| Course ID: | PRTM 4650L/6650L. 4 hours. |
| Course Title: | Parks, Environmental Education, and Tourism Management Field Study |
Course
Description: | The Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management (PRTM) Field Study is an off-campus experience for students majoring in PRTM. Basic field skills will be described and demonstrated, and students will apply these new skills and knowledge during a series of visits to state/federal protected lands and tourism businesses and discussions with professionals in the field. Students will gain first-hand knowledge of relevant planning, assessment, and management of forests, parks, and public resources. |
| Oasis 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) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Students will be able to explain the historical development
and evolution of environmental education.
2. Students will be able to distinguish between the various
implementation strategies of environmental education delivered by
formal and non-formal providers.
3. Students will be able to appraise the operation and management
practices within protected areas.
4. Students will be able to examine the numerous services
provided to visitors of protected areas.
5. Students will be able to describe the tourism marketing and
promotion strategies utilized by destination management
organizations.
6. Students will be able to evaluate the various tourism impacts
on local economies and communities. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Course orientation – UGA Campus, Athens
2. Environmental education (delivery mechanisms, history,
professional development); Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center,
Mansfield
3. Protected areas management (visitor management, natural
resource management, and personnel management); Cloudland Canyon
State Park, Rising Fawn
4. Tourism management (marketing and promotion, resource
management, tourism impacts); UGA Marine Institute, Sapelo Island |