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Ph.D. Programs In:
Tourism Science/Tourism Studies
A Service Provided by the Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport
Andrew Yiannakis, Director
The University of Connecticut

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AUSTRALIA
Murdoch University
Dept. of Sociology
Murdoch
Western Australia 6150
Program Focus: Ph.D. in Sociology with a qualitative emphasis in tourism policy
and planning (incorporating field work), nature-based tourism, cultural tourism
and the sociological aspects of tourism. All programs by research only.
Area Specialist: Dr. Jim Macbeth
Phone: (61) 09-360-2185, Fax: (61) 09-360-6480,
Email: macbeth@socs.murdoch.edu.au
- University of Newcastle
Dept. of Leisure and Tourism Studies
University Drive
Callaghan
Newcastle
New South Wales 2308
Australia
Program Focus: Tourism by research, thesis based with some course work
Contact Person: Dr. David Rowe
Phone: 61+49 21-6630; Fax: 61+49 21 7402
Email: ltdcr@cc.newcastle.edu.au
University of Technology, Sydney
School of Leisure and Tourism
PO Box 222
Lindfield 2070
NSW Australia
Program: Ph.D. in Tourism Management and Cultural Policy & Arts Management
Contact: Dr. Warwick Spinks, Research Degrees Director
Phone: 61 2 9514-5367; Fax: 61 2 9514-5195
Email: tony.veal@uts.edu.au
Home Page:School of Leisure and Tourism

Canada
University of Northern British Columbia
Program in Resource Recreation and Tourism
3333 Univ. Way
Prince George, BC
Canada V2N 4Z9
Program Focus: Interdisciplinary approach to outdoor recreation and
resource-based tourism issues, with research in either natural and social
sciences, or a combination of both.
Contact: Alan Ewert, Ph.D.
Phone: (250) 960-5863; Fax: (250) 960-5538
Email: Ewert@unbc.edu
Home Page:Program in Resource Recreation and Tourism

THE NETHERLANDS
Tilburg University
Dept. of Leisure Studies
PO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands
Program Focus: The Graduate Program in Leisure Studies offers an interdisciplinary
leisure and tourism program of study. Some projects are part of a cooperative
arrangement among several Dutch Universities (FUTRO).
Area Specialists:
Dr. Juliet Schor. Phone: 31-13-466-2222, Email: J.B.Schor@kub.nl
Dr. Theo Beckers. Phone: 31-13-466-2434, Email: T.A.M.Beckers@kub.nl
Fax: (31) 13-466-2370 (Dept.).

USA
Clemson University
Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
263 Lehotsky Hall
Clemson, South Carolina 29634
Program Focus: Diverse Aspects of Tourism/Tourism Management
Contact Person: Dr. Francis McGuire, Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Phone: 1-864-656-3400, Fax: 1-864-656-2226, Email: Lefty@clemson.edu
Area Specialist: Dr. William Norman
Home Page: Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
University of Connecticut
Dept. of Sport, Leisure, and Exercise Sciences
U-110, Storrs, CT 06269
Program Focus: Sociocultural Aspects of Tourism/Tourist Roles/Sociocultural
Impacts of Tourism. Strong emphasis in both quantitative and qualitative
methods
Area Specialist: Dr. Andrew Yiannakis (Email: ayian@ibm.net),
Dr. W. Servedio, Dr. Jay Shivers, Dr. Alan Klein (Northeastern U)
Phone: 1-860-486-3623 (Dept), 1-860-486-1123 (Fax)
Home Page: Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport
Institute Of Graduate Studies
Dept. of Tourism Studies
3494 Delaware Av.
Buffalo, NY 14217-1230
Program Focus: Sports Tourism Management with specialization in sports events,
sports tours, sports attractions, sports resorts and sports cruises.
Studies conducted by distance learning.
Area Specialists: Dr. John Zauhar and Dr. Joseph Kurtzman (Director)
Phone: 1-613-226-9447; Fax: 1-613-226-9443
Email: at821@freenet.carleton.ca
Texas A&M University
Dept. of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
College Station, Texas
Program Focus: Tourism Resources Management
Area Specialist: Dr. John Crompton
Phone: 1-409-845-7324, Fax: 1-409-845-0446, Email: Mvandyke@rpts.tamu.edu
Home Page: Dept. of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
University of Utah
Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
HPER North 226
Salt Lake City
Utah 84112
Program: Tourism Studies
Area Specialist: Dr. Linda Ralston, Email: lralston@deans.health.utah.edu
Contact Person: Dr. Cathy Morris, Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (801) 581-8542, Fax: (801) 581-4930,
Email: cmorris@deans.health.utah.edu
Home Page: Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism