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Geography: Tourism Studies (BS)

Geography Bachelors BS

Variable Credit Min

46

Variable Credit Max

46

Major Academic Plan

Title

Core georgraphic knowledge and skills

Learning Outcome

Understand explain and apply the NGS-related foundational concepts of Human Societies and Spatiality Physical Environments Human-Environmental Interaction Regional Geography Critical Spatial Thinking and Effective Communication.

Title

Tourism Issues and Trends

Learning Outcome

Interpret tourism issues and trends vis-a-vis key geographic concepts of globalization mobility production and consumption. Explain the spatial patterns of tourism development and the dynamic relationships between travel generating regions and destination regions using geographic principles.

Title

Tourism and Cultural Understanding

Learning Outcome

Leverage tourism activities to promoteincreased understanding knowledge passion respect and empathy for other peoples cultures and places.

Title

Geography and Tourism

Learning Outcome

Understand and explain how the different geographies of tourism are created maintained and utilized in the modern world. Evaluate the impacts of tourism on present and future economies cultures societies and physical environments.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 9 Courses

Geography core courses:

course - The Geographic Approach 1.0

course - Global Environment 3.0

course - Landscapes of Disaster 3.0

course - Geography & World Affairs 3.0

course - Intro to Human Geography 3.0

course - Mapping Your World 3.0

course - Intro to GIS 3.0

course - Statistics for Geographers 1 3.0

course - US and Canada 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 1 Course

Regional courses:

course - Geography of Utah 3.0

course - Middle & South America 3.0

course - Europe 3.0

course - Russia & Former Soviet Union 3.0

course - Middle East 3.0

course - East Asia 3.0

course - Southeast Asia 3.0

course - The Pacific Islands 3.0

course - Africa South of the Sahara 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 2 Courses

Major courses:

course - Tourism: Conc Frame 3.0

course - Tourism: Patterns & Analysis 3.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 12 hours

Advanced tourism courses (Note: if Geog 399R is chosen, 3 credit hours are required):

course - Creating a Good Life 3.0

course - Hospitality Management 3.0

course - Statistics for Geographers 2 3.0

course - Global Adventure Travel 3.0

course - Tourism Planning 3.0

course - Heritage & Cultural Tourism 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - History of Travel & Tourism 3.0

course - Marketing Management 3.0

Requirement 5 — Obtain confirmation from your advisement center that you have completed the following:

Complete the exit assessment during the final semester, no later than one month before graduation.