Minor in Nature and Heritage Tourism
The minor in Nature and Heritage Tourism requires 22 semester credit hours. Nature and Heritage Tourism is the most rapidly growing segment of the overall tourism industry. The minor in Nature and Heritage Tourism concentrates on planning, development and management of nature and heritage tourism activities that have a strong learning content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GEO 2410 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 4 |
| GEO 4322 | Interpretive Environmental Geography | 3 |
| GEO 4326 | Parks and Protected Places | 3 |
| NHT 4301 | Planning and Development of Nature and Heritage Tourism | 3 |
| NHT 4302 | Internship in Nature and Heritage Tourism | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Agricultural Business Management | ||
| Range Management | ||
| Agricultural Marketing and Sales | ||
| Soil Science I | ||
| Soil Science II | ||
| Agricultural Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Cultural Anthropology | ||
| World Prehistory | ||
| Latin American Cultures | ||
| Archaeology of the Southwest | ||
| Ancient Cultures of the Texas Crossroads | ||
| Mexican American Culture | ||
| Myths and Moundbuilders | ||
| Archaeology of Mesoamerica | ||
| Archaeology of North America | ||
| Rise of Civilization | ||
| Archaeological Field School | ||
| Wildlife and Recreation: Impact, Policy, and Management | ||
| Nature Study | ||
| Field Biology of Plants | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Mammalogy | ||
| Wildlife Management | ||
| Herpetology | ||
| Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region | ||
| Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region | ||
| Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Geography of Europe | ||
| Latin America | ||
| United States and Canada | ||
| Natural Resource Use and Management | ||
| Geography of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
| Geography of Texas | ||
| Geography of South and Southeast Asia | ||
| Geography of East Asia | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Maps and Mapmaking | ||
| Geography of the Southwest | ||
| Regional Field Studies | ||
| Environmental Management | ||
| River Basin Management | ||
| Landscape Biogeography | ||
| Geography of the Russian Realm | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Field Methods | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Sedimentation and Stratigraphy | ||
| Topics in Field Geology | ||
| The U.S. - Mexico Border and its Communities: A History | ||
| Texas History: A Survey | ||
| Latina/o/x Histories | ||
| Management of Organizations | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Canoeing | ||
| Beginning Scuba | ||
| Advanced and Master Scuba Diving | ||
| Underwater Photography | ||
| Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services | ||
| Introduction to Outdoor Recreation | ||
| Recreation Facilities Operations and Maintenance | ||
| Evaluation of Leisure Service Programming | ||
| Outdoor Recreation Programming | ||
| Sociology of Sport and Leisure | ||
| Total Hours | 22 | |
