The B.S. in Recreation Management
degree is designed to prepare students
for professional positions developing
and managing recreation and park
programs and resources.The curriculum
provides an educational background
necessary for evaluating lands for their
aesthetic and recreational values. The
student also learns the processes and
develops the skills needed to determine
alternative management strategies, make
management decisions and carry out
management programs. Included are
courses leading to an undrstanding of the
basic ecological characteristics of
recreational lands and their responses to
various uses by recreation visitors and
courses dealing with human behavior
and management. Emphasis is placed on
presenting problems that would be
encountered while managing national
parks and forests, state and regional parks, wilderness areas, and wildland scenic
systems.
Refer to graduation
requirements listed previously in the
catalog. See Index.
Students should complete the
following suggested courses or their
equivalent if transferred from another
college or university. Transferences and
equivalency will be determined by the
University and the School of Forestry.
Electives may be taken at any time,
keeping in mind these suggested courses
as well as the University's General
Education requirements for graduation.
U=for undergraduate credit only, UG=
for undergraduate or graduate credit,
G=for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for
credit to maximum indicated after the R.
U 110S Introduction to Recreation
Management 3 cr. Offered autumn.
The basic motivations and socio-economic determinants of recreation
needs and preferences. History of the
development of the resources base,
trends in user participation, classification
of recreation lands, recreation
opportunities and needs, management
objectives, economics of outdoor
recreation, and definitions of leisure and
recreation.
U 180 Careers in Natural Resources
2 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same
as For 180, Wbio 180. Subject matter
and fields of study within natural
resources management. Topics include
forestry, wildlife biology, range, water,
recreation management, forest products
production and other areas of
opportunity for students seeking careers
in natural resources.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 210 Issues in Recreation
Management 1 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., Recm 110S. Designed to
familiarize sophomore level majors in
recreation management with
contemporary issues in recreation,
tourism, and leisure. Includes linkages
between wildland management, changes
in patterns of leisure use, federal and
state policy, and municipal priorities.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
UG 310 Wildland Recreation
Management 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., Recm 110S or major in forest
resources management. The
management of land as an environment
for outdoor recreation. Understanding
the relationship between recreation
visitor, resource base and management
policies. Recreation planning on
multiple-use forest lands, parks,
wilderness areas and private lands.
U 330 Programming in Recreation 3
cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., Recm
110S. Offered alternate years.
Principles of program planning for
organized offerings in recreation.
Selection, adaptation and evaluation of
activities.
UG 370S Conservation of
Wilderness, Wild Rivers, and
National Parks 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Examination of the
historical, philosophical, and legislative
background for development and
management of our national system of
wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers,
trails, and national parks; their place in
our social structure.
UG 371 Wilderness Issues Lecture
Series 1 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Same
as Evst 371. Explores current issues in
wilderness preservation, management
and research.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-12) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, new courses, or one-time
offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
U 398 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered every term. Prereq., consent of
instr. Extended classroom experience
which provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements
off campus. Prior approval must be
obtained from the faculty supervisor and
the Cooperative Education Office.
UG 420 Principles and Techniques
of Interpretation in Recreation Area 3
cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., one
ecology course; one public speaking
course. Principles, concepts, techniques
essential to providing high quality
interpretive programs in natural or
cultural history.
UG 460 Practicum in Recreation 1-15 cr. (R-15) Offered every term.
Prereq., Recm 480, senior standing, and
consent of instr. Supervised pre-professional practice in approved
creation management agencies.
UG 480 Organization and
Administration of Recreation Services
3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., Recm
110S, 310 and 330 or consent of instr.
Personnel, leadership, finance, facilities,
programs and Public relations.
Coordination with youth serving
institutions, government agencies, and
private or commercial organizations.
UG 481 Managing Wildland
Resources and Visitors 4 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., Recm 310. Balancing
the needs of people for recreation with
the impact of recreational use.
UG 482 Park Management 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., Recm 110S
and 310 or consent of instr.
Examination of the origin, evolution,
and application of the park concept on
state, federal, and international levels.
Evaluation of legislation, philosophy,
and policy leading to consideration of
goals, objectives, and strategies for park
management.
UG 485 Recreation Planning 4 cr.
Prereq., Recm 310. Offered autumn.
Needs of recreation opportunities and
response to those needs through
planning, demand assessment and
resource analysis.
U 493 Omnibus Variable cr. (R-10)
Offered intermittently. Independent
work under the University omnibus
option. See index.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-12) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, new courses or one-time
offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study Variable
cr. (R-6) Offered every term. Prereq.,
consent on instr. Individual study of
research problems.
U 497 Senior Thesis 1-3 cr. (R-3)
Offered autumn and spring.
UG 498 cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-15)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Extened classroom
learning during placements off campus.
Prior approval must be obtained from
faculty advisor and Cooperative
Education Office.
G 500 Recreation Research Methods
3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered
years. Prereq., one course in statistics.
Methods used in recreation research.
G 510 Seminar Administration of
Recreation Programs 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Problem areas associated with
administration organized recreation;
programs in municipal, state and federal
systems, well as private and commercial
enterprises.
G 580 Advanced Wildland
Recreation Management 3 cr. Offered
spring even-numbered years. Prereq.,
graduate standing. Examination of
contemporary issues management of
recreational opportunities. Includes such
topics as conflict, recreation carrying
capacity and tourism.
G 594 Graduate Seminar in
Recreation 1 cr. (R-3) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., graduate standing.
Presentations by students, staff and quest
speakers of issues and topics in their
fields.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-12) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, new courses, or one-time
offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable
cr. (R-10) Offered every term. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Individual study or
research problems.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered every term. Prereq., graduate
standing. Independent graduate research
in recreation management.
G 598 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered every term. Prereq., consent of
instr. Extended classroom experience
that provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements
off campus. Prior approval must be
obtained from faculty advisor and
Cooperative Education Office.
G 599 Professional Paper Variable
cr. (R-15) Offered every term.
Preparation of professional paper.
G 697 Research 1-15 cr. (R-15)
Offered every term.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R-15)
Offered every term. Prerq., graduate
standing. Preparation of thesis.