Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership Minor
This program is available at the following location:
- OSU-Cascades
This minor provides basic knowledge about recreation resource planning, tourism management and adventure leadership.
Minor Code: 958
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| TRAL 110/PAC 110 | INTRODUCTION TO WHITE WATER KAYAKING | 2 |
| or TRAL 111/PAC 111 | INTRODUCTION TO CANOEING | |
| 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 |
| TRAL 132 | +FOUNDATIONS OF OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| TRAL 215 | GROUP FACILITATION | 4 |
| TRAL 353 | NATURE, ECO, AND ADVENTURE TOURISM | 4 |
| TRAL 374 | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE EDUCATION | 3 |
| TRAL 476 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM, RECREATION, AND ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select six credits from the following, two credits of which must be upper-division: | 6 | |
| ROCK SITE MANAGEMENT | ||
| WINTER BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PADDLESPORT | ||
| OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS | ||
| WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| ACA LEVEL 2-4 KAYAKING INSTRUCTOR | ||
| ACA LEVEL 2-4 RAFTING INSTRUCTOR | ||
| ACA LEVEL 2-4 STAND UP PADDLEBOARD (SUP) INSTRUCTOR | ||
| ACA LEVEL 2-4 CANOE INSTRUCTOR | ||
| ACA LEVEL 2-4 SWIFT WATER RESCUE | ||
| AMGA SINGLE PITCH INSTRUCTOR | ||
| PMBIA LEVEL 1 MOUNTAIN BIKE INSTRUCTOR | ||
| INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAIN BIKING | ||
| PSIA-AASI LEVEL 1 SKI INSTRUCTOR | ||
| ADVANCED ROCK CLIMBING | ||
| AVALANCHE SKILLS AND RECREATION LEVEL 1 TRAINING | ||
| AVALANCHE RESCUE & REC LEVEL 2 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| *NATURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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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
Minor Code: 958