VIU位于美丽的温哥华岛的Nanaimo校园提供可持续休闲管理艺术硕士课程–加拿大是一个以休闲和旅游业而闻名的地区。这项为期两年的计划提供了一种非传统的生态旅游和创新休闲实践研究方法，其课程结合了现场经验和课堂教学，并且都在全球范围内进行。休闲研究和可持续发展研究使学生获得了经验性学习机会，这是由该领域的领导者提供的专业教职。可持续旅游硕士学位课程的毕业生会找到可持续发展官，分析师和董事，在政府，私营部门和咨询公司工作的就业机会。<br> <br>该课程使毕业生处于两个不断增长，令人兴奋且充满活力的交汇处
The Masters of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management program is offered at VIU’s Nanaimo campus on beautiful Vancouver Island – in a region of Canada that is noted for leisure and tourism opportunities. This two-year program delivers a non-traditional approach to studies in ecotourism and innovative leisure practices, with courses that combine field experience and classroom instruction, all within a global context. Leisure studies and sustainability studies engage students with experiential learning opportunities, delivered by expert faculty who are leaders in their field.<br>Graduates of the Sustainable Tourism Master's degree program find employment opportunities as sustainability officers, analysts and directors, working in government, private sectors, and consultant firms. <br>This program places graduates at the intersection of two growing, exciting, and globally significant areas of theory and practice: leisure and sustainability. The program prepares emerging leaders to examine and create solutions which ensure that residents and travelers alike can enjoy recreational experiences, natural and cultural amenities, heritage resources, and adventure as part of their life experiences on a sustainable basis. Students will engage in coursework delivered in a non–traditional, international educational setting where the instructional approach draws upon field experience, classroom instruction, and experiential styles of learning. Two integrated instructional streams are central to the program focus: 1) a set of principles and practices underlying leisure and sustainability; and, 2) an integrated set of research capabilities, innovation, and knowledge mobilization skills necessary to ensure that new knowledge can be effectively transformed into impact. There is also a required thesis component wherein students will demonstrate a mastery of knowledge mobilization approaches (including, but not limited to, research skills).