Recreation, Park and Tourism Management - B.S. Program Requirements
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DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit) | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
US | 10097 | Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 | 1 | ||
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (47 credits) Courses count in major GPA | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
RPTM | 16000 | Foundations of Recreation and Leisure | 3 | ||
RPTM | 26030 | Recreation Group Leadership | 3 | ||
RPTM | 26071 | Maintenance and Operation of Areas and Facilities | 3 | ||
RPTM | 26081 | Principles of Outdoor Recreation | 3 | ||
DD | RPTM | 36040 | Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Leisure Services | 3 | |
RPTM | 36060 | Entrepreneurial Approaches to Leisure and Hospitality Services | 3 | ||
RPTM | 36075 | Program Design and Evaluation | 3 | ||
ELR | RPTM | 36192 | Practicum in Leisure Services Management | 1 | |
WIC | RPTM | 46030 | Dynamics of Leisure Behavior | 3 | C 2 |
RPTM | 46060 | Administration of Leisure Services | 3 | ||
RPTM | 46070 | Park Planning | 3 | ||
RPTM | 46091 | Seminar for Internship Preparation | 1 | ||
ELR | RPTM | 46092 | Internship in Recreation | 12 | |
SPAD | 46080 | Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation | 3 | ||
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (30-34 credits) | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
KSS | ECON | 22060 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
KSS | ECON | 22061 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
KSS/DD | PSYC | 11762 | General Psychology | 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 | ||||
Kent Core Additional | 3 | ||||
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (42 credits) | |||||
Park Management (42) | |||||
Recreation Management (42) | |||||
Tourism Management (42) | |||||
MINIMUM TOTAL | 120 |
- US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
- A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Park Management Concentration
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (40 credits) Courses count in major GPA | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
KBS | BSCI | 10110 | Biological Diversity | 4 | |
BSCI | 30360 | General Ecology | 4 | ||
GEOG | 49070 | Geographic Information Science | 4 | ||
HDFS | 44032 | Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting | 3 | ||
RPTM | 36082 | Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Resources | 3 | ||
RPTM | 36083 | Environmental Education and Conservation | 3 | ||
RPTM guided electives (any RPTM course not in major, see advisor) | 9 | ||||
Choose from the following: | 10 | ||||
BSCI | 30274 | Forestry (3) | |||
ELR | BSCI | 30275 | Local Flora (4) | ||
BSCI | 30560 | Invertebrate Zoology (4) | |||
BSCI | 30580 | Entomology (4) | |||
BSCI | 30582 | Ornithology (4) | |||
BSCI | 40360 | Ichthyology (4) | |||
ELR | BSCI | 40368 | Wetland Ecology and Management (4) | ||
ELR | BSCI | 40374 | Conservation Biology (4) | ||
ELR | BSCI | 40376 | Tropical Field Biology and Conservation (5) | ||
ELR | BSCI | 40525 | Wildlife Resources (3) | ||
BSCI | 40556 | Vertebrate Zoology (4) | |||
GEOG | 37010 | Geography of Ohio (3) | |||
GEOG | 41073 | Conservation of Natural Resources (3) | |||
GEOG | 41074 | Resource Geography (3) | |||
GEOG | 49080 | Advanced Geographic Information Science (3) | |||
GEOL | 23063 | Earth Materials I (4) | |||
GEOL | 32066 | Geomorphology (4) | |||
GEOL | 41077 | Geology of the National Parks (3) | |||
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (2 credits) | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences | 2 | ||||
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL | 42 |
Recreation Management Concentration
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (30 credits) Courses count in major GPA | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
ACCT | 23020 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | ||
HDFS | 44032 | Non-profit Fundraising and Grantwriting | 3 | ||
MIS | 24053 | Introduction to Computer Applications | 3 | ||
PEB | Physical Education Basic electives | 3 | |||
RPTM | 26010 | Community Development in Recreation | 3 | ||
RPTM | 36010 | Recreation, Leisure and Aging | 3 | ||
RPTM | 36081 | Adventure Education | 3 | ||
DD | RPTM | 36085 | Leisure and Culture | 3 | |
RPTM guided electives (any RPTM course not in major, see advisor) | 6 | ||||
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | ||||
General Elective (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours) Suggested 6 hours from the Nonprofit Studies Minor, see catalog and advisor) |
6 | ||||
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL | 42 |
Tourism Management Concentration
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits) Courses count in major GPA | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
HM | 13024 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3 | ||
RPTM | 26060 | Introduction to Global Tourism | 3 | ||
RPTM | 46000 | Tourism Development and Recreational Travel | 3 | ||
RPTM guided electives (any RPTM course not in major, see advisor) | 6 | ||||
SPAD | 45022 | Event Planning and Production | 3 | ||
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) | |||||
Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
ACCT | 23020 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | ||
FIN | 36053 | Business Finance | 3 | ||
MKTG | 25010 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | ||
MIS | 24053 | Introduction to Computer Applications | 3 | ||
MIS | 24163 | Principles of Management | 3 | ||
Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | ||||
General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours) | 3 | ||||
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL | 42 |
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