Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree.  Students considering this minor may visit Dr. Alan Ewert for academic advising.

Alan Ewert
Coordinator, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies
School of Public Health - Bloomington
HPER 133
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 855-8116
aewert [at] indiana [dot] edu

Students who decide to pursue this minor should visit their school's academic records office to have this minor officially added to their academic objective.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs outside the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Human Ecology major, who wish to add this specialty to their studies. This minor requires:

• successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology Core Courses (6 cr.):
Complete each of the following courses:

• HPER-R 210 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 279 Outdoor Adventure Education (3 cr.) or HPER-R 280 Natural History and Field Ecology (3 cr.)

Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology Elective Courses (9 cr.):
Complete 9 credits from the following list of courses or consult your advisor for other choices:
(A minimum of 6 credits in these electives must be in courses at the 300/400 level.)

• HPER-R 205 Foundations of Public, Nonprofit, and Community Recreation (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 279 Outdoor Adventure Education (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 280 Natural History and Field Ecology (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 345 Therapeutic Outdoor Instructional Techniques (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 356 Field Techniques in Environmental Education (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 357 Applied Ecology: Water Communities (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 372 Interpretation and Tour Guiding (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 380 Outdoor Experiential Education: Instructional Techniques (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 385 Wilderness and Protected Lands (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 398 Practicum in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 406 Human Health and Natural Environments (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 412 Principles of Therapeutic Outdoor Programs (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 413 Outdoor Adventure Programming: Foundations and Theories (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 424 Shipwreck Parks and Underwater Museums
• HPER-R 429 Ecotourism: Administration and Management (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 475 Applications in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (3 cr.)
• Other outdoor recreation, parks, and human ecology electives may be substituted for electives listed above with the permission of the minor advisor