Turystyka aktywna w programie studiów kierunku turystyka i rekreacja w Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego w Katowicach

Background. English language literature on tourism perceives active sport tourism, event sport tourism and nostalgia sport tourism as three forms of sport tourism. The primary aim of active sport tourism is travelling to participate in different sport activities, i.e. to be physically active. Active sport tourism is further divided into qualified, extreme and adventure tourism. Active sport tourism can be practiced in different environments, i.e. on land or water, as well as in the air, in summer and winter, and in the form of one-day, weekend- or multi-day trips. The paper presents the place of active sport tourism in the tourism and recreation course curriculum in the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. Material and methods. The source of the research was documentation gathered in the Archives of the Academy of Physical Education. The study plans and syllabuses of individual subjects realized in tourism and recreation in the period of 2005–2015 were used in the research. Results and conclusions. Active sport tourism is a subject of study on the bachelor degree and the specialization course on the master degree.