Parks, Recreation and Tourism Minor

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

GPA requirements to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None.

Other requirements: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.

Contact Information: William H. Livingston, Associate Professor of Forest Resources, 219 Nutting Hall, 581-2805, williaml@maine.edu

Students minoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism must be assigned an advisor from the Faculty of Parks, Recreation and Tourism in the School of Forest Resources and must obtain the advisor’s signature when registering for SFR courses.

Required Courses:

SFR 150 - Introduction to Tourism Credits: 3
SFR 228 - Forest Recreation Management Credits: 3
SFR 480 - Wilderness and Protected Areas Management Credits: 3

Plus three of the following:

KPE 411 - Ethics and Social Justice in Outdoor Leadership Credits: 3
SFR 434 - Recreation Site Planning and Management Credits: 3
SFR 437 - Ecotourism: Principles, Trends, and Issues Credits: 3
SFR 444 - Forest Resources Economics Credits: 3
SFR 452 - Environmental Interpretation Credits: 4
SFR 493 - Sustainable Tourism Planning Credits: 3