The Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism (HMGT) offers a certificate in Recreation and Park Management.

Management of recreation, park and leisure-service agencies requires expertise in problem-solving, decision-making, assessment of social and environmental impacts, personnel, public relations, volunteer management, financing and fund-raising, marketing of services, and needs assessments. Skills in working with people in the legal and political environment are necessary, as well as the ability to assess and work with other organizations for cooperative developments in recreation and tourism. Students in this emphasis prepare for managerial careers with public recreation and park agencies, youth agencies, not-for-profit recreation agencies, and commercial recreation enterprises.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
HMGT 402	Planning and Design of Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Places	3
or RPTS 460/ECCB 460	or Nature, Values, and Protected Areas
Select three of the following:		9
ALEC 370	Principles of Positive Youth Development
HMGT 207	Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Resources
RWFM 323	Parks and Protected Area Management
RWFM 346	Park Ecology and Management
RWFM 400/ECCB 452	Study Abroad in Natural Resources
HMGT elective 1		3
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

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Select from HMGT 200-499; RWFM 346, RWFM 375, RWFM 400/ECCB 452.

Students must have a minimum 2.0 overall GPA in courses within the certificate.