PRT 552

Field Experience in Nature-Based Recreation & Tourism Management

Section: 001

Course Description

This dual-listed course provides undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on exposure to the multifaceted nature of national park management and awareness of the complex challenges facing national park managers. Examines nature based recreation and tourism management approaches from an applied and interdisciplinary perspective with applications across federal and state recreation resource management agencies. Students will practice problem-solving techniques and interact with a wide variety of staff from the National Park Service, park partner organizations, and adjacent community managers. This course culminates in a week-long field experience that may conflict with other scheduled courses. Field experience held in conjunction with five other universities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A fee will be assessed for the trip that covers transportation, lodging and meals.