| Elective | 5 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| FES 485 | *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| FES 202 | SOFTWARE TOOLS IN QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOG 360 | GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | 4 |
| TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Summer | ||
| Work experience, volunteer, or internship | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FOR 462 | NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW | 3 |
| GEOG 451 | PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| FOR 460 | ^FOREST POLICY | 4 |
| AEC 454 | RURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| GEOG 452 | ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| TRAL 457 | PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | 4 |
| AEC 432 | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |