Undergraduate Academic Programs

Minors

Ecotourism

Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree.  Students considering this minor may visit Dr. Doug Knapp or Dr. Shu Cole for academic advising.

Doug Knapp
Co-Director, Ecotourism Minor
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies
School of HPER
HPER 133
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 855-3094
dknapp [at] indiana [dot] edu

Shu Cole
Co-Director, Ecotourism Minor
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies
School of HPER
HPER 133
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 855-9037
colest [at] indiana [dot] edu

Students who decide to pursue this minor should visit their school's academic records office to have this minor officially added to their academic objective.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs who wish to add an ecotourism specialty to their studies.  This minor requires:

  • successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
  • a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Required Ecotourism Courses (9 cr.):
Complete each of the following courses:

  • HPER-R 236 Tourism and Commercial Recreation (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R-350 Sustainable Tourism (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 429 Ecotourism: Administration and Management (3 cr.)

Ecotourism Electives (6 cr.):
Complete two courses from the following list (6 cr.):

  • HPER-R 271 Dynamics of Outdoor Recreation (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 280 Natural History (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 323 Ecosystem Management (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 338 Integrated Resource Management (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 355 Outdoor Recreation Consortium (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 357 Applied Ecology: Water Communities (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 372 Interpretation and Tour Guiding (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 380 Outdoor Experiential Education: Instructional Techniques (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 385 Wilderness and Protected Lands (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 413 Outdoor Adventure Programming: Foundations and Theories (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 418 Strategies and Methods of Interpretation (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 423 Visitor Behavior (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 424 Shipwreck Parks as Underwater Museums (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 440 Policy Studies in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Management (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 441 Legal Aspects of Recreation (3 cr.)
  • HPER-R 468 Strategic Planning for Recreation, Park, and Tourism Organizations (3 cr.)

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