The BS in Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Management (ORTM) is designed for students who want to connect people to the outdoors in one of the West’s fastest-growing industries. You’ll gain understanding of business, people and culture, environment and natural resources, recreation, and tourism in the classroom and outside.
Recreation and tourism theory and practice, natural and cultural resources, customer service and hospitality, and statistics.
Business fundamentals, recreation and tourism, environment and natural resources, and people and culture.
Cohort-based, project-driven classroom and off-campus experience with coursework in business strategies, human dimensions, and recreation venue operations./haub/academics/haub-school-stories/haub-school-stories.html
As an area of focus, students will choose a concentration.
Our economy and our world are changing rapidly. Many of the jobs, career paths, and professional opportunities you could take after you graduate might not even exist yet! The Haub School will prepare you to be a nimble, creative, and critical thinker, building the skills, knowledge, and tools you can apply to wherever you want to forge a path in the future.
Career opportunities exist in business and hospitality management like restaurant, lodging, and guest services, in recreation leadership like outfitting, guiding, and adventure-based tourism organizations, with non-profits that specialize in environmental education, outdoor leadership programs, and cultural resource management, and with government agencies that manage recreation resources.
Recreation Planner, Adventure Coordinator, Resort Manager, Tour Guide, Nature Guide, Environmental Educator, Trip Leader, Park Ranger, Outfitter, Fly Fishing Guide, Interpreter, Event Coordinator, Recreation Guide, Outdoor Programs Supervisor, Marketing Coordinator, Tourism Coordinator, Hospitality Manager
Jackson Hole Mountain Resorts, Outdoor Alliance, Paradise Guest Ranch, NOLS, Outward Bound, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Teton Science Schools, Wildlife Safaris, National Park Service, State Parks, Wyoming Office of Tourism, Vail Resorts, Trout Unlimited, REI
Alejandro Jimenez Vazquez, Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Management (ORTM) with a concentration
in Cultural & International Tourism, '23. Originally from Jackson, WY, and recipient
of the Haub School Outstanding Graduate Award. Alejandro is now a Park Ranger in Denali
National Park, where he focuses on outdoor youth education and community engagement
for the surrounding areas of Denali as well as other communities within the state.
University of Wyoming
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu
