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200 Level Courses

PREE 207 Computer Aided Planning and Management
Computer applications in planning and management of parks and recreation facilities and personnel. Prerequisite: CpSc 110 or consent of instructor. (3 credits)
PREE 211 WEA Outdoor Leadership
This course is the Wilderness Education Association Standard Program for Outdoor Leadership courses that are conducted in the wild outdoors. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (3 credits)
PREE 213 Environmental Resource Analysis
A study of the principles and techniques of environmental resource analysis, landscape and scenery classification and procedures for environmental quality and impact analyses. (3 credits)
PREE 215 Park and Recreation Public Relations
The theory, principles and practices of public relations of value to parks and recreation personnel including oral, written and graphic presentations useful in public relations and interpretive efforts. (3 credits)
PREE 216 Wilderness Trek Leadership
A field course to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate and practice wilderness trek leadership KSA's. Prerequisite: PREE 211 (or concurrent registration) or consent of instructor. (3 credits)
PREE 217 Wilderness Trek Planning and Logistics
A field course to provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate and practice wilderness trek planning and logistics. Prerequisite: PREE 211 (or concurrent registration) or consent of the instructor. (3 credits)
PREE 220 Therapeutic Recreation Services
Introduces students to the general field of therapeutic recreation and provides a knowledgeable background of the involved special populations. (3 credits)
PREE 229 Clinical Aspects of Therapeutic Recreation
This course includes: charting profiles, case studies, individual and group assessment of recreation needs, analysis of activities for client needs, adaptive equipment and activities for daily living for special opportunities. (3 credits)
PREE 230 Recreation Leadership
The theory, principles and practices of recreation leadership including planning, organization, activity values and evaluation. (3 credits)
PREE 232 Therapeutic Recreation for People with Disabilities
Detailed information on various physical disabilities. (3 credits)
PREE 233 Therapeutic Recreation for People with Mental Health and Psychosocial Disabilities. Detailed information on various mental health conditions, developmental disabilities, substance abuse and social offenders. (3 credits)
PREE 234 Leisure Services Programming
This course focuses on recreation program planning, implementation, and evaluation. (3 credits)
PREE 241 Introduction to Permaculture
This course examines the permaculture design system for creating sustainable human environments for ecologically sound habitats, work circumstances and food production systems. (3 credits)
PREE 260 Ecosystem Ecology for Environmental and Resource Management 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. Resorts of field investigations are then applied to relevant ecological problems and management objectives for the purpose of environmental decision making. (3 credits)
PREE 261 Natural History and Field Studies
This course provides basic natural history information and skills for environmental education and interpretive programming. Fundamentals of birding, plant and animal identification, as well as sky and landscape interpretation are among the topics covered. Field collection, specimen preservation, and state and federal laws regulating field studies and possession of flora and fauna will be discussed.(3 credits)
PREE 271 Law Enforcement Firearms
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. (3 credits)

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