Recreation and Tourism Management, B.S.

General Requirements (Core Areas A - E): 42 Credit Hours

Additional Requirements: 4 Credit Hours

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major: 18 Credit Hours

All Recreation students must take

• RECR 1530 - Introduction to Recreation (3 Credit Hours) and
• RECR 2530 - Leadership and Programming in Leisure Services (3 Credit Hours)
• Select 12 credit hours of departmental approved Area F electives. ¹

Major Requirements: 24 Credit Hours

• RECR 4430 - Financial and Legal Dimensions of Recreation (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 4435 - Managing Recreation Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 4530 - Marketing Recreation Services (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 4630 - Professional Development in Recreation (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 4790 - Internship (12 Credit Hours)

Area of Emphasis: 15 Credit Hours

Students will choose one of the following emphases:

• Outdoor Recreation
• Tourism and Community Leisure Services 

See below for requirements.

Guided Major Electives Credit Hours: 15

• Select 15 credit hours of departmental approved Guided Major Electives or minor coursework. ¹

General Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Select 6 credit hours of electives in any subject.

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ Suggested areas of study include Anthropology, Biology, Business, Coaching, Health Education & Promotion, Criminal Justice, Geography, Geographic Information Science, History, Hospitality Management, Human Development and Family Science, Journalism, Marketing, Management, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Relations, Psychology, Sociology and Sport Management.

Outdoor Recreation

• RECR 3230 - Adventure Education (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 3235 - Outdoor Recreation Management (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 4230 - Environmental Education and Interpretation (3 Credit Hours)
• Directed Upper Division Recreation Electives - Choose any two 3000 or higher level RECR courses

Tourism and Community Leisure Services

• RECR 3335 - Tourism Management (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 3338 - Resort & Commercial Recreation Operations (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 3430 - Conference and Event Planning (3 Credit Hours)
• Directed Upper Division Recreation Electives - Choose any two 3000 or higher level RECR courses

Additional Program Information

Students may declare a Minor in Public Administration and fulfill the minor requirements by completing an additional PBAD/NMLI course in the minor program. The MPA-ABM courses substitute for courses in the minor program as follows: PBAD 7130  for PBAD 4232 , PBAD 7230  for PBAD 3431 , PBAD 7530  for PBAD 4235 , and PBAD 7631  for PBAD 2231 . 

Program Admission Criteria

• 2.0 GPA for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism and Community Leisure Services
• 2.0 GPA to enroll in Internship
• Students must complete all Area A1 and Area A2 requirements and Introduction to RECR 1530 Introduction to Recreation  prior to admission to the program.

Other Program Requirements

• A minimum grade of “C” is required for each RECR or non-RECR course taken in Area F, Major Requirements, Areas of Emphasis, and Guided Major Electives.

Advisement

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