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

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; 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, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  UC 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 S
  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  
  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  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. 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 24163 Principles of Management 3  
  Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  General Electives 1 6  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  42  
  1. Number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours. A business minor can be obtained with additional coursework (fulfilled with general elective hours) and GPA requirements. For students obtaining a minor: a minimum of 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursing. Consult with advisor when choosing general electives.