REC 383Tourism Impacts - International Perspectives
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Health
- Cross-listed
- GEOG 323
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The course examines the nature, significance, and costs and benefits of tourism in the context of tourism destinations in developed and developing countries. It employs an international perspective to assess the economic, environmental, social, and cultural impacts of tourism in diverse settings.
Prerequisites
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 2867 | 0 / 35 | MW 13:00–14:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1114 | 10 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
50% liked it88% easy29% useful
From 6 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I really liked this course, I thought it was really interesting and if you go to classes and are engaged you can do well in the tests, but it's not a bird course. I think a lot of people were expecting it to be easy, since after the midterm he had a talk with the class since so many people didn't do well. But if you take notes, study hard, and listen to the concepts he says to pay attention to for the tests you can do well in this course.
Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Definitely the most disorganized course I have taken in my five years here. Really unclear on expectations. Says you get participation marks, but has no way of measuring participation (attendance was not taken once throughout the term, no participation activities). The course has some interesting fun facts in it and Sanjay is a nice enough guy, but man, this course is so disorganized. Despite attending class all term, I somehow got a low participation mark, where my friend attended maybe half the lectures and got 100% participation. Just a disaster all around. If you can handle extreme disorganization, the course itself is easy. He practically hands you the exam questions, which is nice.
Apr 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
I would say this course is primarily for environment student!
Jan 2020 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
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Winter 2014
What are the easiest electives u ever took? 0 points, 5 comments
“Name some courses that requires a little bit of effort could attain high 90s. Left with 5 electives next term. …”
[deleted]: “I'm taking GEOG/REC 383 this term. The hardest part of the course is staying awake during the lecture.”
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