2015-2016 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Adventure Tourism Management Minor
Requirements for a Minor in Adventure Tourism Management
Students in HTM and other majors may minor in adventure tourism management by completing 12 credits in the required core, 2 credits from the PED skills development and 7 elective credits as per the following plan:
A. Required Foundation Courses (12 Credits):
- HTM 268 - Adventure Tourism (3 credits)
- HTM 235 - Tourism and Commercial Recreation Systems (3 credits)
- HTM 368 - Geotourism (3 credits)
- NRM 420 - Wildland Recreation Management (3 credits)
B. PED Skills Development Courses (2 from the following):
- PED 119 - Outdoor Skills/Snowshoeing (1 credit)
- PED 128 - Rock Climbing (1 credit)
- PED 153 - Sailing-Large Boat (1 credit)
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PED 155 - Coastal Kayaking (1 credit)
(or other PED courses with approval of department chair/assistant chair)
C. Electives (minimum of 7 credits):
To complete the adventure tourism management minor, students must also undertake a minimum of 7 further credits from the following:
- HTM 202 - International Tourism (3 credits)
- NRM 451 - Natural Resource Policy (3 credits)
- NRM 300 - Ethical Recreation: Leave No Trace (1 credit)
- MGT 345 - Team Building (3 credits)
- MGT 330 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (3 credits)
- MGT 364 - Service Operations Management (3 credits)
- * HTM 290/390/490 (adventure tourism based) Field Experience Credits: 2
*Students minoring in adventure tourism management are encouraged to consider including at least one field experience course in their program. MGT, NRM, MOV appropriate adventure based internships may be included.
Interested students should meet with the HTM chair or assistant chair to establish a specific minor plan.