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Oct 09, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Sport and Recreation Management/Recreation Management Track B.S.
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The primary goal of the Sport and Recreation Management/Recreation Management Track is to enable the student to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the Recreation field. The major prepares students for a Recreation Manager role whose responsibilities might include planning programs, scheduling activities, managing facilities and equipment inventory, managing budgets, market programs, managing staff, performing fund-raising activities, and designing and instructing programs. Settings for recreation managers include parks and recreation departments, recreational sport centers, fitness centers, sports clubs, youth centers, non-profit organizations, other commercial organizations, continuing care communities and assisted living facilities.
Program Outcomes:
- Application of Knowledge: be familiar and apply major concepts and theories associated with business and sport/recreation management related practices.
- Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility: understand professional ethics and social responsibility as it relates to sports/recreation participation, spectatorship, sports/recreation related business activities and professional standards.
- Communicate Effectively: communicate effectively and professionally in verbal, nonverbal, and written format.
- Critical Thinking: use critical thinking skills to solve problems associated with administering and developing sport/recreation related activities for all levels of sport/recreation and spectatorship.
- Career Preparation: engage in career development activities to prepare for job success or graduate school entrance.
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Courses Required for major:
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