33 hours

All courses must be approved by Major Professor and Advisory Committee.

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of Recommendation CV or Resume Statement of Purpose (career goals) Unofficial Transcript (3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA) Graduate Study Objective form indicating faculty member(s) contacted for potential advisors. International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program.

Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:

Courses within Warnell

COFA *

FANR *

FISH *

FORS *

GISC *

PRTM *

WASR *

WILD *

*Courses numbered 6000 or above

Choose 9 credit hour(s) from the following:

Courses outside of study area

This excludes PRTM courses.

Choose 11 credit hour(s) from the following:

Courses numbered 6000 or above

GRSC 7001  *

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

* Must be taken in the first or second semester of degree program.

Area of Emphasis in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management

Total of 9 hours required:

NOTE: These courses may be used towards Required and Elective courses as appropriate.

Electives:

PRTM 4400/6400

Park Management

3

PRTM 4650L/6650L

Parks, Environmental Education, and Tourism Management Field Study

4

PRTM 5010/7010  Analytical Thinking Creativity & Innovation

Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Tourism

3

PRTM 5410/7410-5410L/7410L

Stewardship and Protection of Natural Resources

3

PRTM 5700/7700

Community Tourism: Impacts, Planning, and Management

3

PRTM 5800S/7800S

Environmental Interpretation

3

PRTM 5900/7900  Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking Social Awareness & Responsibility

Ecotourism and Sustainable Development

3

PRTM 7980

Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Problems

1-12

NOTE: Students must take graduate level courses

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Graduates have careers in consulting, government agencies, and NGOs (e.g., as science teachers in public school systems, camp and nature center directors, park rangers, environmental educators, and county extension 4-H agents).

Competitive Warnell Scholarships

Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.

Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when they will facilitate their professional development.

Warnell Graduate Student Association (WGSA)

Other programs in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Ph.D. Integrative Conservation (with an emphasis in Forestry and Natural Resources) Master of Forest Resources (MFR) Master of Science (M.S.)