Program: Sustainable Tourism Management, BS - Southern Oregon University

May 01, 2025

2022-23 Catalog

Requirements for the Major

Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements. Complete a total of 180 credits including a minimum of 55 credits in upper division Business or related courses, 36 credits of which must be completed at SOU.

Students must have no grade lower than a C- in all coursework that will be applied to the major and have a minimum 2.5 GPA in SOU Sustainability courses required for graduation. Note: Only the practicum (BA 409 ) is available as P/NP; no other Sustainable Tourism Management core courses may be taken P/NP.

Complete the requirements for the Sustainable Tourism Management major.

Sustainable Tourism Management Requirements (100 credits)

Required Lower Division Core (36 credits):

ES 103 - Introduction to Environmental Science: Social Science 4 credits
EC 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 4 credits
EC 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 4 credits
MTH 243 - Introduction to Statistical Methods 4 credits
BA 131 - Business Computer Applications 4 credits
BA 208 - Introduction to Sustainability and Tourism 4 credits
BA 211 - Financial Accounting 4 credits
BA 213 - Managerial Accounting 4 credits
BA 282 - Applied Business Statistics 4 credits

Required Upper Division Core Courses (52 credits)

Tourism-Specific Courses:
BA 411 - Sustainable Tourism 4 credits
BA 413 - Tourism Economics 4 credits
BA 415 - Tourism Policy and Planning 4 credits
Business:
BA 385 - Principles of Finance 4 credits
BA 386 - Advanced Excel Applications 4 credits
BA 490 - Case Studies in Corporate Sustainability 4 credits
Community and Society:
SOAN 311 - Community Studies 4 credits
SOAN 420 - Environmental Sociology 4 credits
Environment:
ES 421 - Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development 4 credits
ES 439 - Land Use Planning 4 credits
Research and Internship:
BA 429 - Applied Research I 4 credits
BA 495 - Applied Research II 4 credits
BA 409 - Internship (for BA/BS Majors) 1 to 12 credits (4 credits required)

Electives (12 credits)

Select any three courses from the list below:

Business Electives:
BA 330 - Principles of Marketing 4 credits
BA 374 - Principles of Management 4 credits
BA 382 - Management Information Systems 4 credits
BA 410 - Event Management 4 credits
BA 450 - Using GIS in Business 4 credits
BA 476 - Business Ethics 4 credits
BA 480 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations 4 credits
BA 483 - Sustainability Leadership 4 credits
BA 488 - Fundamentals of Project Management 4 credits
Community and Communication Electives:
SOAN 451 - Cultural Ecology 4 credits
SOAN 452 - Global Environmental Movements 4 credits
COMM 342 - Persuasion 4 credits
COMM 441 - International Communication 4 credits
COMM 455 - Conflict Management 4 credits
Environment Electives:
ES 327 - Energy and Climate Change 4 credits
ES 351 - Environmental Policy and Impact Analysis 4 credits
ES 354 - Marine Conservation: Science, Policy, and Management 4 credits
ES 379 - Biodiversity 4 credits
ES 408 - Workshop 1 to 16 credits
ES 423 - Sustainability and Natural Resources 4 credits
ES 437 - Conservation in the United States 4 credits
ES 442 - Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services 4 credits