The Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences offers a minor in Park and Natural Resource Management as a supplement to other majors.  The minor focuses on management of natural and cultural resources associated with conserving parks and other protected areas. Land managers and related professionals integrate concepts in the bio-environmental sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and policy and administrative decision-making. Students with experience in this field look forward to careers with both public and private employers in the recreation, park, and tourism fields, including state and federal agencies and private enterprises, non-profit organizations, youth camps, and environmental education programs.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
RPTS 201	Foundations of Recreation, Parks and Tourism	3
RPTS 307	Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Resources	3
RWFM 323	Parks and Protected Area Management	3
Select two of the following:		6
RPTS 300	Supervised Field Studies
RPTS 301	Leisure and Outdoor Recreation in American Culture
RPTS 304	Administration of Recreation Resource Agencies
or RPTS 323	or Managing Hospitality and Recreation Organizations
RPTS 402	Park Planning and Design
RPTS 460/ECCB 460	Nature, Values, and Protected Areas
RENR 345	Park Ecology and Management
RWFM 400	Study Abroad in Natural Resources
Select one of the following:		3
ARCH 213	Sustainable Architecture
ECCB 304	Conservation Biology
ECCB 308	Fundamentals of Environmental Decision-Making
GEOG 202	Geography of the Global Village
GEOG 205	Environmental Change
RWFM 306	Wildlife and the Changing Environment
RWFM 308	Fish and Wildlife Laws and Administration
RWFM 375	Conservation of Natural Resources
Total Semester Credit Hours		18

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Maximum of 3 hours of RWFM 400 will apply to Minor.

Students must make a grade of C or better in all courses.

An internship, RPTS 484, is available for minors above the required 18 hours.