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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Park Management Option - Park Management and Conservation (B.S.)

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Students must complete the university general education requirements specified by the College of Agriculture. See the College of Agriculture General Requirements section.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General Requirements (40 credit hours)

Communications

COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: (3)
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)

General agriculture

GENAG 101 - Ag Orientation Credits: (1)

Natural sciences

BIOL 210 General Botany Credits: (4)
or
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: (3)
PHYS 101 - The Physical World I Credits: (3)
PHYS 103 - The Physical World I Laboratory Credits: (1)

Social systems

ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)
or
STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: (3)

Recreation Resources (57 credit hours)

AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
BIOL 433 - Wildlife Conservation Credits: (3)
CIS 101 - Introduction to Information Technology Credits: (1)
CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
CIS 104 - Introduction to Word Processing Applications Credits: (1)
FOR 330 - Dendrology I Credits: (2)
FOR 340 - Dendrology II Credits: (2)
FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)
FOR 510 - Forestry for Park Managers Credits: (3)
HMD 230 - Issues in Tourism Credits: (2)
LAR 322 - Environmental Issues and Ethics Credits: (3)
MC 180 - Fundamentals of Public Relations Credits: (3)
RRES 210 - Life and Leisure Credits: (1)
RRES 310 - Outdoor Recreation Leadership Credits: (3)
RRES 350 - Parks and Recreation Practicum Credits: (2)
RRES 489 - Program and Event Planning Credits: (3)
RRES 492 - Internship in Parks and Recreation Credits: (6)
RRES 575 - Management of Water Resources for Leisure Credits: (3)
RRES 580 - Park Operations and Facilities Management Credits: (4)
RRES 635 - Methods of Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)
RRES 690 - Parks and Recreation Administration Credits: (4)

Park manager specialization (13-15 credit hours)

Choose 5 courses from the following list:

Modern languages course

AGEC 525 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: (3)
ASI 303 - History and Attitudes of Animal Use Credits: (3)
BIOL 320 - Economic Botany Credits: (3)
ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: (2)
and
ENTOM 313 - General Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
ENTOM 312 and 313 count as one course
FOR 285 - Forest Resource Management Credits: (3)
GEOG 300 - Geography of Tourism Credits: (3)
GEOG 302 - Cartography and Thematic Mapping Credits: (3)
GEOG 340 - Geography of Natural Resources Credits: (3)
GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: (3)
GEOG 705 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: (3)
GEOL 515 - Geology of the National Parks Credits: (3)
HORT 508 - Landscape Maintenance Credits: (2)
HORT 515 - Basic Turfgrass Culture Credits: (2)
HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: (3)
LAR 756 - Design of Parks and Recreation Areas Credits: (3)
PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: (3)
PSYCH 535 - Social Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCIO 570 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the USA Credits: (3)

Free electives (18-20 credit hours)

Total hours required for graduation (130 credit hours)

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