Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management

About this programme

Are you interested in outdoor recreation, wildland conservation, parks and protected areas, community development, and eco and adventure tourism? Do you want to learn, play, explore, and help in one of the world's greatest regions of rivers, forests, mountains, and cultures? Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management (ORTM) is grateful to be uniquely situated at the confluence of the Nechako and Fraser rivers, close to the Rocky and Cariboo mountains, and welcome in the unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli T'enneh . We visit and collaborate with First Nations and communities across BC, Canada, and internationally. Parks, forests, trails, and facilities abound on campus, close by, and across Northern BC through spring, summer, fall, and winter. We have easy access to unparalleled settings for doing, learning, teaching, and researching outdoor recreation, conservation, and nature-based tourism. ORTM has been at UNBC since the university’s inception and is now part of the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, in the Faculty of Environment. Our purpose is to foster sustainable communities of life through joy, care, and hard work in conservation, recreation, and tourism. We use the highest quality scholarship in arts, natural and human sciences combined with experiential education to teach and share expertise, thought, and practice that is critical and creative, interdisciplinary and field-leading. A Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Conservation Science and Practice . Focus is on wilderness and biodiversity conservation, ecological integrity and connectivi