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2014-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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Recreation Major, 56-63 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 310301

Requirements

Core Requirements

REC 45240Foundations of Recreation

3
REC 45245Leisure Services and Special Populations

3
REC 45340Recreational Programs

3
REC 45434Senior Seminar in Recreation

3
REC 45440Leisure Resources/Facility Design and Management

3
REC 45443Techniques of Recreation Leadership

3
REC 45446Evaluation of Leisure Services

3
 
REC 45450Field Experience in Recreation & Park Management

3
OR
REC 45451Field Experience in Therapeutic Recreation

3
OR
REC 45452Field Experience in Corporate Recreation/Wellness

3
 
REC 45499Recreation Internship

6 to 12
REC 45546Administration of Recreation

3

Total Credit Hours: 33-39

Setting I—Recreation and Park Management, 24 hours

Required Courses

REC 45444Outdoor Recreation/Education

3
REC 45533Recreation Sports Management

3
REC 45545Risk Management

3

Select 15 additional hours from one of the options below:

Option A: Recreation Management

POLS 34203State & Local Government

3
ACCT 51201Accounting I

3
MGMT 54310Managerial Communication

3
MGMT 54313Principles of Management

3
MGMT 54314Human Resources Management

3
MKTG 55330Principles of Marketing

3
REC 45216Gerontology

3
REC 45321Exploring Recreation Resources

3
REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3
REC 45425Expressive and Creative Programs

3
REC 45445Natural Resource History & Interpretation

3
REC 45511Golf Course Maintenance & Management

2
REC 45512Aquatic Facility Maintenance & Management

2
REC 45513Outdoor Recreation Facilities Maintenance & Management

2
REC 45525Commercial Recreation

3
REC 45547Grantsmanship

3

Option B: Park Management

AGRI 03382Woody Landscape Plants

3
AGRI 03383Landscape Design

3
AGRI 03583Turfgrass Management

3
GEOL 27212Historical Geology

4
GEOL 27326Geology of National Parks

3
GEOG 32501Conservation of Natural Resources

3
REC 45321Exploring Recreation Resources

3
REC 45425Expressive and Creative Programs

3
REC 45445Natural Resource History & Interpretation

3
REC 45511Golf Course Maintenance & Management

2
REC 45512Aquatic Facility Maintenance & Management

2
REC 45513Outdoor Recreation Facilities Maintenance & Management

2
REC 45547Grantsmanship

3
MGMT 54313Principles of Management

3
GEOG 32201Maps & Map Interpretation

3
GEOG 32207GPS Fundamentals

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Setting II—Therapeutic Recreation, 24 hours

Required Courses

HPER 22254Anatomy and Physiology

3
REC 45243Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation

3
REC 45345Therapeutic Recreation Program Design

3
REC 45542Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation

3
REC 45562Assessments, Diagnostics and Treatment Planning in Therapeutic Recreation

3
PSYC 08223Abnormal Psychology

3
PSYC 08333Developmental Psychology

3

Select three hours from the courses below:

BIOL 04104Medical Terminology

3
HPER 22332Physiology of Exercise

3
HPER 22336Basic Biomechanics

3
HPER 22410Adapted Physical Education

3
HPER 22523Motor Development

3
HPER 22552Health Promotion

3
HPER 22556Health in the Later Years

3
REC 45216Gerontology

3
REC 45315Social Aspect of Aging and Families

3
REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3
REC 45461Therapeutic Recreation Interventions with the Elderly

3
REC 45547Grantsmanship

3

Note: REC 45365 and REC 45547 do not meet current national therapeutic recreation certification requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 24

Setting III—Corporate Recreation/Wellness, 23-24 hours

Required Courses

NUTR 47234Nutrition and Diet Behavior

2
 
HPER 22254Anatomy and Physiology

3
OR
 
HPER 22332Physiology of Exercise

3
HPER 22336Basic Biomechanics

3
HPER 22410Adapted Physical Education

3
HPER 22552Health Promotion

3

Select six additional hours from the courses below:

HPER 22207Aerobic & Strength Conditioning

3
HPER 22382Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries

3
HPER 22512Socio-Psychological Aspects of Human Performance

3
HPER 22529Theory and Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning/Personal Training

3
HPER 22532Exercise Testing, Prescription & Analysis of Cardiac Function

3
HPER 22550Community Health

3
HPER 22555Intervention and Strategies for Health Behavior Change

3
HPER 22556Health in the Later Years

3
REC 45216Gerontology

3
REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3
REC 45545Risk Management

3
REC 45547Grantsmanship

3

Total Credit Hours: 23-24