Course variations

Course summary

This program prepares students for employment opportunities in parks, beaches and waterfront, wildlife refuges or forest settings and in other outdoor recreation and park services. Courses and training focus on the knowledge and skills necessary to manage recreation programs in natural environments, including parks and protected areas, and to manage the use of natural resources to protect the environment and enhance outdoor recreation experiences. Students also can choose natural resources recreation management with an emphasis in ecotourism.

Program modules

BSC 2010 and 2010L Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) or BSC 2007 and 2009L Biological Sciences: Cells, Organisms and Genetics (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B), SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE-S), Composition (GE-C, WR), Mathematics (GE-M), Elective, ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE-C) or AEE 3033C Writing in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking or AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication, Elective, Mathematics (GE-M), ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics or ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S), PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology (GE-B), LAA 2710 History of Landscape Architecture (GE-H, N), Elective, Cognate course, EDF 3110 Human Growth and Development (GE-S) or DEP 3053 Developmental Psychology (GE-S), MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing (GE-S), Humanities (GE-H, N, WR), Cognate course, Elective, LEI 3140 Philosophy and History of Recreation (GE-H), LEI 3320 Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services, LEI 3400 Recreation Program Design, LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks, LEI 3705 Leisure Services for People with Disabilities, LEI 3600 Design and Maintenance of Leisure Facilities.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a graduation from a regionally accredited or state-approved secondary school or the equivalent (G.E.D., etc.). A cumulative C average in the academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions attended high school and college. A combined score of at least 1330 on the critical reading, math and writing sections of the SAT (with writing), with a minimum score of 440 on each. Effective with the 2009 entering class, the university will begin considering the writing portion of the SAT. On the ACT with Writing, a composite score of 19 is required with a minimum of 17 on the English subsection, a minimum of 19 on the math subsection and a minimum of 18 on the reading subsection. ACT scores without the Writing component cannot be used for freshman admission decisions. International students whose native language is not English should have a TOEFL score Paper-Based: 550, Computer-Based: 213, Internet-Based: 80 or IELTS: 6, MELAB: 77. International students are exempt from the English proficiency requirement if enrolled for one academic year in a degree-seeking program at a recognized/regionally accredited university or college in a country where English is the official language prior to your anticipated term of enrollment at UF.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Department name

College of Health and Human Performance, Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management