NRRT 231 Principles-Parks/Protected Area Management | Tools and strategies used by managers in parks and protected areas.
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NRRT 262 Principles of Environmental Communication | Principles of environmental communication, education, and interpretation for managing natural and cultural resources.
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NRRT 270 Principles of Natural Resource Tourism | Tourism and private commercial outdoor recreation industry in America. |
NRRT 301 Conservation Leadership | Approaches to conservation leadership. |
NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism | History, development, and preservation of international parks, preserves, tourist and historical sites.
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NRRT 321 Travel Abroad-Marine Ecotourism-Bahamas | Environmental and socio-cultural aspects of marine ecotourism in the Bahamas. |
NRRT 330 Social Aspects of Natural Resource Management | Conceptual frameworks of human dimension research and its application to resource management decisions. |
NRRT 340 Principles in Conservation Planning and Management | Social, economic, legal, and ecological concepts that shape planning and management frameworks within conservation.
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NRRT 350 Wilderness Leadership | Practical and philosophical aspects of wilderness usage including safety, group dynamics, and backcountry skills. |
NRRT 351 Wilderness Instructors | Preparation to safely lead and instruct groups in outdoor wilderness programs; further refine skills including judgement and leadership. |
NRRT 362 Environmental Conflict Management | Theoretical, critical and practical approaches to negotiation, mediation and conflict management strategies related to natural resources. |
NRRT 372 Tourism Promotion | Planning, development, and implementation of marketing programs specifically applied to the recreation, travel, and tourism industries. |
NRRT 376 Human Dimensions Research and Analysis | Application of human dimensions (recreation) research and analysis techniques to natural resource issues.
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NRRT 384 Supervised College Teaching | |
NRRT 400 Environmental Governance | Theory and practice of prevalent environmental governance approaches in diverse social and environmental contexts. |
NRRT 401 Collaborative Conservation | Guiding principles and practices for effectively engaging stakeholders in conservation issues and management.
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NRRT 402 Cultural and Political Ecology | Political ecology research focuses on natural resource access and control, and decision-making about resources, based upon gender, race, social status, class, religion, etc. |
NRRT 431 Integrated Planning for Conservation | Integrated Planning for Conservation |
NRRT 440 Applications in Environmental Communication | Application of tools and techniques for communicating to audiences about issues related to conservation, environment and sustainability. |
NRRT 442 Tourism Planning | Planning for regional tourism resources and programs. |
NRRT 460 Event and Conference Planning | Foundation in planning, organizing, and producing special events and conferences. Functions and strategies necessary for effective event management.
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NRRT 463 Non-Profit Administration in Conservation | Role of NGOs in protected-area management and conservation education; models for development, including grant writing, in conservation. |
NRRT 470 Tourism Impacts | Social, cultural, physical, and economic impacts of tourism; techniques for assessing impacts.
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NRRT 471 Starting and Managing Tourism Enterprise | Aspects of starting and managing a tourism enterprise.
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NRRT 473 Ski Area Management | Ski area management; history and trends, ski area operations, human resource management, environmental issues, liability, resort planning and design. |
NRRT 487 Internship Prep Guide | Internship Guide |
NRRT 495A Independent Study: Administration
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NRRT 495B Independent Study:Management
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NRRT 495C Independent Study:Interpretation
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NRRT 505 Environmental Education History and Theory
| History and theories, planning and instruction; outcomes, historical events; ecological literacy; experiential learning models. |
NRRT 506 Methods in Environmental Education Research
| Research methods and designs; literature reviews, needs assessments and program evaluation of environmental education in informal settings.
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NRRT 507 Environmental Education Planning
| Informal learning theory; evaluation models focused on education in informal settings such as nature centers, zoos, etc.
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NRRT 508 Current Issues in Environmental Education
| Impact of current events, legislation, demographic changes, and other events on informal environmental education. |
NRRT 509 Science Education in Informal Settings
| Theory, application of teaching environmental science in informal settings--nature centers, zoos, etc. Inquiry, safety, group management, experience. |
NRRT 520 Perspectives on Ski Area Management | Introduction to the history of skiing, the ski industry, and ski area management around the world.
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NRRT 521 Sustainable Ski Area Management | Examines sustainability issues that relate specifically to ski resort development and management.
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NRRT 522 Ski Area Operations and Human Resources | Examines ski area operations and services. |
NRRT 523 Strategic Ski Area Marketing and Management | Examines strategic management and marketing concepts within a ski area context.
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NRRT 524 Ski Area Finance and Investment | Examines finance and investment considerations relevant to ski area operations and management. |
NRRT 525 Ski Area Planning and Development | Examines the various planning and design considerations for ski area development and expansion. |
NRRT 530 Insight Into The Adventure Tourism Industry | This course provides students with an introduction to the adventure tourism industry. Definitions of adventure tourism, and relevant leisure, outdoor education, and tourism theories and frameworks are discussed and critically examined. |
NRRT 531 Building an Adventure Tourism Enterprise | This course provides students with the entrepreneurial skills and know-how to successfully build an adventure tourism enterprise. |
NRRT 532 Leading The Adventure Tourism Experience | This course provides students with the skills and knowledge to successfully plan and lead an adventure tourism experience. |
NRRT 533 Adventure Tourism Policy and Planning | This course focuses on the key stakeholders and government policies that influence the adventure tourism industry. |
NRRT 534 Applications in the Outdoor Product Industry | This course examines the outdoor products industry and the various steps involved in developing an outdoor product and bringing it to market. |
NRRT 550 Ecotourism | Concept of ecotourism, impacts associated with ecotourism, and role of education/interpretation in mitigating these impacts.
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NRRT 565 Research-Human Dimensions Natural Resources
| Theory, research, literature review, hypothesis development, scientific writing, proposal development.
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NRRT 600 Tourism Industry Concepts and Practices | Primary conceptual issues on contemporary tourism important to comprehend the practice of tourism.
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NRRT 601 Tourism Quantitative Analysis I | Statistical techniques used by researchers to inform and support tourism decision-making.
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NRRT 602 Tourism Quantitative Analysis II | Explores the domestic and international sources of data and their applications for decision-making in tourism. |
NRRT 605 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Theory | Application of theories and conceptual approaches from social sciences to study of recreation behavior and natural resource issues.
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NRRT 610 Natural Resource Management and Tourism | Connection between the management of tourism resources and the changing conditions of the natural world.
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NRRT 615 Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation
| Theory, practice, history, terminology, and issues surrounding sustainable tourism development. |
NRRT 620 Organizational Management in Tourism | Concepts of organizational management in the context of tourism.
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NRRT 625 Communication/Conflict Management in Tourism | Negotiation tools for effective organizational communication/conflict management in tourism. |
NRRT 650 Financial Management in Tourism | Concepts in financial management applied to travel and tourism organizations. |
NRRT 655 Tourism Marketing Concepts and Applications | Marketing processes as they apply to travel and tourism.
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NRRT 660 Law and Legal Liability in Tourism | Concepts in legal liability and business law in the context of travel and tourism.
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NRRT 662 Global Tourism Policy | Major global policies, trends, and challenges facing the travel and tourism industry.
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NRRT 665 Survey Research and Analysis | Survey research, design, and analysis in human dimensions of natural resources.
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NRRT 666 Qualitative Research
| Qualitative approaches to tourism research and techniques from a range of disciplinary backgrounds; methodological aspects.
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NRRT 671 Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism | Factors, tools, and techniques for strategic management of a travel and tourism business or organization.
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NRRT 679A Current Topics in Nature Based Tourism | Current topics in nature-based travel and tourism.
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NRRT 679B Current Topics in Nature Based Tourism | Current topics in nature-based travel and tourism. |
NRRT 680 Nature, Outdoor Recreation and Human Well-Being | This course investigates the importance of spending time outdoors in nature for human well- being. This course is designed to help students understand the scientifically proven physical, cognitive, emotional, and social benefits that result from time spent in nature, as well as the variety of ways people can spend time in nature to achieve these benefits. |
NRRT 680A2 Seminar in Cultural and Political Ecology | This course is an advanced seminar of Cultural and Political Ecology (CAPE). Political ecology research focuses on natural resource access and control, and decision-making about resources, based upon gender, race, social status, class, religion, etc. |
NRRT 695A Independent Study: Administration
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NRRT 695B Independent Study: Management
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NRRT 695C Independent Study: Interpretation
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NRRT 698 Research
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NRRT 699 Thesis
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NRRT 765 Applied Multivariate Analysis | Application and interpretation of multivariate statistics to human dimensions in natural resources, recreation, and tourism. |
NRRT 784 Supervised College Teaching
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NRRT 798 Research
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NRRT 799 Dissertation
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