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Outdoor Recreation Management Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

Faculty of Business & Media via distance learning

Outdoor Recreation Management via distance learning

This program analyzes the links between leisure, outdoor natural environments, physical activity, sports, comfort, risk, and safety. It discusses planning and management techniques in diverse outdoor recreational settings. It addresses the future of this recent industry as influenced by economic, social, environmental, and global development. It overviews all the facets of sport-related tourism, adventure travel, and leisure management.

Academic Supervisor : Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf
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Outdoor Recreation Management Online via distance learning

Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Outdoor Recreation Management.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Catering & Restaurant Management - Hotel Management - Special Events Management - Tourism & Leisure Industry - Tourism & Leisure Management - Translation & Interpretation .

Specialist - Expert Diploma - Outdoor Recreation Management Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Outdoor Recreation Management via distance learning = 21 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.

Bachelor's Degree - Outdoor Recreation Management Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Outdoor Recreation Management via distance learning = 21 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Natural Ecosystems Management.

Master's Degree - Outdoor Recreation Management Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Outdoor Recreation Management via distance learning = 21 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Natural Ecosystems Management. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Outdoor Recreation Management Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Outdoor Recreation Management via distance learning = 21 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Natural Ecosystems Management. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

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Outdoor Recreation Management Online

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
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Tourism Group Dynamics
This course is a theoretical and applied study of the interactions between groups' individuals in recreational and tourist settings. It uses a variety of approaches to examine group types, formation, motivation, and patterns of behavior as well as conflict resolution, problem solving, leadership, and communication.
Academic Supervisor: Sukarn Sharma

Travel & Tour Operations
This course deals with the organization and structure of the travel industry. It examines all issues affecting travel and tour operations: the aviation business, tour operators, travel agencies, planning and marketing packaged tours, air fares and tickets, reservation system, and promotional fares.
Academic Supervisor: Sukarn Sharma

Ecological Tourism
This course examines the principles and practices of an environmentally responsible tourism. It emphasizes the preservation of both the natural and cultural resources of a destination and the simultaneous controlled development that safeguards touristic resources. The economic viability and growth of this type of tourism is also stressed.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Outdoor Center Management
This course examines the philosophies, planning, programming, management, and operations of natural and outdoor activity centers. Case studies of established centers will be used to illustrate how differences in philosophy and program are related to various markets, regulations, and operations.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Recreation Resources Management
This course examines the principles, concepts, and theories related to people's recreational use of cultural and natural settings. It covers the cultural and natural resources, their capabilities and limitations, and the laws, policies, and institutional arrangements which exist to manage recreation in cultural and natural settings in different countries and environments.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Bird & Mammal Conservation
This course presents the principles associated with management of birds and mammals in the wild while emphasizing on the ecology and management of their habitats. It examines the theory and methods of sampling and analyzing population and habitat data, estimation of population size, survival, recruitment, and habitat selection.
Academic Supervisor: José Luis Corona Lisboa

Outdoor Programming
This course examines the components of the programming process: background, development, implementation, and evaluation in outdoor recreation and active tourism. It explains the programming and supervisory instructions embedded within the technical aspects of various types of expeditions and outdoor activities.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Outdoor Adventure Management
This course examines the concepts and processes involved in the planning and management of outdoor and adventure activities. It encompasses specific areas such as risk management, human resources, logistics, environmental and cultural concerns, and financing. It explores the design, delivery, risks, and evaluation of selected outdoor recreation activities.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Outdoor Recreation Management
This course examines the conceptual and operational aspects of planning and managing for recreation in sustainable and natural environments. It evaluates the socio-cultural, ecological, economic, entrepreneurial, and managerial dimensions of providing recreation and active tourism opportunities in a multiple diversity of natural environments.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Tourism Risk Management
This program investigates the nature and structure of risk in tourist events and recreation environments. Methods to identify, reduce and manage risks will be addressed at both institutional and operational levels. It examines the legal considerations for tourist events and recreation program delivery.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Ecology & Human Impact
This course studies the relationships of live organisms, including humans, to their environment at the individual, population, and community level. It includes adaptations to the physical environment, competition, concept of the niche, population dynamics, predator-prey interactions, herbivore effects, community ecology, ecosystem structure and stability, and the use and management of resources by the human beings.
Academic Supervisor: Gonzalo de la Fuente de Val

Natural Ecosystems Management
This course examines all the issues involved in understanding and managing human use in different natural ecosystems and protected areas (parks, beaches, forests, mountains, lakes, etc...). It integrates human impact into ecosystem management in natural and protected areas.
Academic Supervisor: Eduard Bes Fuster

Sustainable Tourism
This course provides a critical examination of the theories and concepts associated with sustainable tourism. It explores the strategies for its implementation and evaluation. It examines the role of the community and the growing importance of alliances in developing and implementing a truly sustainable tourism.
Academic Supervisor: Zuleyma Loggiodice Lattuf

Wildlife Ecology Management
This course deals with the issues, ethics, challenges, and opportunities associated with management of wildlife, the physical and biological interactions in wildlife, and how it is affected by man's activities. It explores the relationships between wildlife populations, human communities, and the characteristics of the landscape they occupy.
Academic Supervisor: José Luis Corona Lisboa

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Outdoor Recreation Management Online via distance learning

Recommended Professional References.

Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.

Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...

ADME - Association of Destination Management Executives
ALATUR - Asociación Civil Latinoamericana de Turismo Rural
ANETA - Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Turismo Activo
AORE - Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
APTERN - Associação Portuguesa de Turismo em Espaços Rurais e Naturais
ATTA - Adventure Travel Trade Association
AUTURAL - Asociación de Profesionales de Turismo Rural
EITR - Estrategia Iberoamericana de Turismo Rural
SORP - Society of Outdoor-Recreation Professionals
TIES - The International Ecotourism Society
WS - Wilderness Society
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Admission requirements - Outdoor Recreation Management

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...

Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...

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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education

This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...

Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
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Duration - Outdoor Recreation Management Online via distance learning

For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...

All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.

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Faculty of Business & Media via distance learning

Outdoor Recreation Management Online

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.