PTRM 201 - Recreation Management

Credit(s): 2

This course will introduce students to the many recreational uses on public and private lands. The focus will be recreational management of multiple-use forestlands, parks, wilderness, and private lands. Students will explore constraints and challenges imposed by multiple uses of land. Historical and current relationships between people, recreation, and natural resources in the United States will be discussed. Recreational survey data will be developed and compiled and then uses and recommendations will be provided. Students also will plan, implement, and manage a recreational event. (Fall Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Discuss issues surrounding multiple recreational uses on public and private land.
Evaluate recreation resource management decision-making.
Understand successful recreational surveys, data collection, gathering, and compilation into reports.
Understand recreation use with an ecologically sustainable perspective.
Plan, implement, and manage a recreational event.