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86 courses with the subject PCRM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PCRM 104Foundations in Sustainability3
This course will provide a foundation of basic concepts associated with environmental and its associated cultural sustainability. Emphasis will be placed on the interdependence of our natural resources to achieve sustainability in a cultural context. Course development will move from individual environmental ethics and personal actions to civic responsibility and global perceptions.Credits: 3Thematic Thread(s): Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global Context
The constructive use of leisure and education for leisure are essential tools for a person's successful growth and development. Leisure-centered living is designed to help students investigate, evaluate, and plan leisure/play as a basic human need and necessity for well-being.Credits: 3
PCRM 110Foundations of Parks and Outdoor Recreation3
This course is designed to provide the student with the conceptual foundations of outdoor recreation as it relates to park resources management, environmental education/interpretation, and outdoor leadership. The course examines the history and philosophy of outdoor recreation and where it fits in the broad field of leisure. Students will be introduced to the roles of government and the private sector in parks and outdoor recreation. In addition, an overview of national resources as well as the interaction of humans with our natural resources will be reviewed. Students will also explore career opportunities and identify needed skills of outdoor recreation professionals.Credits: 3
PCRM 111Introduction to Park and Resource Management3
This course is a sequel to Foundations of Parks and Recreation I and will continue to examine the historical and philosophical background of the leisure movement with regard to recreation organizations and services. Professional preparation in relation to perceived and actual needs concerning risk management, research and evaluation, information technology, ecological considerations and sustainable planning and management practices in the parks and recreation field will also be explored.Credits: 3
Foundations of Academic Discovery serves as the entry point to the Rock Integrated Studies Program. With its strong faculty-student interaction, the course promotes intellectual inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and computer skills needed for academic success. Through varied content, the course introduces students to academic discourse and information literacy while exploring topics such as diversity and inclusion and global awareness. This course will set students along the path to becoming engaged with issues and scholarship important to a 21st century education while they learn about themselves and their place in the world.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Freshman 1 or Freshman 2. Enrollment limited to students with the ROCK STUDIES 2 STUDENT or ROCK STUDIES STUDENT attributes.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3
In this course, students will learn about the theoretical and applied concepts that guide the discipline of environmental communication including rhetoric & discourse, media, public participation, social marketing, collaboration & conflict resolution, risk communication, and popculture. Students will demonstrate understanding and show application of materials for successful environmental communication in a variety of protected areas and conservation settings.Credits: 3
The outdoors was the first classroom and many lessons are still taught in and for the outdoors. This course is designed to provide anyone working in a recreational or park setting with methods and materials to use to achieve a variety of educational and recreational goals. Emphasis will be placed on identifying and using existing instructional materials, in addition to developing personal materials and lessons for outdoor programming.Credits: 3
This course is a study of the principles and practices essential for outdoor leaders with emphasis on the development of KSAs to lead groups into the wild outdoors.Credits: 3Thematic Thread(s): Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of recreation planning. Class sessions will focus on a variety of planning approaches and tools, which are utilized throughout the field of recreation. Students will gain familiarity with these planning tools as they engage in an abbreviated campus-wide study focused on the availability of recreational resources to SRU students.Prerequisites: PREE 110D or PCRM 110DD Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3
Opportunities for basic practical experience in a variety of park and recreation/environmental education settings. May be repeated up to 3 times.Credits: 1
This course provides basic orientation to and qualification with the approved handgun and familiarization with the 12 gauge shotgun including safety and "shoot-no shoot situations.Credits: 3
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3
This course will provide basic and intermediate instruction in search and rescue techniques and emergency medical procedures in wilderness settings. Students will be introduced to the various evacuation and stabilization procedures that are commonly implemented in emergency situations.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
PCRM 315Recreation Resource Planning and Analysis3
This course is designed specifically for student in the Park and Resource Management track. It is designed to provide the student with appilcation of the planning process, from site and program analysis into planning recreational facilities. students will use a variety of planning tools and on-line analysis resources, as well as a variety of professional recreation planning frameworks.Prerequisites: PREE 214D or PCRM 214DD Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
PCRM 318Administrative Strategies for Resource Managers3
The organization and administration of parks and recreation services, including organizational management, personnel practices and labor relations, financial and business procedures and legal aspects.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1.
This course will cover the concepts related to working with groups as a facilitator. Hands-on approaches to program design, sequencing activities and processing experiences will be examined. Students will facilitate their classmates through a group development experience making use of SRU's low and high challenge courses and the Leadership Reaction Center.Credits: 3Thematic Thread(s): Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A study of the principles and methods to interpret natural and cultural history in parks and other outdoor settings.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides basic ecology and natural history information and skills for the purpose of environmental and resource management as well as interpretation and environmental education. Local animal identification, interactions of species with their environment, and species interactions are among the topics covered.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This field-oriented course is designed to integrate basic scientific inquiry and ecological field techniques to develop skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation of scientific information for the purpose of environmental and resource management. Results of field investigations are applied to relevant ecological problems and management objectives for the purpose of environmental decision making. Topics include local plant and fungi identification, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and ecological biogeography.Prerequisites: PREE 260D or PREE 348D or PCRM 348DD Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Observation and participation in parks and recreation or environmental education activities. Cross listed as RCTH352.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
PCRM 371Fundamentals of National Park Service Law Enforcement3
This course covers the legal and administrative fundamentals of National Park Service law enforcement including federal law and NPS policies and guidelines.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A study of visitor services including information, safety, rescue and law enforcement services.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge of federal law, policies, and procedures. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of Federal policy for various land management agencies with emphasis on National Park Service policy. The course will also cover legal updates in park law enforcement.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the management of cultural and historic resources. The course examines the goals, legislation, and methodologies related to cultural resources management, research and programming.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course uses a social-ecological systems framework in order to advance an interdisciplinary approach to conservation of biological diversity and natural resources. Students will be exposed to contemporary conservation and natural resource management challenges and will learn how those issues can be addressed through an integrated understanding of social and natural systems. Case studies will be presented and discussed in class in order to connect theoretical frameworks to on the ground conservation problems and to consider opposing and controversial viewpoints. Students will develop practical skills in understanding and discussing cross-cultural and interdisciplinary natural resource management issues.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2, Sophomore 1 or Sophomore 2 may not enroll.
PCRM 415Challenges and Trends in Parks and Conservation3
An integrative course for detailed study of current issues in parks and recreation with emphasis on unique and imaginative solutions to the challenges facing the recreation/parks profession. Must be a senior to enroll.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Senior 1 or Senior 2.
A supervised off-campus work experience in an appropriate aspect of parks and recreation or environmental education work. Open only to PCRT majors with advanced standing.Credits: 1-12Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides an overview of NPS law enforcement policies and procedures, relevant federal laws, Titles 36 and 50, CFR, and courtroom procedures.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides basic law enforcement skills essential for the park law enforcement ranger.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
The principles and practices of recreational land and water management. Field trips required.Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
PCRM 477Wildlife & Wildlands Field Methods and Management3
Course will cover the application of natural history and ecological concepts as it related to parks, other public lands and environmental education. Emphasis is placed on project development, problem solving and critical thinking skills as tghey relate to resource management.Prerequisites: (PREE 348D or PCRM 348D) and (PREE 349D or PCRM 349D)D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A special study opportunity for students to investigate in-depth, approved topics in recreation or environmental studies. Topic and credit established by student and supervising instructor. Independent Study courses give students the opportunity to pursue research and/or studies that are not part of the university's traditional course offerings. Students work one on one or in small groups with faculty guidance and are typically required to submit a final paper or project as determined by the supervising professor.Credits: 1-3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course is designed to assist students in preparing for entry into the environmental education profession. Topics will include career planning, employment opportunities, employment seeking skills, and discussions centering on areas of interest to the student.Credits: 1Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
The fundamentals of open space planning, including feasibility studies, site analysis, resource analysis, and planning consideration.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A "how to" course in understanding and using statistical analysis for reading and research and techniques for analyzing research publications and writing literature reviews. Offered only as an on-line course.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 615Issues in Parks and Recreation/Resource Management3
An integrative course for detailed study of current and future challenges facing the parks and recreation professional.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Using aquatic environments as a thematic focus, this course provides foundational information and teaching techniques related to aquatic systems. The course will cover resource related information, as well as formal and non-formal teaching techniques about amphibians, reptiles, aquatic macro invertebrates and fish. This course includes training in Aquatic Wild.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course focuses on resource management, sustainability and educational teaching techniques as they apply to terrestrial systems. Emphasis will be placed on forests, endangered systems, and the development of associated natural history skills, The course includes training in Project Learning Tree.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course provides an overview of wildlife and associated teaching techniques. Emphasis will be placed on current issues in conservation, management and identification. Topics will include ornithology and mammalogy. Students will utilize field studies and hands-on, problem solving activities. This course will include training in Project Wild and other associated teaching aids.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course provides an overview of specific practices and technologies used in green school facilities and grounds. Course participants will investigate the role that school facilities play in shaping the student''s awareness of the natural environment and ways of living sustainably. Through conducting case studies of existing schools, course participants will learn how to evaluate school facilities. Course participants will develop proposals recommending changes to the structure or operation of school facilities, which would create more environmentally-focused educational settings.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Focuses on sustainable and regenerative design/spec projects at residential and homestead scales. Selected assignments require students to research and develop creative solutions that span the boundary between house and garden, and reflect the interrelationships among human and natural systems. The course is founded on permaculture principles, including zoning and stacking functions, but it is expanded to provide practical tools for planning, detailing and implementing small site design projects. Projects may be chosen in urban and rural settings.Prerequisites: PREE 541C or PCRM 541CC Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course will cover the concepts related to working with groups as a facilitator. Hands-on approaches to program design, sequencing activities, and processing experiences will be examined. Students will facilitate their classmates as well as possible REACH Program participants through a group development experience making use of SRU's low and high challenge courses and the Leadership Reaction Course. Students will participate in course/equipment set-up and risk management practicesCredits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course presents the concepts of agroecology and applies them to on-farm practices. Integrates principles of crop, animal, week, and insect biology with whole farm management practices, such as use of crop rotation, agroforestry, cover-cropping and conservation techniques.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 643Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Plant and Animal Husbandry3
This course provides an overview of biology as it applies to sustainable crop management, with a strong emphasis on genetic resource conservation. The course provides numerous opportunities for hands-on practice of sustainable agriculture.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 644Fertility Considerations in Regenerative Agriculture3
This is a follow-up to Soils as a Resource (645), focusing on sustainable management of the soil fertility base through cropping system development and use of organic amendments.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is designed to provide students with an analysis of the soil resource as a pivotal component of agricultural and natural ecosystems. This synthesis of historic and scientific information will enable students to critically evaluate the sustainability of soil management systems.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Provides students with advanced knowledge of public land laws regarding natural and cultural resources. Topics of student include history and associated laws concerning water, mineral, timber, range, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 655Social Science Research Methods in Conservation3
A practical course in using research to study recreation, park, and resource management problems.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MED 9625, MED 9626, MS 966B or MS 966D programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A course designed to develop skills in the identification, investigation, evaluation, and solution of environmental problems and issues. Students will learn how to use these skills, in formal and non-formal educational situations, in the development of an environmentally literate citizenry.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MED 9625, MED 9626, MS 966B or MS 966D programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Grant writing is a specialized skill that can supplement and enhance projects and programming. This course is designed to provide basic information and skills in grant writing, with emphasis on the environmental and educational grant potential. Students will learn how to search for appropriate grant sources, the intricacies of grant writing from both the scientific and sociological venues, as well as grant-related nuances.Prerequisites: PCRM 655 (may be taken concurrently)C or PCRM 799*C or PREE 799C (may be taken concurrently).C Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MED 9625, MED 9626, MS 966B or MS 966D programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A study of the history, philosophy, and theory of environmental education; problems and trends in environmental education; and relationships of environmental education to the total school program.Prerequisites: PCRM 656 (may be taken concurrently)C or PCRM 681*C or PREE 681C (may be taken concurrently).C Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MED 9625, MED 9626, MS 966B or MS 966D programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 661Design and Resource Development for Energy Conservation3
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and practices of environmentally conscious design. With an emphasis on understanding the natural and cultural context, the course will address the environmental issues related to the development of a small-scale design project.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course provides an introduction t the theories and practices related to the design of healthy buildings. The course examines the impacts of the built environment on both human health and environmental health, and the role of the designer in addressing these issues.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 663Alternative Energy and Engineering for Sustainable Systems3
The course will explore environmental technology and energy efficiency as they relate to buildings. Topics will include passive and active techniques for thermal comfort, day-lighting and alternative energy resources.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course examines the principles and practices of ecosystem management. An examination of the ecological concepts and processes that underlie ecosystem integrity is followed by an analysis of the role of humans in shaping and managing ecosystems, including institutional and socioeconomic considerations.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is designed to develop a comprehensive feasibility study for selected land-based sustainable enterprises. The course will include an on-site inventory and analysis, market evaluation, preliminary planning and cost-return analysis. Three project tracks recreation resource management, community development and sustainable agriculture.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
The course presents information on current cultural resource preservation efforts and protection strategies for wildland recreation areas. The course covers: current trends and strategies for identifying cultural resource looting and vandalism; protection strategies for managing cultural and historic resources; and methods for developing a proactive cultural and historic resources protection and management program.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Restoration ecology is an emerging discipline that addresses ecological healing, and this course examines the principles and practices underlying this growing field. Exploration of conceptual issues is followed by a review of key ecological concepts pertinent to successful restoration of biodiversity and other ecological features. Practical issues for implementation of a restoration project are also thoroughly addressed. A prior understanding of ecological principles is required.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 683Parks and Recreation/Environmental Education Administration3
A study of education administration and curricular development for programs; duties and responsibilities of the coordinator or director; and operation and administration of the areas and facilities.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 686Management Strategy in Parks and Recreation3
A study of administrative and managerial strategy focused on the needs of a parks and recreation professional. Offered only as an on-line course.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A study of various media useful in an interpretive situation, interpretive planning and analysis, and interpretive programming for park and recreation professionals.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is an integration of ecology, resource management, and environmental education to promote an understanding of the application of ecological principles as they relate to sustainability. Emphasis is placed on ecological principles that relate to social value orientations and directly apply to resource management practices.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A special study opportunity for students to investigate, in depth, approved topics in recreation, environmental education, or sustainable systems. Topics and credit are established by student and supervising instructor. Independent Study courses give students the opportunity to pursue research and/or studies that are not part of the university's traditional course offerings. Students work one on one or in small groups with faculty guidance and are typically required to submit a final paper or project as determined by the supervising professor.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
PCRM 750Parks and Recreation/Environmental Education Internship3-6
Individually designed experiential learning intended to provide the student with an opportunity for observation and participation in an array of parks, recreation, and/or environmental education activities in an approved setting.Credits: 3-6Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Students pursuing a thesis program should contact their academic advisor concerning research after completing about one-half of their degree coursework. The advisor will assist the student with the necessary steps (such as preliminary selection of a topic and arranging for the appointment of a committee) to proceed.Credits: 6Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
