The Master of Science degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management provides students with opportunities to engage in integrated and applied research and to acquire professional skills for the study, management, administration and planning of tourism and protected areas under the overarching concept of community sustainability.<br>In addition to meeting the requirements of the university and of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, students must meet the requirements specified below. Students may not be admitted to both the Master of Science degree in Community Sustainability and the Master of Science degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management.<br>This thematic area links the social and physical sciences with planning, management, and policy issues associated with the use of natural resources and the environment, particularly land and water. Examples include multiple resource needs and uses such as stakeholder perceptions and decision-making as well as social, economic, and environmental impacts of alternative policy and management options. Research is used to inform decisions made by public, private, and non-profit groups and to develop formal and non-formal environmental education efforts. Environmental justice and social ecological resilience are explored and applied to this and other thematic areas. Coursework, research, and outreach address local, regional, national, and international issues.