Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management
Department/program
Change in requirement to the major
Summary
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Keith Bosak
243-6062
Keith Bosak
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
Michael Patterson
Dept. of Management
and Marketing
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needed)
Date
Health and Human
Performance
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
X
Other
Please
describe
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
it to appear in the catalog. 
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
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 naturebased tourism industry. Students pursuing
this degree must choose between an option
in Recreation Resources Management or
Nature-Based Tourism. The Recreation
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
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, 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 498 (RECM 460). This is a worklearning experience that involves at least
10 weeks full-time employment in a
professional work environment. PTRM
498 (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
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 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.
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 an internship in
Parks, Tourism & Recreation
Management, PTRM 498 (RECM
previously in the catalog.
First Year
Credits
WRIT 101 (ENEX 101) College
3
Writing I
BIOB 170N (BIOL 108N)
Principles Biological Diversity or
BIOE 172 (BIOL 121N)
3
Introductory Ecology or BIOO
105 Botany
PSYX 100S (PSYC 100S)
Introduction to Psychology or
4-3
SOCI 101 Into to Sociology
460). This is a work-learning
experience that involves at least 10
weeks full-time employment in a
professional work environment.
PTRM 498 (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.
Proposed changes are in yellow.
First Year
COMX 111A (COMM 111A)
Introduction to Public Speaking
OR THTR 120A Into to Acting I
M 115 (MATH 117) Probability
and Linear Mathematics
Electives and General Education
Second Year
NRSM 210N (FOR 210N) Soils,
Water and Climate
PTRM 210 (RECM 210) NatureBased Tourism
STAT 216 (MATH 241)
Statistics, or FORS 201 (FOR
201) Forest Biometrics, or SOCI
202 (SOC 202) Social Statistics
PTRM 217S (RECM 217S) Parks
and Outdoor Recreation
NRSM 200 Natural Resources
Professional Writing
ECNS 201S (ECON 111S)
Credits
3
3
6
Credits
3
3
3-4
3
3
3
WRIT 101 (ENEX 101)
College Writing I
BIOB 170N (BIOL 108N)
Principles
Biological Diversity or
BIOE 172 (BIOL 121N)
Introductory Ecology or
BIOO 105 Botany
PSYX 100S (PSYC 100S)
Introduction to
Psychology or SOCI 101
Into to Sociology
NRSM 121S Nature
Montana
COMX 111A (COMM
111A) Introduction to
Public Speaking OR
THTR 120A Into to
Acting I
M 115 (MATH 117)
3
3
4-3
3
3
3
Principles of Microeconomics
OR Principles of
Macroeconomics
ACTG 201 Financial Accounting
ACTG 202 Managerial
Accounting
Electives and General Education
Third Year
FORS 330 (FOR 330) Forest
Ecology,
PTRM 380 (RECM 380)
Recreation Administration and
Leadership
6
Credits
Probability and Linear
Mathematics
Electives and General
Education
Second Year
NRSM 210N (FOR 210N)
Soils, Water and Climate
PTRM 210 (RECM 210)
Nature-Based Tourism
6
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
PTRM 300 (RECM 300)
3
Recreation Behavior
PTRM 310 (RECM 310) Natural
Resource Interpretation and
3
Communication
1
Electives and General Education 9
Credits
6-9
Fourth Year
Credits
PTRM 482 (RECM 482)
Wilderness and Protected Area
3
Managements or PTRM 451
Tourism & Sustainability
PTRM 484 (RECM 484) Parks,
Tourism & Recreation
3
Management Field Measurement
Techniques
PTRM 485 (RECM 485)
4
Recreation Planning
NRSM 422 (FOR 422) Natural
3
Resource Policy/Administration,
PTRM 498 (RECM 460)
Practicum in Parks, Tourism and
9-14
Recreation Management
Electives and General Education
Recreation Resource Management Track
Recommended Elective Choices
STAT 216 (MATH 241)
Statistics, or FORS 201
(FOR 201) Forest
Biometrics, or SOCI 202
(SOC 202) Social
Statistics
PTRM 217S (RECM
217S) Parks and Outdoor
Recreation
NRSM 200 Natural
Resources Professional
Writing
ECNS 201S (ECON
111S) Principles of
Microeconomics OR
Principles of
Macroeconomics
ACTG 201 Financial
Accounting
ACTG 202 Managerial
Accounting
Electives and General
Education
Third Year
FORS 330 (FOR 330)
Forest Ecology,
PTRM 380 (RECM 380)
Recreation Administration
and Leadership
3-4
3
3
3
6
Credits
3
3
3
PTRM 300 (RECM 300)
3
Recreation Behavior
PTRM 310 (RECM
310) Natural Resource
3
Interpretation and
Communication
100 level: PTRM 150 Current issues in PTRM;
NRSM 121S Nature Montana; GPHY121S Human
Geog; CHMY121N Chem
200 level: *FORS250 GIS; *FORS240 Tree Bio;
*FORS 241 Dendrology; NRSM265 Ecological
Restoration; *FORS230 Fire Management
300 level: NRSM379 Collaboration; *FORS347
Silviculture; *FORS331 Wildland Fuels;
NRSM335 Env. Entomology; FORS333 Fire
Ecology;
400 level: NRSM475 Envir.& Devlp; NRSM
489E Consv. Ethics; GPHY433 Cultural;
COMM421 Comm of Nonprofit
* Denotes courses that meet the Civil Service
Forestry Series requirements. To qualify for civil
service, 24 credits hours in management of
renewable resources, forest biology and forest
resource measurements and inventory are required.
Any combination of these courses can be taken.
Nature Based Tourism Recommended Elective
Choices
100 level: PTRM 150 Current issues in PTRM;
NRSM 121S Nature Montana; ANTY101H Intro;
GPHY 111N Phys Geog; BIOE 172N Ecology;
PHIL112E Intro Ethics Environ; GPHY 111N
Phys Geog; GEO101N Intro Phys Geol; a 101
language course
200 level: GPHY214 Mt. Environs; GEO211
Earth history; ECNS 202S Macroeconomics; a 201
language course (same language as 101)
300 level: NRSM379 Collaboration; COMM230S
Org. Comm; COMM321 Public Relations;
BMKT325 Marketing; BMKT337 Consumer Beh;
FORS 320 Forest Econ; FORS302 Mensuration;
FORS 351 Photo & Remote Sensing
1
Electives and General
Education
Fourth Year
PTRM 482 (RECM 482)
Wilderness and Protected
Area Managements or
PTRM 451 Tourism &
Sustainability
PTRM 484 (RECM 484)
Parks, Tourism &
Recreation Management
Field Measurement
Techniques
PTRM 485 (RECM 485)
Recreation Planning
NRSM 422 (FOR 422)
Natural Resource
Policy/Administration,
PTRM 498 (RECM 460)
Internship
Electives and General
Education
9
Credits
6-9
Credits
3
3
4
3
4-6
In addition to the above requirements,
students are also required to take at least 3
credits of skills classes. Students can
choose from: ECP 120/121 Emergency
Care Provider and lab (3)cr., NRSM 379
Collaboration (3)cr., BKMT 325,
Principles of Marketing (3)cr., or FORS
250 Introduction to GIS. Alternatively,
students can take two semesters of a
foreign language.
Recreation Resource Management
Track Recommended Elective Choices
400 level: NRSM475 Envir.& Devlp; NRSM
489E Consv. Ethics; GPHY411N Biogeog;
GPHY433 Cultural
Outdoor Recreation Services Recommended
Elective Choices
100 level: PTRM 150 Current issues in PTRM;
NRSM 121S Nature Montana; ENST230H Nature
& Society; GPHY121S Human Geog; NASX180
Event plan; COMM110 Interpersonal
200 level: ENST225 Comm & Env; ENST230H
Nature & Society; HHP233 Health Issues; COMM
230 Organizational Comm
300 level: NRSM379 Collaboration; SOCI346
Rural Soc; SOCI342 Urban Soc; SOCI350
Community; SW300 Human Behavior & Social
Env; SOCI308 Sociology of Education
400 level: PSCI466 Nonprofit; PSCI467 Adv.
Nonprofit; PSCI460 Human Res. Mgmt.;
100 level: PTRM 150 Current issues in
PTRM; NRSM 121S Nature Montana;
GPHY121S Human Geog; CHMY121N
Chem
200 level: *FORS250 GIS; *FORS240
Tree Bio; *FORS 241 Dendrology;
NRSM265 Ecological Restoration;
*FORS230 Fire Management
300 level: NRSM379 Collaboration;
*FORS347 Silviculture; *FORS331
Wildland Fuels; NRSM335 Env.
Entomology; FORS333 Fire Ecology;
400 level: NRSM475 Envir.& Devlp;
NRSM 489E Consv. Ethics; GPHY433
Cultural; COMM421 Comm of Nonprofit
* Denotes courses that meet the Civil
Service Forestry Series requirements. To
qualify for civil service, 24 credits hours in
management of renewable resources, forest
biology and forest resource measurements
and inventory are required. Any
combination of these courses can be taken.
Nature Based Tourism Recommended
Elective Choices
100 level: PTRM 150 Current issues in
PTRM; NRSM 121S Nature Montana;
ANTY101H Intro; GPHY 111N Phys
Geog; BIOE 172N Ecology; PHIL112E
Intro Ethics Environ; GPHY 111N Phys
Geog; GEO101N Intro Phys Geol; a 101
language course
200 level: GPHY214 Mt. Environs;
GEO211 Earth history; ECNS 202S
Macroeconomics; a 201 language course
(same language as 101)
300 level: NRSM379 Collaboration;
COMM230S Org. Comm; COMM321
Public Relations; BMKT325 Marketing;
BMKT337 Consumer Beh; FORS 320
Forest Econ; FORS302 Mensuration;
FORS 351 Photo & Remote Sensing
400 level: NRSM475 Envir.& Devlp;
NRSM 489E Consv. Ethics; GPHY411N
Biogeog; GPHY433 Cultural
Outdoor Recreation Services
Recommended Elective Choices
100 level: PTRM 150 Current issues in
PTRM; ENST230H Nature & Society;
GPHY121S Human Geog; NASX180
Event plan; COMM110 Interpersonal
200 level: ENST225 Comm & Env;
ENST230H Nature & Society; HHP233
Health Issues; COMM 230 Organizational
Comm
300 level: NRSM379 Collaboration;
SOCI346 Rural Soc; SOCI342 Urban Soc;
SOCI350 Community; SW300 Human
Behavior & Social Env; SOCI308
Sociology of Education
400 level: PSCI466 Nonprofit; PSCI467
Adv. Nonprofit; PSCI460 Human Res.
Mgmt.; BMGT401 Event Mgmt;
COMM421 Comm of Nonprofit
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
The PTRM program would like to add an additional requirement to the major that will emphasize skills
integral to the field of parks, tourism and recreation management. Students need a broad array of skills in
this field and the additional requirements will offer students the opportunity to pursue one or more of
those skill sets as part of their major.
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