COURSES
Introduction to Tourism
(also offered as RECL 1P98 )
Socio-cultural, environmental and economic impact of tourism. Elements drawn from recreation, sociology, psychology,
geography, economics and business.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR and RECL majors.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P91 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students minoring in Tourism Studies may register. Contact the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department.
Tourism Industry Operations
(also offered as RECL 2P18 )
Foundations of tourism service delivery systems. The interactive relationships and operational aspects of public and private travel
tourism systems in Canada and around the world.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 or permission of the instructor.
Note: field experience fee will be charged for a one day field trip; consult the Department.
Tourist Behaviour
Socio-cultural dimensions of tourists and tourists' behaviours during the process of taking a holiday. Issues of motivation,
social role,and attitudes in tourist settings. Ethical and delinquent behaviours, host and guest relationships, typology of tourists,
and decision-making processes.
Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR majors.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 .
Note: students minoring in Tourism Studies may register. Contact the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department.
Economics of Tourism and Leisure Activities
(also offered as ECON 2P41 and RECL 2P41 )
Introduction to the economic analysis of the tourism industry. Determinants of the demand and supply for tourism and recreation;
impacts of tourism, recreation and leisure on regional and national economies. Topics may include ecotourism and the impact of
government policies on tourism and recreation.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 4.0 credits. Not open to ECON (single or combined) majors, BBE or ENEC students.
Tourism Planning and Development
(also offered as RECL 3P18 )
Planning and development of tourism resorts, attractions, tourism sites and regional economies through tourism; consideration of
regional, provincial and national developments.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 ( 2P08 ).
Marketing in Tourism and Recreation Service Organizations
(also offered as RECL 3P40 )
Marketing concepts and methods available to public, commercial, and private tourism and recreation organizations. Topics include:
societal marketing philosophy, issues surrounding the marketing of services, market research, market segmentation, and marketing
mix strategies related to programming, distributing, pricing, and promoting tourism and recreation services.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: TOUR 2P18 or RECL 2P10 ; TOUR 2P07 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MKTG 2P51 and 2P52 .
Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments
(also offered as RECL 3P48 )
History and current issues related to sectors of marine tourism. Case-study based analysis of theory and critical aspects of marine
tourism operations.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 , RECL 1P96 or permission of the instructor.
Note: field experience fee will be charged for a one-day field trip; consult the Department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR 3V48 .
Gender and Environment
(also offered as ENVI 3P49 and WISE 3P49 )
Theoretical perspectives on feminism and eco-philosophies such as eco-feminism, deep ecology and social ecology. Implications
for local, national and global policy.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR, ENVI and WISE (single or combined) majors and ENVI certificate students.
Prerequisite: one of ENVI 1P90 , 1P91 , WISE 2P90 , 2P91 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students minoring in Environmental studies or Women's Studies may register. Contact the Centre for the Environment .
Geography of Rural Development and Tourism
(also offered as GEOG 3P65 )
Provides overview of tourism as it intersects with rural development theory, processes and planning. Examines various social,
environmental, cultural and economic problems, consequences and opportunities of tourism in a rural development context.
Incorporates examples of rural festivals, wineries and agri-tourism as means to understand appropriate rural tourism development.
Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR and GEOG (single and combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 , GEOG 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR ( GEOG ) 3V60 .
Ecotourism
(also offered as RECL 3P66 )
Importance of ecotourism as a global phenomenon. Analysis of ecotourism as it relates to sustainability and other forms of
alternative tourism, including impacts, risk management, programming, tour operation, ethics, development, marketing and parks
management.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 or RECL 1P96 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR ( RECL ) 3V66 .
Heritage Tourism
(also offered as RECL 3P68 )
Built, natural and cultural resources for heritage tourism destinations on a variety of scales from World Heritage Sites to countryside
and rural tourism attractions. Regional identities and environments and the importance of small and medium sized enterprises.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 1P98 .
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR ( RECL ) 3V68 .
International Tourism
(also offered as RECL 3P78 )
Changes in power relations, environment, society and economy through the globalization of tourism. Human rights and other critical
issues of international tourism.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: TOUR 2P18 , 2P28 or permission of the instructor.
Tourism Field Course
Investigations into tourism through the examination of site developments including major functions, planning issues, institutions,
peoples and internal spatial structures.
Lectures, seminar, fieldwork.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: TOUR 1P98 and 2P07 or permission of the instructor.
Note: Orientations begin in January to design and plan a one-week field trip in a selected area departing in early May. Additional
expenses will be incurred depending on destination selected.
Ethics in Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
(also offered as RECL 3P96 )
Exploration of values and moral development relating to outdoor recreation and tourism.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: RECL 1P96 , TOUR 1P98 or permission of the instructor.
Issues in Sustainable Community Recreation and Tourism
(also offered as RECL 3P98 )
Understanding, developing, and initiating sustainable practices for community recreation and tourism. Applying natural, social
and economic issues of sustainability to host environments.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of TOUR 2P11 , 2P28 , 2P42 , 2P94 or permission of the instructor.
Note: completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR 3V98 .
Independent Research Project
Individual research project carried out under the direction of a faculty adviser.
Restriction: open to TOUR majors with a minimum 70 percent major average, minimum 60 percent non-major average and a
minimum of 14.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 3Q07 or 3Q17 .
Note: involves submission of a proposal before May 1 prior to entering year 4.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR 4P03 or 4P17 .
Directed Project
Development of appropriate and relevant research designs in tourism studies in student's area of interest.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: TOUR 2P07 .
Themes in Tourism Development
Historical, contemporary and future themes in tourism and development theory. Implications of selecting tourism as a development
strategy under various tourism development paradigms.
Lectures, field trip, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR and RECL majors with a minimum of 14.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 3P78 or permission of the instructor.
Note: field experience fee will be charged for a one-day field trip; consult the Department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in TOUR 4F01 .
Contemporary Issues in Tourism Services
Issues and concerns related to administration and management of tourism services.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR and RECL majors with a minimum of 14.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 3P78 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students minoring in Tourism Studies may register. Contact the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned credit in TOUR 4F01 .
Destination Management
Complex relationships between different sectors of tourism, tourism destination planning organizations and local communities
through the use of case studies from Canada and elsewhere.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TOUR and RECL majors with a minimum of 14.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: TOUR 3P78 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students minoring in Tourism Studies may register. Contact the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department.
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