2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Recreation and Sport Management Major

(48-66 credits)

The University offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Recreation and Sport Management.

Coursework includes 3 required core courses (9 credit hours) plus a concentration selected from the following areas:

Recreation Management and Youth Leadership
Recreation Therapy
Sport Management
Nonprofit Leadership

In addition, all students will complete a fieldwork experience prior to an internship.

Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Sport Management

with a concentration in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership (48 credits)

Recreation and Sport Management Foundational Core (9 credits)

RCSM 315 - Leadership & Ethics 3 credits
RCSM 435 - Legal Aspects of RCSM 3 credits
RCSM 450 - Facility Planning & Mgmt 3 credits

Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Concentration (36 credits)

RCSM 200 - Intro Rec Mgt & Youth Ldrship 3 credits
RCSM 205 - Experience Management Cycle I 3 credits
RCSM 225 - Experience Management Cycle II 3 credits
RCSM 300 - Practicum Orientation in RMYL 3 credits
RCSM 320 - Leisure Philosophy 3 credits
RCSM 332 - Public and Nonprofit Finance 3 credits
RCSM 353 - Management Practices in RMYL I 3 credits
RCSM 391 - Fieldwork 3 credits
RCSM 453 - Mgt Practices in RMYL II 3 credits
RCSM 455 - Advanced Public Rec/Park Admin 3 credits
RCSM 491 - Internship in Recreation and Sport Management 6 credits

Directed Foundational Studies

EPSY 202 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 credits

Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Sport Management

with a concentration in Recreation Therapy (69 credits)

Recreation and Sport Management Foundational Core (9 credits)

RCSM 315 - Leadership & Ethics 3 credits
RCSM 435 - Legal Aspects of RCSM 3 credits
RCSM 450 - Facility Planning & Mgmt 3 credits

Recreation Therapy Concentration (60 credits)

ATTR 225 - Medical Terminology for Allied Health Professions 3 credits
PSY 101 - General Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior 3 credits
PSY 266 - Developmental Psychology 3 credits
PSY 368 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
RCSM 205 - Experience Management Cycle I 3 credits
RCSM 225 - Experience Management Cycle II 3 credits
RCSM 270 - Introduction to Recreation Therapy 3 credits
RCSM 300 - Practicum Orientation in RMYL 3 credits
RCSM 320 - Leisure Philosophy 3 credits
RCSM 351 - Foundations of Recreation Therapy 3 credits
RCSM 353 - Management Practices in RMYL I 3 credits
RCSM 371 - Recreation Therapy Methods 3 credits
RCSM 391 - Fieldwork 3 credits
RCSM 470 - Organization and Administration of Recreation Therapy 3 credits
RCSM 472 - Survey of Recreation Therapy Services 3 credits
RCSM 473 - Aging and Leisure 3 credits
RCSM 491 - Internship in Recreation and Sport Management 6 credits

Directed Foundational Studies

ATTR 210 - Human Anatomy for Allied Health Professions 2 credits
ATTR 210L - Human Anatomy for Allied Health Professions Laboratory 1 credits
PE 220 - Human Physiology for Allied Health Professions 2 credits
PE 220L - Human Physiology for Allied Health Professions Laboratory 1 credits

Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Sport Management

with a concentration in Sport Management (45 credits)

Recreation and Sport Management Foundational Core (9 credits)

RCSM 315 - Leadership & Ethics 3 credits
RCSM 435 - Legal Aspects of RCSM 3 credits
RCSM 450 - Facility Planning & Mgmt 3 credits

Sport Management Concentration (36 credits)

RCSM 100 - Foundations of Sport 3 credits
RCSM 195 - Field Work Seminar 3 credits
RCSM 210 - Management Principles in Sport 3 credits
RCSM 334 - Financial Aspects of Sport 3 credits
RCSM 355 - Public Relations in Sport 3 credits
RCSM 391 - Fieldwork 3 credits
RCSM 415 - Special Events Management 3 credits
RCSM 420 - Sport Marketing 3 credits
RCSM 475 - Global Development in Sport 3 credits
RCSM 480 - Sales Management in Sport 3 credits
RCSM 491 - Internship in Recreation and Sport Management 6 credits

Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Sport Management

with a concentration in Nonprofit Leadership (48 credits)

Recreation and Sport Management Foundational Core (9 credits)

RCSM 315 - Leadership & Ethics 3 credits
RCSM 435 - Legal Aspects of RCSM 3 credits
RCSM 450 - Facility Planning & Mgmt 3 credits

Nonprofit Leadership Concentration (39 credits)

RCSM 150 - Intro Nonprofit Ldrshp & Mgt 3 credits
RCSM 205 - Experience Management Cycle I 3 credits
RCSM 225 - Experience Management Cycle II 3 credits
RCSM 310 - Nonprofit Ldrshp Practicum I 1 credits
RCSM 332 - Public and Nonprofit Finance 3 credits
RCSM 353 - Management Practices in RMYL I 3 credits
RCSM 410 - Nonprofit Ldrshp Practicum II 1 credits
RCSM 440 - Volunteer Management 3 credits
RCSM 446 - Nonprofit Program Evaluation 3 credits
RCSM 453 - Mgt Practices in RMYL II 3 credits
RCSM 462 - Nonprft Ldrshp Profssnl Exp 1 credits
RCSM 483 - Fundamentals of Fundraising 3 credits
RCSM 489 - Advanced Nonprofit Admin 3 credits
RCSM 493 - Nonprofit Sector Internship 3 credits

Competency Elective

Communication; Marketing & Public Relations; Human Development (3 credits)

AHS 237 - Child Development 3 credits
AHS 238 - Adolescent Development 3 credits
AHS 302 - Health Promotion and Aging 3 credits
AHS 436 - Parent Education 3 credits
COMM 368 - Public Relations 3 credits
CRIM 423 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 credits
EPSY 202 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 credits
EPSY 221 - Developmental Psychology 3 credits
EPSY 342 - Growth and Development of the Young Child 3 credits
GNDR 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies 3 credits
MKTG 301 - Introduction to Marketing 3 credits
MKTG 310 - Marketing for Non-Profit and Service Organizations 3 credits
PSY 266 - Developmental Psychology 3 credits
PSY 362 - Psychology of Personality 3 credits
RCSM 200 - Intro Rec Mgt & Youth Ldrship 3 credits
RCSM 473 - Aging and Leisure 3 credits
SOC 421 - Sociology of Aging and Retirement 3 credits
SOC 472 - Families in Later Life 3 credits
SOWK 240 - Family and Child Welfare 3 credits
SOWK 241 - Human Development and Ecological Systems 3 credits
SOWK 382 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Synthesis 3 credits