Tourism, Hospitality, & Outdoor Recreation (THOR) Minor

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The Tourism, Hospitality, and Outdoor Recreation (THOR) minor is an 18-credit collaborative program within the University of Maine System. The minor is designed to give students a broader understanding of the state of Maine as a whole in the contexts of tourism, hospitality and outdoor recreation, through hands-on learning, connections with workforce leaders, and comprehensive exploration of the cultural, historical, scientific and economic framework of this unique world-class travel destination.

Students select courses from across the U Maine system to fulfill the program requirements.

Refer to the THOR home page for program details and the THOR course listings for currently available courses from across the system.

Students select one course from of the first three tables, and three courses from the list of electives in table 4. Note, a course can only be counted once in the minor.

Table 1: Introduction to Outdoor Recreation

Choose one 3-credit course from the list below:

ENV 102 Introduction to the Wilderness and Outdoors (UMFK)
REC 110 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure Studies Credits: 3 , USM (online asynchronous)
REC 121 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation Services Credits: 3 , USM (hybrid, online asynchronous)
BUS 130 Introduction to Recreation, Credits: 3, UMF (in person)
REM 110 Foundations of Recreation and Parks, Credits: 3, UMM (in-person and distance sychronous)
REM 121 Intro to Outdoor Recreation Management, Credits: 3, UMM (in-person and distance sychronous)
SFR 228 Forest Recreation Management, Credits: 3, UM (in-person)
KPE 265 Outdoor and Adventure Activities, Credits: 3, UM (in-person)
REC 232 Program Development and Planning, Credits: 3, UMPI

Table 2: Introduction to Tourism Management

Choose one 3-credit course from the list below:

TAH 101 Introduction to Tourism & Hospitality Credits: 3 , USM (hyflex)
TAH 241 Sustainable Tourism Development Credits: 3 , USM (hyflex)
REM 219 Introduction to Tourism, Credits: 3, UMM (in-person and distance synchronous)
SFR 150 Introduction to Tourism, Credits: 3, UM

Table 3: Introduction to Hospitality Management

Choose one 3-credit course from the list below:

TAH 221 Hospitality Management Credits: 3 , USM (hyflex)
BUS 222 Hospitality Management, Credit: 3, UMF

Table 4: THOR Electives

Choose three courses (9 credits total) from the list of electives. The list of electives includes courses from the other tables, however, a course cannot fulfill the requirement of more than one table.

These are the UMFK courses which count as THOR electives. Refer to the THOR course listing for courses from other campuses.

CRJ 230 Wilderness First Aid
ENV 102 Introduction to the Wilderness and Outdoors
ENV 108 Fundamentals of Outdoor Winter Recreation
ENV 111 Water Recreation and Stewardship
ENV 315 Principles of Captive Wildlife
FOR 100 Introduction to Forestry
HTY 382 Conservation and Environmental History