Parks, Recreation and Tourism B.S.
All students must meet the University Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
A total of 120 credits is required for the degree. All PRT students must complete the PRT foundation courses (4 courses), PRT Program requirements (8 courses) and courses from a chosen thematic concentration (either Tourism Planning and Management or Recreation Leadership and Environmental Education).
PRT Foundation Courses
1 three-credit course in humanities (classics, history, philosophy, religion) | 3 | |
1 three-credit course in communications (art, art history, English literature, foreign language, music, theatre, world literature) | 3 | |
1 three-credit course in social sciences (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology) | 3 | |
1 four-credit laboratory course in natural sciences (biology, chemistry, geology, physics, plant biology, plant and soil science, zoology) | 4 |
Other Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: | ||
PRT 010 | SU:Int Sustainable Rec&Tourism | 3 |
PRT 191 | Parks, Rec & Tourism Practicum 1 | 3 |
PRT 050 | Tourism Planning | 3 |
PRT 158 | Resort Mgmt & Marketing | 3 |
PRT 230 | Ecotourism | 3 |
PRT 096 | Special Topics (when the topic is Parks and Protected Areas) | 3 |
PRT 235 | Outdoor Recreation Planning | 3 |
PRT 255 | Environmental Interpretation | 3 |
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: | ||
CONCENTRATION 1: TOURISM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (6 CREDIT MINIMUM) | ||
Take 2 of the following: | ||
Landsc. Arch for Parks & Rec | ||
Ski Area Management | ||
Entrepreneurship Rec&Tourism | ||
Intro to Ecological Economics | ||
CONCENTRATION 2: RECREATION LEADERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (6 CREDIT MINIMUM) | ||
Take 2 of the following: | ||
Wilderness Educ & Leadership | ||
Intro to Environmental Policy | ||
Environmental Education | ||
Advanced Special Topics (When the topic is Birding for Change) |
1 | Practicum must be approved by an advisor in advance with required documentation complete. |