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Minors in RPTA

Horticulture. 18 s.h.

Academic Adviser: Ms. Ember Keithley, School of Agriculture

  1. Required Courses. 7 s.h.
    BOT 329—Plant Structure and Function (3)
    HORT 180—Introductory Horticulture (3)
    HORT 493—Practicum in Horticultural Sciences (1)
  2. Choice of one of the following courses. 3 or 4 s.h.
    FOR 208—Dendrology (4)
    HORT 380—Landscape Plants I (3)
    HORT 381—Landscape Plants II (3)
    Electives to be selected from any of the following four emphases. 7 or 8 s.h.
    1. Production
      AGRN 373—Integrated Pest Management (4)
      FOR 406—Arboriculture (4)
      HORT 384—Landscape Management (3)
      HORT 385—Landscape Design (3)
      HORT 393—Greenhouse and Nursery Management (3)
      HORT 480—Plant Propagation (3)
      HORT 485—Turf Management (3)
    2. Design and Construction
      RPTA 483—Landscape Construction (3)
    3. Plant Science
      AGRN 278—Fundamentals of Soil Science (3)
      BOT 462—Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (3)
      HORT 389—Home Horticulture (3)
    4. Operations
      FOR 407—Urban Forestry Management (3)
      RPTA 489—Park Maintenance and Operations Management (3)

Nonprofit Administration. 19 s.h.

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Academic Adviser: Dr. Dean Zoerink, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

This interdisciplinary minor is designed to enable students from a variety of majors to seek meaningful careers in youth and human service nonprofit agencies. Those who enroll in the program work toward certification offered by American Humanics, a certification widely recognized by nonprofit organizations throughout the country. The following courses, or their equivalents, should be selected by consulting with the major adviser and the American Humanics adviser.

  1. Required Courses. 7 s.h.
    RPTA 199—Fieldwork in Leisure Services (1) or equivalent experience of 100 hours
    of direct involvement in a nonprofit organization
    RPTA 270—Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations (3)
    RPTA 470—Alliance Management Institute (0)
    Required Internship to include a minimum of 300 hours of direct involvement in a
    nonprofit organization (3)
  2. One of the following. 3 s.h.
    EIS 201—Educational Psychology: Human Growth and Development (3)
    FCS 121—Introduction to Lifespan Development (3)
    PSY 221—Psychology of Child Development (3)
    PSY 422—Adolescent Development (3)
    SOC 360—Gender Roles (3)
    SOC 425—Juvenile Delinquency (3)
    SPED 310—The Exceptional Individual (3)
  3. One of the following:. 3 s.h.
    RPTA 235—Programming Principles and Applications in Leisure Services (3)
    RPTA 330—Program Planning for People with Physical Disabilities: Community and
    Educational Services (3)
    RPTA 428—Youth and Leisure Services (3)
    RPTA 430—Principles of Recreational Sports (3)
    SOC 480—Deviance and Disruption in the American Family (3)
    SW 420—Services to Children and Their Families (3)
  4. One of the following:. 3 s.h.
    HS 400—Grant Writing (3)
    RPTA 424—Fundraising and Volunteerism in Leisure Services (3)
    RPTA 467—Special Event Planning and Management (3)
  5. One of the following:. 3 s.h.
    JOUR 329—Fundamentals of Public Relations (3)
    JOUR 331—Advertising Principles and Practice (3)
    MKTG 327—Marketing Principles (3)
    RPTA 322—Administration of Leisure Services I (3)
    RPTA 422—Advanced Administration of Leisure Services (3)

 

 

Outdoor Leadershio (ECOEE) 24 s.h.

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Academic Adviser: Ms. Keri Allison, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

  1. Required Courses. 9 s.h.
    RPTA 249—Principles of Outdoor Adventure Recreation
    RPTA 349—Expedition Planning (3)
    RPTA 450—Travling Workshop (1-3, repeatable to 6) 
  2. Field Study. 15 s.h.
    RPTA 376—Perspectives in Outdoor Recreation (3)
    RPTA 444—Outdoor Education (3)
    RPTA 446—Wilderness Leadership (3)
    RPTA 448—Interpretation of Cultural and Environmental Resources (3)
    RPTA 449—Management of Outdoor Adventure Recreation (3) 

Note: Admission to the minor requires that the student be in good academic standing and successfully complete the application process for the Environmental Conservation Outdoor Education Expedition (ECOEE). The minor requires a prescribed sequencing of courses, where RPTA 249 and 349 are taken prior to the learning expedition, and all five Field Study courses are taken during the learning expedit.

 

Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration. 16 s.h.

Academic Adviser: Ms. Keri Allison, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

  1. Required Course. 3 s.h.
    RPTA 111 (3) 
  2. RPTA Electives. 13 s.h.
    RPTA 398—Internship Seminar (1)
    RPTA 399—Issues in Leisure Services (1)
    RPTA 499—Internship in Leisure Services (3) 12 s.h. to be taken concurrently 

Therapeutic Recreation. 22 s.h.

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Academic Adviser: Ms. Keri Allison, Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

    1. Required Courses. 19 s.h.
      RPTA 199—Fieldwork in Leisure Services (Completed at an agency serving persons with disabilities) (1)
      RPTA 251—Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation (3)
      RPTA 351—Assessment and Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation (3)
      RPTA 451—Principles of Therapeutic Recreation (3)
      RPTA 453—Clinical Therapeutic Recreation Processes (3)
      RPTA 454—Management of Therapeutic Recreation (3)
      SPED 310—The Exceptional Individual (3)
    2. Directed Electives. Choose one of the following: 3 s.h.
      HE 441—Mental Health (3)
      RPTA 330: Program Planning for People with Physical Disabilities: Community and Educational Services (3)
      RPTA 452—Leisure Services for the Elderly (3)
      SW 334: Social Work, Disabilities and Health (3)
      SOC 365—Sociology of Health and Illness (3)
      PSY 251— Personality and Adjusment (General Education/Social Sciences) (3)
      KIN 393—Adapted Physical Education (3)
      OR
      Equivalent course related to individuals having disabilities