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 1100Int Sustainable Rec&Tourism3
PRT 1500Tourism Planning3
PRT 1990Special Topics (when the topic is Parks and Protected Areas)3
PRT 2580Resort Mgmt & Marketing3
PRT 3300Ecotourism3
PRT 3991Internship (PRT Practicum) 13
PRT 4350Outdoor Recreation Planning3
PRT 4550Environmental Interpretation3
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
CONCENTRATION 1: TOURISM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT6-8
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 EDUCATION6
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.