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Carol Carter PHD - Chair Randolph Hall Room 37 Phone: 304-637-1808 Email: [email protected] Outdoor recreation management is a growing field in which graduates are qualified to work in a variety of settings, including recreation management agencies, outdoor education, outdoor tourism and adaptive recreation management. unique Courses Outdoor Skills Series (examples include: backpacking, climbing, navigation, winter activities) Recreational Tourism Leadership in Recreation Management Recreation and Community Development Sustainable Recreation and Eco-Tourism Risk Management U.S. Forest Service Outdoor Adventure Centers Non-Profit Organizations YMCA Division of Forestry Ski Resorts Outdoor Climbing Facilities Summit Bechtel Reserve - Boy Scouts Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area Park Ranger Outdoor Recreation Business Owner Snowshoe Mountain Resort Canaan Valley Resort Timberline Mountain Parks and Recreation Facilities Planner Recreation Specialist- U. S. Military Outdoor Recreation Management Internship opportunities Opportunities in the field 45 Undergraduate Programs 13:1 Student to Faculty Ratio 700 Students Enrolled < The Outdoor Recreation industry in West Virginia supports more than 22,500 direct jobs and $1.5 billion in total outdoor recreation value added. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Page 1: Outdoor Recreation Management - dewv.edu

Carol Carter PHD - ChairRandolph Hall Room 37 Phone: 304-637-1808 Email: [email protected]

Outdoor recreation management is a growing field in which graduates are qualified towork in a variety of settings, including recreation management agencies, outdooreducation, outdoor tourism and adaptive recreation management.

unique CoursesOutdoor Skills Series (examples include:backpacking, climbing, navigation, winter activities)Recreational Tourism Leadership in Recreation Management Recreation and Community Development Sustainable Recreation and Eco-Tourism Risk Management

U.S. Forest Service Outdoor Adventure Centers Non-Profit Organizations YMCA Division of Forestry Ski Resorts Outdoor Climbing Facilities Summit Bechtel Reserve - Boy Scouts

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks NationalRecreation Area Park Ranger Outdoor Recreation Business Owner Snowshoe Mountain Resort Canaan Valley Resort Timberline Mountain Parks and Recreation Facilities Planner Recreation Specialist- U. S. Military

Outdoor Recreation Management

Internship opportunities

Opportunities in the field

45 Undergraduate Programs

13:1 Student to Faculty Ratio 700 StudentsEnrolled

<

The Outdoor Recreation industry in West Virginia supports more than 22,500direct jobs and $1.5 billion in total outdoorrecreation value added.

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.Department of Commerce