Recreation
Courses Offered
The Recreation and Tourism Management program provides the opportunity to earn the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Recreation. The degree requires general education courses as well as specific courses in the RTM curriculum. The RTM core curriculum includes courses in both lower and upper divisions:
Lower Division Courses as Prerequisites
- RECR 1530 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure
- RECR 2530 Leadership & Programming in Recreation
- RECR 2330 Computer Applications in Recreation
Upper Division Core Courses
- RECR 4530 Marketing Recreation Services
- RECR 4536 Research and Evaluation
- RECR 4435 Managing Recreation Services
- RECR 4430 Financial and Legal Dimensions of Recreation
- RECR 3236 Planning Recreation Areas and Facilities
- RECR 4790 Internship
In addition to the recreation core courses, students must take twelve (12) credit hours of other recreation courses within their area of emphasis.
Tourism and Community Leisure Services
- RECR 3430 Conference and Event Planning
- RECR 3335 Dynamics of Tourism
- Directed Upper division Recreation Elective (2 courses)
Natural and Cultural Resource Management
- RECR 3235 Introduction to Natural and Cultural Resource Management
- RECR 4230 Resource Management and Interpretation
- RECR 3230 Adventure Education
- Directed Upper Division Recreation Elective
Therapeutic Recreation
- RECR 3130 Theoretical Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
- RECR 3135 Therapeutic Recreation Practice Concepts
- RECR 4130 Assessment and Documentation in Therapeutic Recreation
- RECR 4135 Therapeutic Recreation Intervention Techniques
The final component in the recreation curriculum is fifteen (15) hours of non-recreation courses from other departments on campus. These are chosen in collaboration with an advisor.
