BA Parks Recreation and Tourism

The parks, recreation and tourism (PRT) program is designed to provide students with training in a variety of professional settings such as parks and protected natural areas, the public and private tourism sectors, nonprofit environmental organizations, conservation law enforcement agencies, and state and federal natural resource agencies. The program offers three concentrations in parks and recreation management, nature based tourism, and conservation law enforcement. The program s emphasis on the integration of natural, social and management sciences reflects the interdisciplinary context in which recreation, tourism, natural resource planning and environmental concerns are addressed in the field.