Recreation, Park and Tourism Management - B.S. Program Requirements

• Park Management Concentration
• Recreation Management Concentration
• Tourism Management Concentration

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (44 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	RPTM	16000	Foundations of Recreation	3
		26030	Recreation Group Leadership	3
		26071	Maintenance and Operation of Areas and Facilities	3
		26081	Principles of Outdoor Recreation	3
DD		36040	Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Leisure Services	3
		36075	Program Design and Evaluation	3
		36192	Practicum in Leisure Services Management	1
WIC		46030	Dynamics of Leisure Behavior*	3
		46060	Administration of Leisure Services	3
		46070	Park Planning	3
		46080	Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation	3
		46091	Internship Seminar	1
		46092	Internship in Recreation	12
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (30-34 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KSS	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
KAD		22061	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
KSS	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (46 credits)
	Park Management (46)
	Recreation Management (46)
	Tourism Management (46)
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

Park Management Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (39 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10110	Biological Diversity	4
		30360	General Ecology	4
	GEOG	49070	Geographic Information Science	3
	HDFS	44032	Nonprofit Grantwriting	3
	RPTM	36082	Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Resources	3
		36083	Environmental Education and Conservation	3
		RPTM guided electives		9
	Choose from the following:			10
	BSCI	30274	Forestry (2)
		30275	Local Flora (4)
		30560	Invertebrate Zoology (4)
		30580	Entomology (4)
		30582	Ornithology (4)
		40360	Ichthyology (4)
		40368	Wetland Ecology and Management (4)
		40374	Conservation Biology (4)
		40376	Tropical Field Biology and Conservation (5)
		40525	Wildlife Resources (3)
		40556	Vertebrate Zoology (4)
	GEOG	37010	Geography of Ohio (3)
		41073	Conservation of Natural Resources (3)
		41074	Resource Geography (3)
		49080	Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)
	GEOL	23063	Mineralogy (4)
		32066	Geomorphology (4)
		41077	Geology of the National Parks (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (7-8 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			2-3
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			5
MINIMUM TOTAL				46

 

Recreation Management Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	ACCT	23020	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
	HDFS	41093	Workshop: Human Development and Family Studies	3
	MIS	24053	Introduction to Computer Applications	3
	PEB	Physical Education Basic electives		3
	RPTM	26010	Community Development in Recreation	3
		36010	Recreation, Leisure and Aging	3
		36081	Adventure Education	3
		36085	Leisure and Culture	3
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (22-23 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	General Elective (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			16
MINIMUM TOTAL				46

 

Tourism Management Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	HM	13024	Introduction to Hospitality Management	2
	RPTM	26060	Introduction to Global Tourism	3
		36060	Commercial Recreation and Tourism	3
		46000	Tourism Development and Recreational Travel	3
	SPAD	45022	Event Planning and Production	3
II. BUSINESS MINOR REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	ACCT	23020	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
		23021	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3
	FIN	36053	Business Finance	3
	MKTG	25010	Marketing	3
	MIS	24163	Principles of Management	3
	Choose from the following:			3
	CS	10061	Introduction to Computer Programming (3)
	MIS	24053	Introduction to Computer Applications(3)
III. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14-15 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			8
MINIMUM TOTAL				46