 | | Course ID: | PRTM 1100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Travel and Tourism | Course
Description: | A survey of travel and tourism in a global context. Students
will become acquainted with the economic, socio-cultural,
demographic, and environmental impacts that tourism has on the
world community. Special emphasis will be placed on issues
faced by tourism developers in businesses and governments of
all sizes. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Travel and Tourism | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 3310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Humans, Nature, and Environmental Awareness | Course
Description: | Exploration of the ways in which people relate to, and interact
with, the natural environment, with specific emphasis on our free
time (including recreation, leisure, and tourism experiences). A
quadruple bottom line approach is used to uncover the social,
environmental, economic, and moral dimensions of such human-
environment relations. | | Athena Title: | Humans Nature Environ Aware | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 3900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Internship | Course
Description: | Students will work with a business, government agency, or other
organization to gain professional experience related to the
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management major. | | Athena Title: | PRTM Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students may receive one hour of credit for every
100 hours of work experience. Only three hours of credit from
this course may be used towards graduation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Park Management | Course
Description: | Introduces students to park management with focus on the
management of public lands (local to federal) pertaining to
visitation and outdoor recreation use. The four major areas
covered are administration (policies, liabilities), management
(budgeting, human resource), resource management (planning,
facilities, impacts), and visitor management (conflicts, law
enforcement, safety). | | Athena Title: | Park Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in RLST 5400, NRRT 5400, ANTH 5400 or RLST 7400, NRRT 7400, ANTH 7400 | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | [PRTM 3310 or FANR 3400-3400D or FANR(ECOL) 4810/6810 or FANR(MARS) 1100 or FANR 1100E or FANR 4202/6202-4202D/6202D)] and permission of major | | Graduate Prerequisite: | [PRTM 3310 or FANR 3400-3400D or FANR(ECOL) 4810/6810 or FANR(MARS) 1100 or FANR 1100E or FANR 4202/6202-4202D/6202D)] | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 4650L/6650L. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Parks, Environmental Education, and Tourism Management Field Study | Course
Description: | Students will explore the fields and professions of environmental
education, protected areas management, and tourism management
around the state of Georgia. Course content will cover program
evaluation, content knowledge, personnel and visitor management,
and natural resource management. Emphasis will be placed on field
techniques, lab-based instruction, and writing assignments. | | Athena Title: | Parks and Tourism Field Study | | Nontraditional Format: | This Maymester field course will provide a diversity of learning
environments for students that include the classroom lectures,
laboratory and field experiences, and interactions with
professionals. This course will meet 7-8 hours/day (+ travel
time) from Monday-Friday; however, inclement weather and complex
scheduling may require moving some activities to the weekends.
There will be a minimum of one hour of lecture/day and 6-7 hours
of hands-on experience. State-wide travel will be part of this
course, and overnight accommodations will be provided for
students in campsites or state-operated facilities. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of major | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 4700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Science Methods and Techniques in Natural Resources | Course
Description: | Designed to introduce students to some basic skills and
analytical methods essential in social science aspects of
natural resource management and outdoor recreation. It will
introduce students to theory and applied approaches applicable
in collection, analysis, and interpretation of quantitative as
well as qualitative data in social science. | | Athena Title: | Soc Sci Methods in Nat Res | | Prerequisite: | FANR 2010-2010L or FANR 3000 or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 5010/7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Tourism | Course
Description: | An introduction to the fundamental concepts, principles, and
approaches to operating commercial recreation and tourism
businesses in natural resource settings. Taking an
entrepreneurial approach, this class will develop an
understanding of business and marketing concepts as they relate
to commercial recreation and tourism. | | Athena Title: | Entrep Recreation and Tourism | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of major | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 5410/7410-5410L/7410L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Stewardship and Protection of Natural Resources | Course
Description: | Throughout the world public support for the preservation and
conservation of our natural environment and, in particular,
wilderness, wildlands, and protected natural resource areas
remains very strong. This course will address stewardship and
management issues facing protected natural resources areas in
North America and in other parts of the world. | | Athena Title: | Steward and Protect of Nat Res | | Prerequisite: | FANR 3400-3400D or PRTM 3310 or FANR 4202/6202-4202D/6202D | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 5700/7700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community Tourism: Impacts, Planning, and Management | Course
Description: | Examines social-cultural aspects surrounding the impacts,
planning, and management of tourism development at the community
level. A survey of various topics will prepare students to
undertake a community-focused research project examining
residents' perceptions of tourism impacts as an aspect of tourism
planning to inform management decisions. | | Athena Title: | Community Tourism | | Prerequisite: | PRTM 4700 | | Pre or Corequisite: | FANR 3400-3400D or PRTM 3310 or FANR 4202/6202-4202D/6202D | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 5800S/7800S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Interpretation | Course
Description: | Environmental interpretation relates to the various methods and
skills that natural resource professionals use to communicate
an educational, environmental, scientific, or practical message
to their audience. This course will help students to obtain a
greater understanding of the philosophies, concepts, theories,
and practical techniques and skills involved in environmental
interpretation. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Interpretation | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 5900/7900. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecotourism and Sustainable Development | Course
Description: | Introduction to ecotourism and management, environmentalism,
sustainable development and planning, the politics and
sociology of ecotourism, economic development, and
globalization. Ecotourism and examples of sustainable
development, both in the public and private sectors, will also
be examined at the local, national, and international level. | | Athena Title: | Ecotourism and Sustainable Dev | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 5890/7890 | | Prerequisite: | FANR 3400-3400D or PRTM 3310 or FANR 4202/6202-4202D/6202D | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(COFA)(FISH)(FORS)(GISC)(PRTM)(WASR)(WILD) 5950. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources | Course
Description: | Special-interest or experimental courses offered on a one-time basis. Course content will vary with each offering. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in FANR | | Nontraditional Format: | Lecture/lab hours will be determined by course instructor as appropriate to topic and credit hours assigned. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 7980. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Problems | Course
Description: | Individual student problems pertaining to parks, recreation, and
tourism management at the master's level. | | Athena Title: | Parks Rec and Tourism Problems | | Nontraditional Format: | Formal classes are not held. Faculty assist students as needed. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PRTM 8980. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Problems | Course
Description: | Individual student problems pertaining to parks, recreation, and
tourism management at the doctoral level. | | Athena Title: | Parks Rec and Tourism Problems | | Nontraditional Format: | Formal classes are not held. Faculty assist students as needed. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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