Ecotourism Minor

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One of the fastest growing and most significant trends of today’s tourism industry, Ecotourism is defined as sustainable tourism responsible to natural and scenic areas that encourages environmental and cultural conservation while promoting local economic development. A minor in Ecotourism will equip Ferrum College students to be industry leaders in a rapidly expanding field.

Required Courses (18 Credit Hours)

ECT 165 - World Ecotourism Destinations and Cultures 3 Credit(s).
ECT 265 - Foundations of Ecotourism 3 Credit(s).
ECT 257 - Interpreting Culture and Nature 3 Credit(s).
ECT 357 - Applied Interpretation 3 Credit(s).
ECT 421 - Issues in Sustainable and Ecotourism 3 Credit(s).
ESC 302 - Conservation Biology 3 Credit(s).
REC 410 - Recreation Administration 3 Credit(s). *

Electives

*Recreation Leadership majors: REC 410 is included in the Recreation Major. Please select a 3 credit substitute courses from the electives list below.

ART 102 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credit(s).
ART 217 - Introduction to Photography 3 Credit(s).
ART 220 - Introduction to Museum Studies 3 Credit(s).
OR
HIS 220 - Introduction to Museum Studies 3 Credit(s).
BIO 311 - Field Botany 4 Credit(s).
BUS 311 - Marketing 3 Credit(s).
ECO 315 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3 Credit(s).
ECT 391 - Cultural and Heritage Tourism 3 Credit(s).
ENG 211 - Literature and the Environment 3 Credit(s).
EPD 201 - Introduction to Environmental Planning and Development I 3 Credit(s).
EPD 202 - Introduction to Environmental Planning and Development II 4 Credit(s).
EPD 392 - Eco-Social Justice: Issues and Applications 3 Credit(s).
OR
SOC 392 - Eco-Social Justice: Issues and Applications 3 Credit(s).
ESC 205 - Tropical and Marine Ecology 4 Credit(s). (E-Term)
ESC 206 - Community Ecology of the Southeast 4 Credit(s). (E-Term)
ESC 208 - Ireland’s Natural History: Interaction of Nature and Culture 4 Credit(s). (E-Term)
GEO 220 - Physical Geography 4 Credit(s).
GEO 221 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s).
REC 325 - Wilderness Leadership I 3 Credit(s). (non-Outdoor Emphasis only)
REC 343 - Facilitation of Adventure Pursuits 3 Credit(s). (non-Outdoor Emphasis only)
REC 372 - Eco-Adventure 3 Credit(s). (E-Term)
REC 475 - Special Studies in Recreation and Leisure 1-3 Credit(s).
SCI 123 - Global Ecology and Climate Change 2 Credit(s).
SCI 126 - Natural Resource Conservation 2 Credit(s).
Any Foreign Language course Credit Hour(s): 3

Ecotourism Minor

Required Courses (18 Credit Hours)

Electives

Total Credit Hours Required: 21