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.

Special Degree Requirements

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.

Courses

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.

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