Program Overview

Natural Resource Tourism Major

Transform your love of nature travel into your dream career.

At a glance

Nature and travel lovers know the value of exploring the world’s landscapes and communities, and the Natural Resource Tourism major is designed for those who want to pursue this as a career. You can select from two concentrations within the major to help you narrow in on your dream job, offering courses like tourism management, marketing and planning, natural resources, studies abroad, and social science, each developing your skills to lead exciting adventures that benefit people, communities and the environment.

• Degree type: Bachelor of Science
• Format: On campus and online
• Part of: Warner College of Natural Resources
• Competitive major?: No
• Accelerated option?: Yes

Concentrations

A concentration allows you to specialize in a certain area within your major, offering a depth of information and hands-on experiences that you may not otherwise get. Many students in this major will concentrate in one area to work in a specific field after college, as well as find mentors and internships before they even graduate.

Global Tourism

In addition to minoring in a second language, you’ll focus on business- and nature-based tourism topics, as well as foreign culture and cross-cultural skills in order to build and plan tourism enterprises that lead to benefits and well-being for people, community and landscapes around the world.

General Natural Resource Tourism

You’ll focus on business and nature-based tourism and outdoor recreation topics in order to learn how to build and plan programs and initiatives that lead to economic, social and ecological well-being benefits.

Career Options

After graduation, you’ll primarily work in a variety of private commercial tourism and recreation enterprises. Competition can be intense for full–time/permanent positions in highly attractive natural resource locations, but you’ll have ample opportunities to gain experience through seasonal/temporary and volunteer work both during and after your education.

• Camp or Nature Center Director
• Nature Program Director
• Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
• Resort Services Director
• Ecotourism Business Manager
• Social Media Content Creator
• Trip Counselor
• Community Events Manager
• Expedition/Adventure Guide
• Business Operations Manager
• Natural Resources Ranger

Related CSU majors

• Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, B.S.
• Natural Resources Management, B.S.

Related CSU graduate programs

• M.T.M, Masters of Tourism Management
• M.S., Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
• Ph.D., Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

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