Program Overview

Program Overview

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Course Details

NRRT 600 - Tourism Industry Concepts and Practices

• Credits: 2 credits
• Term: Fall 2025
• Description: Explores nature-based tourism and the planning and management of experiences and impacts. Review the tourism system as it is applied in the natural resource setting, define and describe outdoor recreation motivations, describe the covenants and institutions that govern international development globally, and apply the measurement of supply, demand, and economic impact in the natural-based tourism realm. Apply these techniques in comprehensive planning and compliance activities.
• Course Objectives:
  • To increase awareness of the multi-layered essence of tourism phenomena
  • To improve understanding of main principles for developing tourism experiences
  • To develop skills of how to base decision-making processes in the tourism industry on theoretical foundations and a systemic approach to develop human motivations and environment influence industry trends
• Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate (GR) OR Professional (PR)
• Instructors: Dr. Sunshine Swetnam
  • Instructor Description: Dr. Sunshine Swetnam is a Colorado Native, long time skier, wilderness lover, and educator who believes in the empowerment of others. She is learner-centered, with the philosophy of stewardship at her core. She hopes to educate more people about the environment, the earth, and sustainability with the intent that they fall in love enough to want to take care of our home. She has worked in the ski industry as a ski instructor and in middle management as an assistant ski school director at Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, Arizona and Mount Aleyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska.

Section Details

Section 801 (Online)

• Registration Status: Registration closed
• Dates: August 25 - October 19, 2025 (8 weeks)
• Time: Asynchronous
• Drop and Withdrawal Deadlines:
  • 100% tuition and fees refunded: September 2, 2025
  • 50% tuition refunded with 'W' grade: September 22, 2025
  • No tuition refunded and 'W' grade: October 6, 2025
• Instructors: Sunshine Swetnam
• Tuition: $1,588 (listed tuition is subject to Board of Governors’ approval in early summer)