A commitment to working with people to enhance the quality of their lives is important to a study of recreation and tourism. Increasingly diverse opportunities are available in the park, recreation and tourism profession. The major offers a sufficiently wide range of courses for students who may wish to enter diverse recreation, tourism, or human services fields.

Students in this major elect one of three areas of emphasis:

• Emphasis in Outdoor Resource Management.
• Emphasis in Recreation Management.
• Emphasis in Sustainable Tourism Management (starting Fall 2008).