Parks, Recreation and Tourism B.S.
All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the Rubenstein Core Curriculum 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 1100 | Int Sustainable Rec&Tourism | 3 |
PRT 1500 | Tourism Planning | 3 |
PRT 1990 | Special Topics (when the topic is Parks and Protected Areas) | 3 |
PRT 2580 | Resort Mgmt & Marketing | 3 |
PRT 3300 | Ecotourism | 3 |
PRT 3991 | Internship (PRT Practicum) 1 | 3 |
PRT 4350 | Outdoor Recreation Planning | 3 |
PRT 4550 | Environmental Interpretation | 3 |
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: | ||
CONCENTRATION 1: TOURISM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | 6-8 | |
Take 2 of the following: | ||
Landsc. Arch for Parks & Rec | ||
Ski Area Management Immersion | ||
Ski Area Management | ||
Entrepreneurship Rec&Tourism | ||
Intro to Ecological Economics | ||
CONCENTRATION 2: RECREATION LEADERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 6 | |
Take 2 of the following: | ||
Wilderness Educ & Leadership | ||
Environmental Education | ||
Birding to Change the World | ||
Wilderness First Responder |
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PRT 3991 Internship: PRT Practicum must be approved by an advisor in advance with required documentation complete. Three credit course only.