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Recreation, Parks and Tourism – Recreation & Event Management

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Recreation and event management courses and training focus on the knowledge and skills necessary to administer and manage commercial and entrepreneurial leisure service businesses. Event management courses focus on organizing and planning events and conferences. Recreation and event management concentrations include conference and special event planning, commercial recreation, and community recreation.

To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical tracking criteria, which appear in bold.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5

  • Complete 1 of the 8 critical tracking courses (PSY2012, SYG2000, ECO2013, MAR3023, MAN3025, (ENC2210 or AEE3033C), (EDF3110 or DEP3053), (SPC2600 or AEE3030C)

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses

Semester 3:

  • Complete 3 additional critical tracking courses

Semester 4:

  • Complete all 8 critical tracking courses

Semester 1

Credits

SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE-S)

3

Mathematics (GE-M, GR-M)

3

Humanities (GE-HI)

3

Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or B)

3

Composition (GE-C, GR-W)

3

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Total

15

Semester 2

 

PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S)

3

ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE-C, GR-W) or AEE 3033C Writing for Natural and Agricultural Resources

3

Mathematics (GE-M, GR-M)

3

Humanities (GE-HI) or Physical/Biological Science (GE-P/B)

3

Physical or Biological Science (GE-P/B)

3

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Total

15

Semester 3

Credits

ECO 2013 Macroeconomics (GE-S)

3

EDF 3110 Human Growth & Development

 

(GE-S) or DEP 3053 Developmental Psychology (GE-S)

3

MAN 3025 Principles of Mangmt. (GE-S)

4

Electives

5

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Total

15

Semester 4

Credits

SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking or AEE 3030C Oral Communication

3

MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing (GE-S)

4

Elective

3

Cognate Courses

5

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Total

15

Semester 5

Credits

LEI 3140 Philosophy & History of Recreation (GE-H)

3

LEI 3400 Recreation Programming and Leadership

4

LEI 3843 Commercial Recreation

3

LEI 3836 Hospitality Management

3

Cognate Course

2

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Total

15

Semester 6

Credits

LEI 3180 Trends in Leisure Services

3

LEI 3546 Park Management

3

LEI 3832 Special Events /Mtg. Planning

3

LEI 3921 Field Experience

3

LEI 3705 Lei. Svcs. For People w/ Disabilities

3

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Total

15

Semester 7

Credits

LEI 4540 Management and Supervision of Leisure Facilities and Personnel

4

LEI 4570 Revenue Resources Management

3

LEI 4880 Evaluation of Leisure Services

3

LEI4501 Legal Aspects of RPT

3

Cognate Course

2

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Total

15

Semester 8

Credits

LEI 4940 Internship in Leisure

 

Services

15

 
 
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