Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
BS Parks, Tourism, & Recreation Management
Department/program
Substitute one new course for an existing course and one changed course in
Summary
program requirements for BS Parks, Tourism, & Recreation Management.
II Endorsements and Approvals
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Program Chair/Director:
Norma Nickerson
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Norma Nickerson
9/18/12
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
Michael Patterson
9/18/12
9/18/12
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IV Catalog Language
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
Parks, Tourism, & Recreation
Management
Parks, Tourism, &
Recreation Management
Special Degree Requirements

The B.S. in Parks, Tourism & Recreation Management
degree is designed to prepare students for professional
positions developing and managing nature-based
recreation experiences and park resources for public
land management agencies, nonprofit organizations,
and the nature-based tourism industry. Students
pursuing this degree must choose between an option
in Recreation Resources Management or NatureBased
Tourism.
The
Recreation
Resources
Management option provides the educational
background necessary for evaluating and managing
wild lands to protect their recreational, heritage, and
ecological values. The Nature-Based Tourism option is
designed to combine an understanding of social,
The B.S. in Parks, Tourism & Recreation
Management degree is designed to prepare
students for professional positions developing
and managing nature-based recreation
experiences and park resources for public land
management
agencies,
nonprofit
organizations, and the nature-based tourism
industry. Students pursuing this degree must
choose between an option in Recreation
Resources Management or Nature-Based
Tourism.
The
Recreation
Resources
Management option provides the educational
background necessary for evaluating and
managing wild lands to protect their
Special Degree Requirements
cultural, political, environmental, and economic
contexts surrounding tourism in a natural resource
setting. All students learn the processes and
conceptual skills needed to determine alternative
management strategies, make management decisions,
and carry out management programs. Included are
courses leading to an understanding of the basic
ecological characteristics of recreational lands.
Students also take courses dealing with human
behavior and management. Emphasis is placed on
presenting problems that would be encountered while
managing national parks and forests, state and
regional parks, wilderness areas, and other recreation
resources of international and national significance.
Special Degree Requirements
Students pursuing the B.S. in Parks, Tourism &
Recreation Management degree complete the
following courses (or their equivalent if transferred
from another college or university). Transfer credits
and course equivalency will be determined by the
University and the College of Forestry and
Conservation. In addition, students are required to
take a practicum in Parks, Tourism & Recreation
Management, PTRM 495 (RECM 460). This is a worklearning experience that involves at least 10 weeks
full-time employment in a professional work
environment. PTRM 495 (RECM 460) has a
prerequisite of 400 previous hours of relevant work
experience. Electives may be taken at any time,
keeping in mind these courses as well as the
University's General Education requirements for
graduation. See also the graduation requirements for
the College of Forestry and Conservation listed
previously in the catalog.
Recreation Resources Management Option
First Year
Credits
PTRM 110S (RECM 110S)
Introduction to Parks,
Recreation and Tourism
3
NRSM 180 (RECM 180)
Special Degree
Requirements
Students pursuing the B.S. in Parks, Tourism
& Recreation Management degree complete
the following courses (or their equivalent if
transferred
from
another
college
or
university). Transfer credits and course
equivalency will be determined by the
University and the College of Forestry and
Conservation. In addition, students are
required to take a practicum in Parks, Tourism
& Recreation Management, PTRM 495 (RECM
460). This is a work-learning experience that
involves at least 10 weeks full-time
employment
in
a
professional
work
environment. PTRM 495 (RECM 460) has a
prerequisite of 400 previous hours of relevant
work experience. Electives may be taken at
any time, keeping in mind these courses as
well as the University's General Education
requirements for graduation. See also the
graduation requirements for the College of
Forestry and Conservation listed previously in
the catalog.
Recreation Resources Management
Option
Careers in Natural
Resources, or WILD 105N
(WBIO 105N) Wildlife and
People, or NRSM 121S
recreational, heritage, and ecological values.
The Nature-Based Tourism option is designed
to combine an understanding of social,
cultural,
political,
environmental,
and
economic contexts surrounding tourism in a
natural resource setting. All students learn the
processes and conceptual skills needed to
determine alternative management strategies,
make management decisions, and carry out
management programs. Included are courses
leading to an understanding of the basic
ecological characteristics of recreational lands.
Students also take courses dealing with
human behavior and management. Emphasis
is placed on presenting problems that would
be encountered while managing national
parks and forests, state and regional parks,
wilderness areas, and other recreation
resources of international and national
significance.
First Year
Credits
PTRM 110S (RECM
3
2-3
(RSCN 121S) Nature of
110S) Introduction to
Montana
Parks, Recreation
and Tourism
WRIT 101 (ENEX 101)
College Writing I
3
NRSM 180 (RECM
180) Careers in
BIOB 170N (BIOL 108N)
Natural Resources,
Principles Biological Diversity
or WILD 105N
or BIOE 172 (BIOL 121N)
Introductory Ecology
(WBIO 105N) Wildlife
3
NRSM 121S (RSCN
PSYX 100S (PSYC 100S)
Introduction to Psychology
and People, or
4
121S) Nature of
Montana
2-3
CHMY 121N (CHEM 151N)
Intro to General Chemistry
3
WRIT 101 (ENEX
101) College Writing
COMM 111A Introduction to
Public Speaking
I
3
3
BIOB 170N (BIOL
M 115 (MATH 117)
108N) Principles
Probability and Linear
Biological Diversity or
Mathematics
3
BIOE 172 (BIOL
121N) Introductory
Electives and General
Ecology
Education
6
Second Year
Credits
3
PSYX 100S (PSYC
Psychology
ENSC 245N (FOR 210N)
Soils
3
3
CHMY 121N (CHEM
General Chemistry
3
COMM 111A
PTRM 230 (RECM 230)
Programming in Recreation
4
151N) Intro to
PTRM 210 (RECM 210)
Nature-Based Tourism
100S) Introduction to
3
Introduction to Public
Speaking
3
STAT 216 (MATH 241)
M 115 (MATH 117)
Statistics, or FORS 201
Probability and
(FOR 201) Forest
Biometrics, or SOCI 202
3-4
Linear Mathematics
3
(SOC 202) Social Statistics
Electives and
General Education
6
Second Year
Credits
PTRM 217S (RECM 217S)
Wildland Recreation
Management
3
ENSC 245N (FOR
WRIT 222 (FOR 220)
210N) Soils
3
Technical Approach to
Writing
2
PTRM 210 (RECM
210) Nature-Based
ECNS 201S (ECON 111S)
Principles of Microeconomics
Tourism
3
3
PTRM 230 (RECM
FORS 250 (FOR 250)
230) Programming in
Introduction to GIS for Forest
Recreation
Management
3
2
STAT 216 (MATH
Electives and General
241) Statistics, or
Education
6
Third Year
Credits
FORS 201 (FOR
201) Forest
202 (SOC 202)
FORS 330 (FOR 330) Forest
Social Statistics
Ecology, or NRSM 462 (FOR
462) Range Ecology
3
PTRM 217S (RECM
Recreation
Recreation Administration
4
Management
3
NRSM 200 Natural
NRSM 385 (FOR 385)
Watershed Hydrology
3-4
217S) Wildland
PTRM 380 (RECM 380)
and Leadership
Biometrics, or SOCI
3
Resources
Professional Writing
3
PTRM 300 (RECM 300)
Recreation Behavior
3
ECNS 201S (ECON
111S) Principles of
PTRM 310 (RECM 310)
Microeconomics
Natural Resources
Interpretation
3
3
Electives and
PTRM 450 (RECM 450) Prepracticum Professional
FORS 284 Introduction to
GIS and Cartography
3
1
General Education
6
Preparation
Third Year
Electives and General
FORS 330 (FOR
Education
9
Summer
Credits
Credits
330) Forest Ecology,
or NRSM 462 (FOR
PTRM 495 (RECM 460)
380) Recreation
and Recreation Management
6-9
Fourth Year
Credits
Leadership
4
385) Watershed
Wilderness and Protected
3
Hydrology
3
PTRM 300 (RECM
PTRM 484 (RECM 484)
300) Recreation
Parks, Tourism & Recreation
Behavior
Management Field
3
3
PTRM 310 (RECM
310) Natural
PTRM 485 (RECM 485)
Recreation Planning
Administration and
NRSM 385 (FOR
PTRM 482 (RECM 482)
Measurement Techniques
3
PTRM 380 (RECM
Practicum in Parks, Tourism
Area Managements
462) Range Ecology
4
Resources
Interpretation
3
NRSM 422 (FOR 422)
PTRM 450 (RECM
Natural Resource
450) Pre-practicum
Policy/Administration, or
Professional
WILD 410 (WBIO 410)
Preparation
Wildlife Biology and
Biopolitics
3
Electives and General
Education
9-14
1
Electives and
General Education
9
Summer
Credits
Nature-Based Tourism Option
First Year
Credits
PTRM 495 (RECM
460) Practicum in
PTRM 110S (RECM 110S)
Parks, Tourism and
Introduction to Parks,
Recreation
Recreation, and Tourism
3
Management
6-9
Fourth Year
NRSM 180 (RECM 180)
Credits
Careers in Natural
PTRM 482 (RECM
Resources, or WILD 105N
482) Wilderness and
(WBIO 105N) Wildlife and
Protected Area
People, or NRSM 121S
Managements
(RSCN 121S) Nature of
Montana
2-3
PTRM 484 (RECM
484) Parks, Tourism
WRIT 101 (ENEX 101)
College Writing I
3
3
& Recreation
Management Field
BIOB 170N (BIOL 108N)
Measurement
Principles Biological Diversity
Techniques
3
or BIOE 172N (BIOL 121N)
Introductory Ecology
3
PTRM 485 (RECM
485) Recreation
SOCI 101S (SOC 110S)
Introduction to Sociology
Planning
4
3
NRSM 422 (FOR
COMM 111A Introduction to
Public Speaking
422) Natural
3
Resource
Policy/Administration,
CHMY 121N (CHEM 151N)
Intro to General Chemistry
or WILD 410 (WBIO
3
and Biopolitics
M 115 (MATH 117)
Probability and Linear
Mathematics
410) Wildlife Biology
3
Electives and
3
General Education
9-14
Nature-Based Tourism Option
Electives and General
Education
6
First Year
Second Year
Credits
PTRM 110S (RECM
Credits
110S) Introduction to
ENSC 245N (FOR 210N)
Soils
Parks, Recreation,
3
PTRM 210 (RECM 210)
Nature-Based Tourism
3
NRSM 180 (RECM
3
180) Careers in
Natural Resources,
PTRM 230 (RECM 230)
Programming in Recreation
and Tourism
3
or WILD 105N
2-3
STAT 216 (MATH 241)
(WBIO 105N)
Statistics, or FORS 201
Wildlife and People,
(FOR 201) Forest
or NRSM 121S
Biometrics, or SOCI 202
(RSCN 121S) Nature
(SOC 202) Social Statistics
3-4
of Montana
PTRM 217S (RECM 217S)
WRIT 101 (ENEX
Wildland Recreation
101) College Writing
Management
3
I
WRIT 222 (FOR 220)
BIOB 170N (BIOL
Technical Approach to
108N) Principles
Writing
2
3
Biological Diversity
or BIOE 172N (BIOL
ACTG 201 (ACCT 201)
121N) Introductory
Principles of Financial
Accounting
Ecology
3
3
SOCI 101S (SOC
ECNS 201S (ECON 111S)
Principles of Microeconomics
110S) Introduction to
3
Electives and General
6
Third Year
Credits
Introduction to Public
Speaking
3
CHMY 121N (CHEM
FORS 330 (FOR 330) Forest
151N) Intro to
Ecology or NRSM 462 (FOR
3
General Chemistry
3
M 115 (MATH 117)
MKTG 360 Marketing
Principles
3
COMM 111A
Education
462) Range Ecology
Sociology
3
Probability and
Linear Mathematics
3
PTRM 380 (RECM 380)
Electives and
Recreation Administration
and Leadership
4
PTRM 300 (RECM 300)
Recreation Behavior
3
6
Second Year
Credits
ENSC 245N (FOR
210N) Soils
BMKT 337 (MKTG 362)
Consumer Behavior
General Education
3
3
PTRM 310 (RECM 310)
PTRM 210 (RECM
Natural Resources
210) Nature-Based
Interpretation
3
Tourism
PTRM 450 (RECM 450) Pre-
PTRM 230 (RECM
practicum Professional
230) Programming in
Preparation
1
Electives and General
Recreation
3
3
STAT 216 (MATH
Education
12
Summer
Credits
241) Statistics, or
FORS 201 (FOR
201) Forest
Biometrics, or SOCI
PTRM 495 (RECM 460)
202 (SOC 202)
Practicum in Parks, Tourism
and Recreation Management
6-9
Fourth Year
Credits
Social Statistics
3-4
PTRM 217S (RECM
217S) Wildland
PTRM 451 (RECM 451)
Tourism and Sustainability
Recreation
3
Management
PTRM 483 (RECM 483)
NRSM 200 Natural
Commercial Recreation,
Resources
Marketing, and Tourism
3
Professional Writing
PTRM 484 (RECM 484)
ACTG 201 (ACCT
Parks, Tourism & Recreation
201) Principles of
Management Field
Financial Accounting
Measurement Techniques
3
3
3
3
ECNS 201S (ECON
NRSM 475 (FOR 475)
111S) Principles of
Environment and
Microeconomics
Development
3
3
Electives and
NRSM 422 (FOR 422)
General Education
6
Third Year
Credits
Natural Resource
Policy/Administration or
WILD 410 (WBIO 410)
FORS 330 (FOR
Wildlife Biology and
Biopolitics
330) Forest Ecology
3
or NRSM 462 (FOR
3
NRSM 379 (FOR 379)
462) Range Ecology
Collaboration in Natural
Resource Decisions
3
MKTG 360
Marketing Principles
3
Electives and General
Education
3-7
PTRM 380 (RECM
380) Recreation
Administration and
Leadership
4
PTRM 300 (RECM
300) Recreation
Behavior
3
BMKT 337 (MKTG
362) Consumer
Behavior
3
PTRM 310 (RECM
310) Natural
Resources
Interpretation
3
PTRM 450 (RECM
450) Pre-practicum
Professional
Preparation
1
Electives and
General Education
12
Summer
Credits
PTRM 495 (RECM
460) Practicum in
Parks, Tourism and
Recreation
Management
6-9
Fourth Year
Credits
PTRM 451 (RECM
3
451) Tourism and
Sustainability
PTRM 483 (RECM
483) Commercial
Recreation,
Marketing, and
Tourism
3
PTRM 484 (RECM
484) Parks, Tourism
& Recreation
Management Field
Measurement
Techniques
3
NRSM 475 (FOR
475) Environment
and Development
3
NRSM 422 (FOR
422) Natural
Resource
Policy/Administration
or WILD 410 (WBIO
410) Wildlife Biology
and Biopolitics
3
NRSM 379 (FOR
379) Collaboration in
Natural Resource
Decisions
3
Electives and
General Education
3-7
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
Substitute FORS284 Introduction to GIS and Cartography for FORS250 Introduction to GIS for Forest
Management (course change form submitted to ASCRC)
Substitute NRSM200 Natural Resources Professional Writing for WRIT222 Technical Writing (new
writing course appropriate to the major submitted to ASCRC)
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009