Recreation and Park Management Major
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
Recreation Management, Natural Resources Park Management, and Travel/Tourism Emphases
ED BS 2612
- Minimum General Studies = 45
See area of specialization for General Studies requirements.
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Personal Development minimum = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major Option = 62-65
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 107-110
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 15-18
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Comprehensive = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
- Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Core Requirements (32 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- REC 251, Computer Applications in Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Leisure Studies - 3 hours
- REC 300, Volunteer Practicum - 2 hours
- REC 354, Programming in Sport, Recreation, and Tourism - 3 hours
- REC 375, Leadership in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 3 hours
- REC 422, Facilities in Recreation, Tourism and Sport - 3 hours
- REC 444, Issues in Recreation and Leisure - 3 hours
- REC 477, Internship - 12 hours
- PE 430, Organization and Administration in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 3 hours
- Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Comprehensive Options (30-33 hours required)
- Take the requirements for any ONE option:
- Recreation Management (30 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- REC 150, Foundations of Recreation, Park and Leisure - 3 hours
- REC 215, Camp Leadership, Outdoor Recreation, and Environmental Education - 3 hours
- REC 352, Outdoor Adventure Education - 3 hours
- REC 453, Therapeutic Recreation for Special Populations - 3 hours
- REC 485, Research in Tourism, Recreation and Sport - 3 hours
- BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
- PE 121, Sports Skills for Physical Education - 2 hours
- PE 211, Advanced Sports - 1 hour
(Life Guarding)
- PE 328, Water Safety Instructor - 3 hours
- PE 425, Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation - 3 hours
- PE 429, Marketing in Sport, Recreation and Tourism - 3 hours
- Natural Resources Park Management (30 hours required)
- Take the following as part of General Studies requirements:
- Take all of the following:
- REC 150, Foundations of Recreation, Park and Leisure - 3 hours
- REC 215, Camp Leadership, Outdoor Recreation, and
Environmental Education - 3 hours
- REC 352, Outdoor Adventure Education - 3 hours
- REC 453, Therapeutic Recreation for Special Populations - 3 hours
- BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours
- BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
- GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
- GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- Travel/Tourism (33 hours required)
- Take the following as part of General Studies requirements:
- ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
- GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
- Take all of the following:
- REC 155, Dimensions of Tourism - 3 hours
- REC 355, Travel Behavior - 3 hours
- REC 356, Selected Topics in Travel and Tourism - 6 hours (minimum of 2 courses)
- REC 455, Tourism Planning and Development - 3 hours
- REC 485, Research in Tourism, Recreation and Sport - 3 hours
- BMKT 336, Tourism Marketing - 3 hours
- ECON 380, Tourism Economics - 3 hours
- GEOG 103GS, The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment - 3 hours
- GEOG 350, International Tourism - 3 hours
- PE 429, Marketing in Sport, Recreation and Tourism - 3 hours
9 May 2008
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