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Tourism

Tourism is an interdisciplinary OS concentration that blends your outdoors skills with business courses to help you succeed in private industry.

Focused coursework lets you network with like-minded peers while gaining expertise in fundamentals, including how to conduct a needs assessment, write a business plan and capitalize your venture.

Maybe you’ll start your own rafting company. Or own a wilderness lodge. Classes in ecotourism and entrepreneurship, among others, can help you realize your goals.

Tourism Courses

  • AC 20100 – Financial Accounting I (4)
  • BA 10300 – Foundations of Business (4)
  • BA 20700 – Marketing (4)
  • BAM 21600 – Survey of Economics (4)
  • OS 40100 – The Business of Recreation (4)
  • OS 40500 – Recreation and the Public Land Resource (4)
  • 7-8 credits of the following:
    • AC 20300 – Principles of Managerial Accounting (4)
    • BA 22000 – Hotel & Lodge Management & Operations (2)
    • BA 22100 – Hotel & Lodge Human Resource Management (2)
    • BA 22200 – Hotel & Lodge Marketing (2)
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