Recreation Administration, Emphasis in Outdoor Resource Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences

(Major Code 21031) (SIMS Code: 667751)

All candidates for a degree in applied arts and sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on Graduation Requirements .

The major in recreation administration must be planned with an emphasis in outdoor resource management, recreation systems management, or sustainable tourism management.

A minor is not required with this major.

Emphasis in Outdoor Resource Management

Preparation for the Major

(28 units)

RTM 200 - Recreation, Travel, and Self-Awareness Units: 3
or
RTM 100 - Sustainable Self-Development Units: 3
RTM 284 - Supervised Field Work Units: 3
BIOL 100 - General Biology Units: 3
or
BIOL 101 - World of Animals Units: 3
GEOG 102 - People, Places, and Environments Units: 3
GEOG 104 - Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning Units: 3
GEOL 100 - Planet Earth Units: 3
GEOL 101 - Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory Units: 1
HTM 201 - Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management Units: 3
HTM 219 - Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Professions Units: 3
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology Units: 3

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10
or
RTM 396W - Writing in Recreation Settings Units: 3 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

Major

A minimum of 48 upper division units to include

RTM 301 - Service Leadership Development Units: 3
RTM 304 - Leisure and Tourism Units: 3
RTM 305 - Wilderness and the Leisure Experience Units: 3
RTM 351 - Recreation Therapy and Special Populations Units: 3
RTM 360 - Recreation and Tourism Management Units: 3
RTM 404 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Tourism Units: 3
RTM 470 - Global Sustainable Tourism Management Units: 3
RTM 485 - Outdoor Recreation Planning and Policy Units: 3
RTM 487 - Environmental and Cultural Interpretation Units: 3
RTM 489 - Outdoor Leadership and Adventure Programming Units: 3
RTM 498 - Internship in Recreation and Tourism Management Units: 6-12 (12 units)

Six Units Selected from

RTM 396W - Writing in Recreation Settings Units: 3
RTM 468 - Marketing, Financing, and Assessment in Recreation and Tourism Management Units: 3
RTM 483 - Outdoor Education and Camp Administration Units: 3
RTM 484 - Directed Leadership Units: 3
RTM 496 - Experimental Topics Units: 1-4
ANTH 402 - Dynamics of Biocultural Diversity Units: 3
BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment Units: 3
BIOL 327 - Conservation of Wildlife Units: 3
GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy Units: 3
GEOG 570 - Environmental Conservation Practice Units: 3
GEOG 572 - Land Use Analysis Units: 3
GEOG 575 - Geography of Recreational Land Use Units: 3
GEOL 301 - Geology of National Parks and Monuments Units: 3
OCEAN 320 - Oceans of Change Units: 3
PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3
REL S 376 - Nature, Spirituality, Ecology (D) Units: 3 (or other upper division courses may be substituted with approval of the adviser)