2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Minor


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(18 credits)

The Recreation Management and Youth Leadership (RMYL) minor prepares students to work in a variety of organizations, such as: public parks and recreation departments, park districts, park foundations/friends groups, state and national parks, organized camps, faith-based, health-related, and nonprofit youth organizations (e.g., Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Camp Fire), as well as military bases, university recreation centers, outdoor recreation centers, and correctional facilities.  The recreation management and youth leadership minor consists of six courses focused primarily on recreation management and youth leadership issues, with particular attention given to public and nonprofit management, and professional youth work. Students can complete the minor as a resident student. The minor compliments the following academic programs: physical education, human development and family studies, psychology, social work, criminology and criminal justice, theater, and applied health sciences.

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