Department of Physical Education & Human Performance
Outdoor Recreation Degree
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Outdoor Recreation in Parks and Tourism (ORPT) is an interdisciplinary degree program offered by the Department of Physical Education within the College of Education. The interdisciplinary nature of the program includes course work from Agriculture Science, Biology, Communications, Geology, and Hotel and Hospitality Management.
The degree program in ORPT is intended to provide students with training that qualifies them to work in a variety of work settings including outdoor and experiential education, outdoor adventure programming, outdoor leadership, outdoor skills development, outdoor tourism, and outdoor recreation service programs. Employment opportunities typically exist with state and national resource agencies, protected natural areas, outdoor recreation service programs, commercial recreation enterprises, etc. Combined with the broad educational background provided by SUU’s Baccalaureate Core, this program will give students a wide range of opportunities upon graduation including solid preparation for graduate studies at Utah System of Higher Education’s Research 1 institutions in fields such as recreation resource management, parks, recreation, and tourism; or related areas of graduate study.
Southern Utah University is located at the western edge of the Colorado Plateau in Southwest Utah. The university is within ½ day’s drive of at least 11 national parks, national monuments and recreational areas including, Zion National Park, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and the Grand Canyon. Few universities in the country can boast such close contact to such a magnificent landscape. ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
Minor Course of Study
OUTDOOR RECREATIN IN PARKS AND TOURISM DEGREE
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| Course Number and Title | Credit |
Pre-Requisite & Instructions | |
| CORE COURSES | 10 Cr. |
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| ORPT 3000 | Foundations of Outdoor Recreation | 3 |
Co-requisite ORPT 3005 |
| ORPT 3005 | Practicum Lab for ORPT 3000 | 1 |
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| ORPT 3050 | Risk Management & Safety for Outdoor Rec. | 3 |
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| ORPT 4740 | Org & Administration for ORPT | 3 |
ORPT 3000 |
| ELECTIVE: Choose 2 credits from the following | 2 Cr. |
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| ORPT 1050 | Technical Canyoneering | 1 |
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| ORPT 1055 | Advanced Canyoneering | 1 |
ORPT 1050 or inst. app. |
| ORPT 2000 | Outdoor Skills Seminar | 1 - 3 |
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| PE 1350 | Scuba Diving | 1 |
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| PE 1355 | Advanced Scuba | 1 |
PE 1350 |
| PE 1527 | Introduction to Climbing | 1 |
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| PE 1528 | Climbing II | 1 |
PE 1527 or inst. app. |
| PE 1610 | Skiing/Snowboarding (beg) | 1 |
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| PE 1611 | Skiing/Snowboarding (adv) | 1 |
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| PE 1625 | Nordic Skiing | 1 |
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| AGSC 1750 | Horsemanship I | 1 |
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| AGSC 2760 | Horsemanship II | 1 |
AGSC 1750 |
| ORPT KNOWLEDGE AREA ELECTIVE COURSES: Choose 6 cr. | 6 Cr. |
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| ORPT 3040 | Leadership in Outdoor Recreation | 3 |
ORPT 3000 |
| ORPT 4020 | Interpretation | 3 |
BIO 2000 |
| ORPT 4030 | Interdisciplinary Outdoor Education | 3 |
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| ORPT 4600 | Outdoor Recreation Policy and Planning | 3 |
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| ORPT 4860 | Outdoor Recreation Skills Practicum | 1-4 |
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| PE 1542 | Wilderness First Responder | 3 |
Or WFR Certification |
Minor Course of Study:
Course of Study shown below is effective Fall 2006 - Fall 2011
| Course Number & Title | Credits | Pre-requisite |
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| Knowledge Areas requirements – (Must take: GEO 2210/Lab 2215, ENGL 2010, HSS 1200 or PE 1098) | 7 | |
| Core Courses | 19 | |
| ORPT 1000 Intro to Outdoor Recreation Tourism and Tourism ORPT 1005 Practicum Lab for ORPT 1000 (co-requisite for ORPT 1000) |
3.0 1.0 |
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| ORPT 3050 Risk Management and Safety for Outdoor Recreation | 3.0 | |
| ORPT 4020 Natural Resource Interpretation and Experiential Education | 3.0 | |
| ORPT 4890 Outdoor Recreation Tourism Internship | 3.0 | |
| PE 1542 Wilderness 1st Responder | 3.0 | |
| PE 4740 Organization and Administration of Activity Based Programs | 3.0 | |
| Electives (Choose 2 of the 4 courses ) | 6 | |
| ORPT 1010 Outdoor Skills-Land 1 | 3.0 | |
| ORPT 1020 Outdoor Skills-Land 2 | 3.0 | |
| ORPT 1040 Outdoor Skills-Water | 3.0 | |
| ORPT 1060 Outdoor Skills- Snow | 3.0 | |
| HRHM 3000 Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3.0 | |
| HRHM 3600 Guest Service | 3.0 | |
| HRHM 4300 Resort Recreation Management | 3.0 | HRHM 3000 |
| Total Minor Credits | 25 |
| Physical Education & Human Performance | College of Education |
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