RPTS - Rec, Park & Tourism Sci (RPTS)
RPTS 209 Park and Tourism Operations
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Planning, execution and supervision of field maintenance and operations.
RPTS 291 Research
Credits 1 to 3.
1 to 3 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in recreation park and tourism sciences. Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore classification and approval of instructor.
RPTS 304 Administration of Recreation Resource Agencies
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Contemporary issues and related administrative practices associated with the provision of recreation services and settings; addresses principles associated with recreation resource agency administration; personnel and customer-related administrative issues in recreation resource agencies; concepts and principles relevant to commercial and non-profit recreation resource agencies. Prerequisites: RPTS 201.
RPTS 321 Event Management and Operations II
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Advanced principles and applications of event management, including practical knowledge relating to contracting, media, fund raising, compliance and oversight, risk management, site logistics, sponsorships and vendor management. Prerequisites: HMGT 211 and HMGT 320.
RPTS 324 Event Management Final Assessment
Credits 0.
0 Other Hours.
Demonstration of academic knowledge in management of events; document event coordination experience through completion of volunteer work and a website portfolio. Prerequisites: Enrollment in Professional Event Manager certificate; grade of C or better in HMGT 211 and HMGT 320; grade of C or better in RPTS 321 or concurrent enrollment.
RPTS 403 Financing and Marketing Recreation, Park and Tourism Resources
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Public sources of funding for facility development and of approaches to marketing recreation, park, and tourism services; applying knowledge to case study situations. Prerequisites: RPTS 304 or RPTS 423; senior classification.
RPTS 404/SOCI 404 Sociology of the Community
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Organization of American communities examining the bases of community, types of communities and the changes faced by communities. Prerequisite: SOCI 205; SOCI-404 also taught at Galveston campus. Cross Listing: SOCI 404/RPTS 404.
RPTS 460/ECCB 460 Nature, Values, and Protected Areas
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Writing-intensive discussion of the ways in which protected areas reflect human values about nature; identify stakeholders in and around protected areas, exploring how interests either conflict or coincide; evaluate social, economic, cultural, and ecological trade-offs of different approaches to conservation. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ECCB 460/RPTS 460.
RPTS 491 Research
Credits 1 to 3.
1 to 3 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in recreation park and tourism sciences. Registration in multiple sections of this course are possible within a given semester provided that the per semester credit hour limit is not exceeded. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor.