Graduate Program Overview 
Our Graduate Program focuses on human dimensions of recreation, tourism and natural resources. We include a diverse group of publics in our training, research, and technical assistance programs such as policy-makers, tourists, communities, resource managers, entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and private landowners. We aim to understand how human and organizational values, perceptions, attitudes, and behavior shape and are shaped by recreation, tourism, and natural resource management systems.
Graduate students customize their program of study and research in coordination with a major faculty advisor and graduate committee. Together, an academic program is designed that challenges and stimulates while meeting the career objectives of the student. Areas of faculty interest include: - sustainable tourism development
 - interpretation
- public involvement methods
- natural resource management and policy
- wilderness management
- ecotourism
- recreation resource management
- adventure-based/experiential programming
- community-based conservation and development
- natural resource communication
- protected area management
- heritage tourism
A limited number of graduate fellowships, assistantships and scholarships are available from the university and from the Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources Program. The availabilities are based on academic quality of student and their experiences on program. Masters Degree program requirements
Doctoral Degree program requirements | 
