RECN 215
Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
Course overview
You’ll get to grips with the nature of sociological, psychological and geographical aspects of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2026 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $940.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Outline the characteristics of outdoor recreation and recreationists, adventure-based tourists and extreme sport participants.
- Describe the history and development of recreation, tourism, sport and adventure in outdoor environments.
- Explain the benefits (personal, social, environmental and economic) of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism for participants.
- Discuss the soci-cultural and environmental impacts associated with using nature-based settings for recreation, tourism and sport.
- Reflect on the psychological and sociological dimensions of outdoor recreation including motivation, attitudes and perceptions.
- Evaluate the meaning and significance of risk (and its management) in the outdoor recreation and adventure tourism management context.
- Identify and discuss a range of influences on the development of outdoor recreation activities at the local and global scale.
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