The curriculum in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management prepares students for a variety of careers in public and private leisure services. The undergraduate curriculum provides a broad exposure to the social, physical, and biological sciences required to manage leisure service programs and resources, such as those for municipalities, institutions, voluntary and youth-serving agencies, management positions within the travel and tourism industry, and as resource managers of local, state, and federal parks and related lands and waters.

The flexible curriculum allows students to select from six concentrations: Community Leisure Services, Professional Golf Management, Recreation Resources Management, Sport Management, Therapeutic Recreation, and Travel and Tourism. This latitude permits accommodation of each studentís career objectives in positions in fitness center management, sport management, recreation, cultural arts management, commercial recreation, wilderness management, nature interpretation, park management, historic site management, rehabilitation services, leisure counseling, camp administration, recreation therapy, programs for people with disabilities or senior citizens, travel industry, resort management, convention and visitor bureaus, theme parks, community tourism, and special event/festival planning, to name a few.

The Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management program is accredited by the National Council on Accreditation (National Recreation and Parks Association/Council on Postsecondary Accreditation). Graduates are immediately eligible to apply to become "Certified Leisure Professionals," a valuable credential for professional advancement.

Graduate degrees offered are Master of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management; Master of Science; and Doctor of Philosophy.

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management is a South Carolina Commission on Higher Education "Commendation for Excellence" recipient and a top-ranked program nationally.

Students will find it desirable to have a personal computer system meeting or exceeding current technology standards.

Freshman Year
First Semester
4 - BIOL 103 General Biology I¹ or
3 - GEOL 101 Physical Geology¹ and
1 - GEOL 103 Physical Geology Lab.¹
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - PRTM 101 Concepts of Leisure
3 - PRTM 209 Professional Application of Microcomputers²
3 - Mathematical Sciences Requirement³
16

Second Semester
4 - BIOL 104 General Biology II1 or
4 - Geology Laboratory Science¹
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - PRTM 205 Program and Event Planning
3 - Mathematical Sciences Requirement³
3 - Elective
16

Sophomore Year
First Semester
3 - PRTM 201 The Recreation/Leisure Environ.
1 - PRTM 206 Practicum I
3 - PSYCH 201 Introduction to Psychology⁴ or
3 - SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology⁴
3 - Concentration⁵
3 - Humanities Requirement E.2⁶
3 - Literature Requirement⁷
16

Second Semester
1 - PRTM 207 Practicum II
3 - PRTM 308 Leadership and Group Proc. in Rec.
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
6 - Concentration⁵
3 - Social Science Requirement⁸
16

Junior Year
First Semester
3 - PRTM 321 Recreation Administration
1 - PRTM 404 Field Training I
9 - Concentration⁵
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement³
16

Second Semester
3 - PRTM 305 Safety and Risk Management
3 - PRTM 309 Behavioral Concepts
7-8 - Concentration⁵
4-3 - Elective
17

Summer
6 - PRTM 405 Field Training II

Senior Year
First Semester
3 - PRTM 409 Methods of Recreation Research I
10 - Concentration⁵
3 - Elective
16

Second Semester
1 - PRTM 406 Senior Seminar
3 - PRTM 410 Methods of Recreation Research II
9 - Concentration⁵
3 - Elective
16

135 Total Semester Hours

¹Eight-hour sequence in the same science. Therapeutic Recreation and Sport Management students must take the general biology sequence.
²PRTM 209 or other General Education Computer Skills course(s).
³See General Education Requirements.
⁴Therapeutic Recreation students must take both courses.
⁵See advisor. Actual credits may vary depending on the courses selected. There is some variation in the distribution of hours among the concentrations.
⁶Sport Management students must take PHIL 103 or 344. All others see footnote 3.
⁷ENGL 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, or H210.
⁸Sport Management students must take ECON 200 (preferred), 211, or 212. Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis students see footnote 4. All others see footnote 3.
Note: Students select from six concentrations: Community Leisure Services, Professional Golf Management, Recreation Resources Management, Sport Management, Therapeutic Recreation, or Travel and Tourism. Students may focus in the area of Sport Management by selecting from Commercial Sport Management, Institutional Sport Management, Sports Communication Management, Sports Health and Fitness Management, or Sport Marketing.

Professional Golf Management Concentration

Freshman Year
First Semester
4 - BIOL 103 General Biology I
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - PRTM 101 Concepts of Leisure
3 - PRTM 209 Prof. Appl. of Microcomputers¹
3 - Mathematical Sciences Requirement²
16

Second Semester
4 - BIOL 104 General Biology II
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - PRTM 205 Program and Event Planning
3 - Mathematical Sciences Requirement²
3 - Elective
16

Summer
0 - CO-OP 101 Cooperative Education
1 - PRTM 206 Practicum I
1

Sophomore Year
First Semester
3 - ACCT 201 FinancialAccounting Concepts I
3 - PRTM 201 Recreation/Leisure Environment
3 - PRTM 307 Facility Operations and Main.
3 - PSYCH 201 Introduction to Psychology or
3 - SOC 201 Intro. to Sociology
3 - Literature Requirement³
15

Second Semester
3 - ECON 200 Economic Concepts⁴
3 - MGT 301 Principles of Management
3 - PHIL 103 Introduction to Ethics or
3 - PHIL 344 Business Ethics
3 - PRTM 308 Leadership and Group Proc. in Rec.
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
15

Summer
0 - CO-OP 102 Cooperative Education
1 - PRTM 207 Practicum II
1

Junior Year
First Semester
3 - ACCT 202 Managerial Accounting Concepts
3 - LAW 322 Legal Environment of Business
3 - MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
3 - PRTM 321 Recreation Administration
1 - PRTM 404 Field Training I
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement⁵
16

Second Semester
4 - HORT 308 Landscape Design
3 - MGT 307 Personnel Management
3 - PRTM 305 Safety and Risk Mgt. in PRTM
3 - PRTM 309 Behavioral Concepts in PRTM
3 - Elective
16

Summer
0 - CO-OP 103 Cooperative Education
6 - PRTM 405 Field Training II
6

Senior Year
First Semester
3 - FD SC 306 Food Service Operations
3 - FIN 306 Corporation Finance
3 - PRTM 409 Methods of Recreation Research I
3 - PRTM 441 Commercial Rec. Management
3 - Elective
15

Second Semester
3 - HORT 412 Turfgrass Management
3 - MKT 425 Retail Management
3 - PRTM 344 Tourism Markets and Supply
1 - PRTM 406 Senior Seminar
3 - PRTM 410 Methods of Recreation Research II
3 - Elective
16

Summer and Fall
0 - CO-OP 104 Cooperative Education
3 - PRTM 483 Golf Club Mgt. and Operations
3

136 Total Semester Hours

¹Other General Education Computer Skills courses may be substituted.
²See General Education Requirements. MTHSC 101 and 203 are recommended.
³ENGL 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, or H210.
⁴ECON 200 is preferred. ECON 211 or 212 may be substituted.
⁵See General Education Requirements.