This course aims to meet the following objectives:
• To introduce the basic concepts, principles, approaches, and
models of managing recreation resources in natural resource 
settings.
• To provide understanding concerning the delivery of visitor and
recreation services and products in public lands.
• To provide a foundation of the necessary knowledge and skills 
that managers need to develop, manage, and maintain public 
lands and their recreation facilities.
• To provide understanding of the contemporary professional 
issues in park management and how they affect the delivery of 
visitor services.
• To understand the knowledge and skills needs to manage diverse
natural resources, ranging from wilderness to urban areas, in
order to promote and enhance the visitor's experience.
• To understand the principles/procedures for the planning and
operation of public lands.
• To understand the basic principles and procedures for 
designing public lands for visitation and use.
• To be able to identify the environmental legalities of park
management.

Resource management in public lands
Overview of public land and park management
Overview of current issues in park management
Park administration, business management, and policies
Human resource management
Park resources and facilities
Planning and monitoring of resources and facilities
Visitor use and protection
Managing for diverse populations and uses
Working as a park manager

Students are directed to review UGA’s policies on academic
dishonesty, which can be found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. Penalties 
for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an 
acceptable defense. All works must meet the standards
contained in “A Culture of Honesty.”