Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management - Master of Science

Requirements for Plan A and Plan B
All of the following courses (13 credits):
Foundations of Community Sustainability I
Foundations of Community Sustainability II
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Proposal Development for Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management: Theories and Applications
A minimum of 8 credits in course work in a focus area selected in consultation with the student’s guidance committee. At least 3 credits of this focus area must be in Community Sustainability (CSUS) courses related to the student's professional goals in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management.
Additional Requirements for Plan A
A minimum of 3 credits of quantitative or qualitative methods to be selected in consultation with the student’s guidance committee.
A minimum of 6 credits of Community Sustainability 899.
Successful completion and public defense of the master’s thesis.
Additional Requirements for Plan B
A minimum of 3 credits of a techniques or skill-building course relevant to the student’s academic and career goals, to be selected in consultation with the student’s guidance committee.
An additional 3 credits in the identified focus area.
A minimum of 3 credits of master’s professional project by enrollment in CSUS 898 that focuses on developing an independent professional or project experience appropriate to the student’s academic and career goals.
Successful completion and public defense of the master’s professional project proposal and paper based on the professional development project and its contribution to the student’s professional goals.