Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Recreation & Tourism Research
Recreation & Tourism Research
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This program is appropriate for students starting as freshmen as well as for transfer students.
Through the BS program in tourism and recreation management, students acquire the planning and management skills needed to work in the growing tourism and recreation industries throughout the world.
Selecting one of four emphasis areas: tourism, recreation, events or sports, the curriculum prepares students for employment across a wide variety of occupations. These areas of emphasis allow program graduates to contribute to community economic and social development and to positively influence quality of life both domestically and abroad.
Graduates are able to gain professional positions in various travel, tourism, recreation, sports and related fields.
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