Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management B.S.
The B.S. in Parks, Tourism & Recreation Management degree is designed to prepare students for professional positions developing and managing nature-based recreation experiences and park resources for public land management agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the nature-based tourism industry. Students pursuing this degree must choose between a concentration in Recreation Resources Management or Nature-Based Tourism. The Recreation Resources Management concentration provides the educational background necessary for evaluating and managing wild lands to protect their recreational, heritage, and ecological values. The Nature-Based Tourism option is designed to combine an understanding of social, cultural, political, environmental, and economic contexts surrounding tourism in a natural resource setting. All students learn the processes and conceptual skills needed to determine alternative management strategies, make management decisions, and carry out management programs. Included are courses leading to an understanding of the basic ecological characteristics of recreational lands. Students also take 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 other recreation resources of international and national significance.
Bachelor of Science - Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Degree Specific Credits: 67-73
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2018-2019
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Major Required Courses | 12 | |
| Lower-Division Outside Major Required Courses | 24-25 | |
| Upper-Division Major Required Courses | 25-30 | |
| Skills Courses | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 67-73 | |
Lower-Division Major Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| NRSM 121S | Nature of Montana | 3 |
| or PTRM 141Y | National Parks and American Culture | |
| NRSM 210N | Soils, Water and Climate | 3 |
| PTRM 210S | Nature Tourism & Comm Rec | 3 |
| PTRM 217S | Parks & Outdoor Rec. Mgmt. | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Lower-Division Outside Major Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ACTG 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACTG 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| COMX 111A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or THTR 120A | Introduction to Acting I | |
| ECNS 201S | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| M 115 | Probability and Linear Mathematics | 3 |
| PSYX 100S | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| or SOCI 101S | Introduction to Sociology | |
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Princpls Biological Diversity | ||
| Introductory Ecology | ||
| Introduction to Botany | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Social Statistics | ||
| Forest Biometrics | ||
| Total Hours | 24-25 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Major Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| FORS 330 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| or NRSM 462 | Rangeland Ecology | |
| NRSM 422 | Nat Res Policy/Administration | 3 |
| PTRM 300 | Recreation Behavior | 3 |
| PTRM 310 | Nat Res Interp and Comm | 3 |
| PTRM 380 | Rec Admin & Leadership | 3 |
| PTRM 482 | Wilderness & Protected Area Management | 3 |
| or PTRM 451 | Tourism & Sustainability | |
| PTRM 484 | PTRM Field Measurement Tech | 3 |
| PTRM 485 | Recreation Planning | 3 |
| or PTRM 486 | Commercial Recreation, Marketing and Tourism | |
| PTRM 495 | Practicum in PTRM | 1-6 |
| Total Hours | 25-30 | |
Skills Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
| Emergency Medical Responder Lecture and Emergency Medical Responder Lab | ||
| Collab in Nat Res Decisions | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Writing Requirement
Tracks
These are advising tracks only and not official programs as recognized by the University of Montana (UM) or the Montana University System. This information will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publication. You do not fill out a major change for a track.
Nature Based Tourism Recommended Electives
Rule: Can take these track courses
Note: Courses are not required in this track - please talk to a faculty advisor on what classes will be best for your area of interest.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTY 101H | Anthro & the Human Experience | 3 |
| BMKT 325 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BMKT 337 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| COMX 220S | Introduction to Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMX 351 | Principles of Public Relations | 3 |
| ECNS 202S | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FORS 202 | Forest Mensuration | 3 |
| FORS 320 | Forest Environmental Economics | 3 |
| FORS 351 | Env Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEO 101N | Introduction to Physical Geology | 3 |
| GPHY 111N | Intro to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GPHY 311N | Biogeography | 3 |
| GPHY 433 | Community Resilience | 3 |
| NRSM 379 | Collab in Nat Res Decisions | 3 |
| NRSM 389E | Ethics Forestry & Conservation | 3 |
| NRSM 475 | Environment & Development | 3 |
| PHL 112E | Intro Ethics and Environment | 3 |
| PTRM 150 | Current Issues in PTRM | 1 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Outdoor Recreation Services
Rule: Can take these track courses
Note: Courses are not required in this track - please talk to a faculty advisor on what classes will be best for your area of interest.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BMGT 401 | Event Management | 3 |
| COMX 115S | Introduction to Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
| COMX 220S | Introduction to Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMX 421 | Communication in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| ENST 225 | Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| ENST 230H | Nature and Society | 3 |
| GPHY 121S | Human Geography | 3 |
| NASX 180 | Event Planning | 3 |
| NPAD 460 | Exp Offering: Public Admin | 1-9 |
| NRSM 379 | Collab in Nat Res Decisions | 3 |
| PSCI 467 | Adv Nonprofit Adm | 3 |
| PTRM 150 | Current Issues in PTRM | 1 |
| S W 300 | Hum Behav & Soc Environ | 3 |
| SOCI 346 | Rural Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 350 | The Community | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Recreation Resource Management Track
Rule: Can take these track courses
Note: Courses are not required in this track - please talk to a faculty advisor on what classes will be best for your area of interest.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 |
| COMX 421 | Communication in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| FORS 230 | Fire Management & Environmental Change | 3 |
| FORS 240 | Tree Biology | 2 |
| FORS 241N | Dendrology | 3 |
| FORS 250 | Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | 3 |
| FORS 331 | Wildland Fuel Management | 3 |
| FORS 333 | Fire Ecology | 3 |
| FORS 347 | Multiple Resource Silviculture | 3 |
| GPHY 121S | Human Geography | 3 |
| GPHY 433 | Community Resilience | 3 |
| NRSM 265 | Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| NRSM 379 | Collab in Nat Res Decisions | 3 |
| NRSM 389E | Ethics Forestry & Conservation | 3 |
| NRSM 475 | Environment & Development | 3 |
| PTRM 150 | Current Issues in PTRM | 1 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-