Unlock the potential of agritourism with specialized training that empowers you to create and manage successful agricultural tourism ventures, blending hospitality with agricultural expertise.
Credential Type
Undergraduate Certificate
Cost (2024)
$5,936
Delivery Format
Online
Program Length
14 Credit Hours
Enrollment
Fall or Spring
Eligibility Criteria
No degree required
Benefit 1
Integrate tourism with farming for additional income.
Benefit 2
Develop engaging experiences to attract visitors.
Benefit 3
Learn sustainable practices for profitable agritourism.
Overview
This certificate is for farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs, and tourism professionals.
It allows you to explore in-depth courses on agritourism management to teach you how to create engaging, educational, and profitable visitor experiences on agricultural properties.
Skills You Will Learn
Upon completing this certificate, you will:
- Understand how agricultural operations plan, launch, and successfully sustain agritourism businesses.
- Apply and evaluate financial management considerations in the small business context.
- Summarize the role of agritourism in rural communities and economic development, environmental sustainability, social and cultural impacts, and the importance of supportive government policies.
Build Skills that Matter
Gain the knowledge and practical experience needed to excel in your field and create meaningful impact.
Course Details
The Agritourism Management Certificate is a 14-hour program.
To earn this certificate, you'll complete the following:
Required courses (11 credit hours):
- RST 120: Parks, Recreation, and Environments (3 credit hours)
- RST 150: Foundations of Tourism (3 credit hours)
- ACE 199/RST 199: Experiencing Agritourism (2 credit hours)
- RST 240: Financial Resource Management (3 credit hours)
Elective courses for certificate (if applicable):
- ACE 231: Food and Agribusiness Management (3 credit hours), alternative for RST 120 requirement
- ACE 240: Personal Financial Planning (3 credit hours), alternative for RST 240 requirement
- ACE 232: Farm Management (3 credit hours)
- ACE 335: Food Marketing & Behavior (3 credit hours)
- ACE 345: Financial Decisions for Individual and Small
- HORT 205: Local Food Systems (3 credit hours)
- RST 317: Designing Parks and Recreation Experiences (3 credit hours)
- RST 325: Marketing in RST (3 credit hours)
Note: If both RST 120 and RST 240 are used to satisfy the certificate requirements, then the 3-credit elective must be selected from ACE or HORT options.
Capstone Course
- ACE 199/RST 199: Experiencing Agritourism will provide hands-on, experiential learning opportunities through site visits to successful agritourism operations and conversations with agritourism owners & managers.
How to Enroll
Applying for this Certificate
Current University of Illinois students are eligible to enroll in the courses each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer). Start your certificate.
Non-current students may also enroll in courses as a non-degree student. You can learn more about the non-degree process or start your application. For questions about the process, please contact acesonline@illinois.edu.
Receiving your Certificate
For all students, after courses are completed, confirm your completion of the requirements.
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