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Total Hours Required in Major 38 Required Liberal Arts Core Courses and Degree Specific Requirements PHY 203, 204 Fundamentals of Physics 8 CSC 214, 215 Computer Science 8 Secondary Education Endorsement Students majoring in Mathematical Sciences and minoring in Education would be eligible for the secondary education endorsement. Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management B.S. Degree This major provides an umbrella term under which all participating students are exposed to a common core of processes involved in the delivery of leisure services, regardless of the setting in which it takes place or the clientele being served (leadership, planning, supervision, organization, administration, management, marketing, research, or evaluation). It accentuates the similarities rather than the differences between and among programs of study in this field. First, and foremost, this major will prepare students for employment in a broad range of sectors of the field/industry.Outdoor recreation remains an integral part of the program,and is one of the three main thrusts of the program. Ferrum Colleges new Ferrum Outdoors initiative will likely expand the number of outdoor adventure programs and activities that will be afforded to the student body and will provide many new opportunities for student majors with an emphasis area in Outdoor Recreation to plan and conduct outdoor adventure activities, plan, coordinate, and conduct field trips and excursions to outdoor recreation venues. The other two emphasis areas are Community Leisure Services and Hospitality and Tourism management. The explosion in the number of businesses providing commercial recreation, hospitality and tourism facilities, programs, and services in the private for-profit sector and the greater emphasis being placed on accountability and enterprise funds by the public and private non-profit sectors requires that student graduates become more adroit at the processes of financial management and marketing. In addition, more public parks and recreation agencies are expanding their role and function and are becoming increasingly the destination marketing arm of their community, necessitating that greater emphasis be placed on hospitality and guest services, convention management, and special event planning and management. Required Common Courses (27 hours) REC 260 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure 3 REC 270 Practicum I 1 REC 320 Recreational Programming Planning and Evaluation 3 REC 340 Leadership and Group Social Behavior 3 REC 380 Financial Planning and Budgeting 3 REC 410 Recreation Administration 3 REC 413 Facilities Planning, Development, and Maintenance 3 92

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