2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Recreation and Sport Management Major

(48-69 credits)

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

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

Recreation Management and Youth Leadership
Recreation Therapy
Sport Management

Specific Program Requirements:

Sport Management: Students must earn a C or better in each course within the concentration.

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

Sport Management students will be required to earn a B (3.0) or better in the concentration in order to register for the internship (RCSM 491). Students that earn below a 3.0 will be required to complete 6 credits hours of directed electives (RCSM 425 & RCSM 440).

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 (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

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
or
RCSM 425 - Sport Sponsorship 3 credits
and
RCSM 440 - Volunteer Management 3 credits