You can enhance your studies atUNBC by:

Taking an elective course with us

Adding a minor offered by the ORTMprogram 

 The ORTM program offers two minors:

Forest Recreation Minor

The Forest Recreation minor is arecent addition – designed specifically for students with more of a naturalresource management focus (but anyone is welcome to take this).  This minor requires students to take a totalof 18 credits – where a maximum of two courses (six credit hours) can also beused to fulfill program requirements for a major or another minor. What doesthe minor consist of: Required CoursesORTM 100
ORTM 200ORTM 300 Elective Courses Minor in Outdoor Recreation andTourism This minor is designed to affordstudents an opportunity to gain a foundational set of knowledge in tourism andrecreation while pursuing another major. This minor requires students to take atotal of 18 credits – where a maximum of two courses (six credit hours) canalso be used to fulfill program requirements for a major or another minor. Whatdoes the minor consist of: Required Courses ORTM 100-3 Leisure in Life One of:ORTM 200-3 Sustainable Recreationand TourismORTM 202-3 Ecotourism andAdventure TourismORTM 204-3 Visitor Behaviour ORTM 300-3 Recreation and TourismImpacts Elective CoursesNine credit hours from the following list with a minimum of threecredit hours at the 400 level:ORTM 301-3 EnvironmentalInterpretationORTM 305-3 Protected Area Planningand ManagementORTM 306-3 Indigenous Tourism andRecreationORTM 403-3 InternationalDimensions in Recreation and TourismORTM 407-3 Recreation, Tourism andCommunitiesORTM 408-3 The Psychology ofRecreation and TourismORTM 412-3 Issues and Trends inRecreation and TourismORTM 414-3 Polar Tourism andRecreation Adrianne’s Major was in Psychologybut she was keen to follow through on her passions for outdoor recreation andtourism… so she added a minor. Throughout her minor she was keen to exploresome of the social and psychological dimensions of leisure experiences… a topicshe’s thinking of pursuing even further through graduate studies. Christie’s major was in……… Herminor in ORT allowed her to develop some key skills. She put those skills topractice as the owner of the historic Pioneer Hostel in Prince Rupert which she guided through asuccessful renovation project.