Students in TRU's Adventure Studies major take in a number of outdoor activities like mountain climbing, rock climbing, white-water kayaking, heli-skiing, and more.

Maclean’s magazine also thinks TRU’s Bachelor of Tourism Management major in Adventure Studies is one of the Coolest Programs in Canada.

In its most recent edition of its annual University Rankings, where the magazine analyzes Canadian universities and colleges from a range of perspectives, Maclean’s identified eight programs it deemed to be “Cool Programs” and listed TRU’s Bachelor of Tourism Management major in Adventure Studies at the top, ahead of other schools offering the likes of Space Engineering, Computer Games Technology, and Film Studies.

Students wanting to major in Adventure Studies, do so through a Bachelor of Tourism Management degree. Learn more about the program.

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WHAT ABOUT TRU’S ADVENTURE STUDIES MAJOR IS COOL TO MACLEAN’S?

• field studies to exotic South American locales where students help set up adventure tourism opportunities for local communities

• more than half the courses in the first two years have active components like heli-skiing, ice climbing, white-water kayaking, and mountaineering

• students can work towards industry certification like the Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide certificate

• many of the top adventure practitioners are providing courses

• opportunities to learn adventure skills, management skills, principles of ecotourism, and adventure operations

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The next edition of University Rankings is scheduled for newsstands in November.