Park Administration Concentration (1151)

This curriculum is designed to prepare students for the proper management of natural, cultural and recreational resources. Leadership positions in parks and other recreation settings require fundamental knowledge of basic principles from many disciplines which collectively emphasize the natural and cultural sciences as well as personnel and fiscal management, thus preparing students with leadership abilities and an applied understanding of the tools for park administration.

Flexibility is provided through restricted elective hours, allowing credit hours to be taken in a more specialized area of the park field. The curriculum includes supervised field experience with an approved park or recreational agency and applications are further illustrated by frequent trips to nearby national, state and municipal park settings and private and commercial recreation attractions.

Employment opportunities include positions with federal, state and municipal park agencies as well as a multitude of private, commercial and volunteer organizations.

Concentration Requirements (56 Hours)

AGEC 271 - Farm Management Credit(s): 3
OR
ACCT 201 - Accounting Information for Decision Making I Credit(s): 3
OR
ACCT 300 - Accounting for Non-Business Students Credit(s): 3
OR
POSC 363 - Public Budgeting and Personnel Management Credit(s): 3
CJ 200 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit(s): 3
OR
WBIO 340 - Wildlife Law Enforcement and Public Relations Credit(s): 3
GEOS 120 Credit(s): 4
NRM 101 - Wildlife, Conservation and Environmental Issues Credit(s): 3
NRM 200 - Natural Resource Interpretation Practicum Credit(s): 3
NRM 410 - Silviculture Credit(s): 3
NRM 440 - Regional Studies in Natural Resources Management Credit(s): 3
PARK 110 - Introduction to Park Management Credit(s): 3
PARK 200 - Recreation Leadership, Programming, and Interpretation Credit(s): 3
PARK 300 - Technological Applications in PARK Credit(s): 3
PARK 400 - Advanced Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Resources Credit(s): 3
PARK 410 - Advanced Park Management Credit(s): 3
PARK 430 - Supervised Field Experience Credit(s): 3-12
PLSC 321 - Landscape Management Credit(s): 3

Biology Electives (6 Hours)

Choose from

BOT 302 - Plant Morphology Credit(s): 3
BOT 303 - Plant Taxonomy Credit(s): 3
BOT 431 - Plant Ecology Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 319 - Mammalogy Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 320 - Ichthyology Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 321 - Ornithology Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 322 - Herpetology Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 325 - General Entomology Credit(s): 4
ZOOL 326 - Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 441 - Animal Ecology Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 443 - Animal Behavior Credit(s): 3

History and Geosciences Electives (6 Hours)

Choose from any upper-division History, Geography, or Geology

Restricted Electives (1 Hours)

Selected with the assistance of the student’s adviser based on the student’s career goals.