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Ecotourism A.A.S. Degree

Career Description
The Ecotourism program can be tailored to the particular requirements of the industry and provided in a culturally appropriate manner.

Program Information
The CLC AAS degree in ecotourism is designed to enable the graduate to use sustainable tourism to expand economic development and to improve the quality of life for your destination. As one of the few colleges in the nation to offer an ecotourism degree, our program meshes a range of disciplines for a well-balanced start in nature travel. Fourteen program areas at CLC blend the required 48 credits, and a host of electives allow the student to emphasize special interest areas such as nature viewing, culture or business. At the core of this program is respect for the environment.

Employment Opportunities
This is a wide-open profession that offers the opportunity to travel the globe and explore, while serving to preserve both the natural and cultural integrity of the planet. The International Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.” As an ecotour guide, one could be expected to interpret the natural and cultural history of the area for travelers. Beyond that, working in ecotourism is likely to involve minimizing environmental impact, building environmental and cultural awareness and respect, providing positive experiences for both visitors and hosts, fostering direct financial benefits for conservation, advocating financial benefits and empowerment for local people, raising sensitivity to host countries’ political, environmental, and social climate, and supporting international human rights and labor agreements. Costa Rica, Kenya, and Australia, depend heavily on ecotourism. North America is a major ecotourism destination and region for employment. Jobs available are those that lead others in activities such as walking, wildlife viewing, and hiking/trekking.

Career Titles
Ecotour guide, travel guide, tour coordinator, wilderness guide, licensed escort, sight-seeing guide, ecotourism specialist, and a host of associated positions dedicated to preserving natural destinations of growing popularity.

Ecotourism, AAS - Program Planning Form (pdf)

Ecotourism, Certificate - Program Planning Form (pdf)

 


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A.A.S. CURRICULUM

Required Courses:
ANTH 1457   Cultural Anthropology (3cr)
BIOL 2416    General Ecology (3cr)
ECOT 1100   Introduction to Ecotourism (1cr)
ECOT 1120   Environmental Wisdom of the Elders (3cr)
ECOT 1130   Global Environmental Travel (3cr)
ECOT 2160   Ecotourism Travel Plan Development (3cr)
ENGL 1410   Composition I  (4cr)
ENVR 1400   Intro to Environmental Studies  (3cr)
ESCI 1444    Natural Disasters  (3cr)
ESCI 1451    Oceanography  (3cr)
ESCI 1454    Earth Science & the Environment (4cr)
PHIL 2420    Ethics   (3cr)
SOCL 2422   Culture & Environment  (3cr)
SPCH 1421   Interpersonal Communication   (3cr)
SPCH 2421   Intercultural Communication (3cr)
Total 45 credits

ELECTIVES
Students must choose a minimum of 15 credits from following
lists:
Online Course Electives:
AMSL 2420   Deaf Culture  (3cr)
ARTS 1598   Digital Pphotography  (2cr)
BIOL 2415    Environmental Biology (3cr)
BIOL 2417    General Ecology Lab (1cr)
BUSN 2541   Legal Environment of Business (3cr)
ESCI 1452    Oceanography Lab (1cr)
ECOT 1350   Ecotourism Internship   (1-6cr)
MKTG 1011   Marketing Principles (3cr)
MKTG 1116   Advertising/Sales Promotion (3cr)
MKTG 1162   Customer Relations (3cr)
MKTG 1164   International Business  (3cr)
PHIL 1411     World Religions   (3cr)

On-Campus Course Electives:
ARTS 1403   Color Photo I (3cr)
BUSN 1102   Accounting for Non-Accountants (3cr)
ECOT 1350   Ecotourism Internship   (1-6cr)
GEOG 1400   Physical Geography  (3cr)
GEOG 1421   World Regional Geography  (3cr)
GEOG 1459   Cultural Geography (3cr)
NATR 1125   Icthyology (3cr)
NATR 1130   Mammalogy (3cr)
NATR 1135   Ornithology (3cr)
NATR 1140   Limnology (3cr)
NATR 1305   Winter Field Experience (1cr)
NATR 1360   Animal Behavior (3cr)
NATR 2201   Introduction to Parks & Interpretation  (2cr)
NATR 2110   Herpetology (2cr)
UWDV 1301  PADI Basic Open Water Diving (4cr)
Total 15 credits

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 60 CREDITS
*Denotes Prerequisites


CERTFICATE CURRICULUM
ECOT 1100  Introduction to Ecotourism (1cr)
ECOT 1120  Environmental Wisdom of the Elders (3cr)
ECOT 1130  Global Environmental Travel (3cr)
ECOT 2160  Ecotourism Travel Plan Development (3cr)

Choose two of the following:
BIOL 2416   General Ecology (3cr)
ENVR 1400   Intro to Environmental Studies (3cr)
ESCI 1451   Oceanography (3cr)
SOCL 2422  Culture & Environment (3cr)
SPCH 2421  Intercultural Communication (3cr)
Total 16 credits

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 16 CREDITS

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