旅游开发和管理学士学位课程为学生提供了应对世界最大产业之一的复杂性所必需的理论理解。专注于可持续旅游业可使学生磨练对可持续发展的关键概念的理解，以及如何将这些概念应用于旅游目的地和发展。学生学习构成可持续发展科学的主导理论和语言，以及从规划到开发的管理阶段，在旅游目的地衡量，制定和实施可持续发展政策所需的技能。<br> <br>学生参加学校提供的课程除了在社区资源与发展学院开设课程外，还对可持续性进行了研究，从而在将这些新发现的技能应用于旅游业开发和管理的同时，为可持续发展领域的基础理论奠定了坚实的基础。
degree program that prepares you for leadership in the world's largest service industry can tie these passions together. We provide the instruction and practical experiences to help you succeed. The BS program in tourism development and management provides students with the theoretical understanding they need in order to maneuver the complexities of one of the world's largest industries. A concentration in sustainable tourism allows students to hone their understanding of the key concepts of resilience and sustainability, as well as how these concepts can be applied to tourism destinations and development.<br><br>Students learn the dominant theories and language that make up sustainability science and the skills necessary to measure, create and implement sustainability policies in tourism destinations, from the planning to management stages of development.<br><br>Students take courses offered by the School of Sustainability in addition to courses in the School of Community Resources and Development, guaranteeing a strong foundation in the basic theories of the growing field of sustainability while applying these newfound skills to tourism development and management.<br><br>The comprehensive coursework in tourism and sustainability science, career exposure opportunities, study abroad options and culminating internship experiences of this program prepare students for management and leadership.<br><br>This major is eligible for the Western Undergraduate Exchange program at the following location: Downtown Phoenix campus. Students from Western states who select this major and campus may be eligible for reduced nonresident tuition at a rate of 150% of Arizona resident tuition plus all applicable fees. Students should click the link for more information and eligibility requirements of the WUE program.