The Master of Tourism Management program is a professional master's degree that teaches the skills needed by future leaders of the rapidly expanding global tourism industry. It takes a holistic approach to learning that blends sustainable tourism practices, strategic analysis, and tourism industry expertise based on input from its advisory board.
The M.T.M. program is available on-campus or through CSU Online. It requires the completion of 30 credits. There are 18 required credits, and up to 12 credits of the elective courses may be used to earn a graduate certificate in Communications for Conservation. Students are required to work with their Program Coordinator to determine their approved course plan.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
1. Discuss the importance of nature-based tourism in today's society and its ability to contribute to socio-cultural, economic, and environmental well-being.
2. Critically assess key trends within, and affecting, the tourism industry, and how to capitalize on current and future opportunities.
3. Utilize nature-based tourism as a tool for community and destination development through the conservation of natural resources.
4. Identify and implement relevant, sustainable business strategies and tools for strategic nature-based tourism development.
5. Implement business fundamentals to successfully operate a nature-based tourism operation.
6. Critically evaluate management and conservation challenges associated with tourism development in public and private spaces.
7. Communicate professionally with a wide range of industry, community, government, and third-sector stakeholders.
Effective Fall 2023
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses: 1 | ||
NRRT 567 | Tourism Entrepreneurship | 2 |
NRRT 600 | Tourism Industry Concepts and Practices | 2 |
NRRT 609 | Tourism and Conservation | 2 |
NRRT 610 | Tourism and Conservation Management | 2 |
NRRT 615 | Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation | 2 |
NRRT 620 | Organizational Management in Tourism | 2 |
NRRT 667 | MTM Capstone | 2 |
NRRT 671 | Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism | 2 |
NRRT 679A | Current Topics in Nature Based Tourism | 1 |
NRRT 679B | Current Topics in Nature Based Tourism | 1 |
Electives (select a minimum of 12 credits from the following): 2 | 12 | |
Conservation Communication Fundamentals | ||
Conservation Managers – Media Communications | ||
New Media Communications for Conservation | ||
Strategic Communications for Conservation | ||
Conservation Crisis Communications | ||
Advanced Communications for Conservation | ||
Perspectives on Ski Area Management | ||
Sustainable Ski Area Management | ||
Ski Area Operations and Human Resources | ||
Strategic Ski Area Marketing and Management | ||
Ski Area Finance and Investment | ||
Ski Area Planning and Development | ||
Insight into the Adventure Tourism Industry | ||
Building an Adventure Tourism Enterprise | ||
Leading the Adventure Tourism Experience | ||
Adventure Tourism Policy and Planning | ||
Applications in the Outdoor Products Industry | ||
Tourism Research Methods and Application I | ||
Tourism Research Methods and Application II | ||
Communication/Conflict Management in Tourism | ||
Financial Management in Tourism | ||
Marketing Tourism Products and Destinations | ||
Law and Legal Liability in Tourism | ||
Global Tourism Policy | ||
Project Mgmt and Tourism Event Planning | ||
Tourism Leadership | ||
Program Total Credits: | 30 |
A minimum of 30 credits are required to complete this program.
- 1
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with international universities may identify culturally specific course substitutions and total credits.
- 2
For those international students enrolled in this program, the number of directed electives credits (approved by the advisor) is to be consistent with the MOU with the cooperating international university.