2022-2023 Course List

This course is designed to teach a wide variety of interventions and facilitation techniques used in therapeutic recreation programs to give the student knowledge, practice, and ability in the implementation of leisure and recreation programs for persons with special needs.

Exploring topics and authors in the field of recreation, parks, and leisure services, analyzing and synthesizing the information.

This course introduces students to special event planning, development, budgeting, promotion, and evaluation. The use, recruitment, evaluation and recognition of volunteers as well as fund raising strategies are discussed and employed.

This course guides the student through the survey process, including the creation and implementation of a questionnaire. The data collected are then analyzed and a formal report, including a review of literature, is prepared. Computer skills are emphasized.

This course investigates basic economic principles behind managing finances and budgets in recreation, sport and tourism settings. Particular attention will be applied to revenue generation, specifically via grant writing, and creating and managing budgets.

Traces the history of public lands in the United States, their acquisition and disposal. Congressional charges to executive agencies managing national lands and state and local government responsibilities for managing non-federal public lands. Attention is given to international oceanic resources and how the international community will manage these resources.

This course will explore interprofessional practices with emphasis related to the areas of allied health and nursing sciences and related disciplines. Students will learn how to interact with other disciplines. Students will be taught techniques to implement outcome-based interprofessional activities through project or community-based experiences.

This course examines major topics of social science research aimed at learning the preferences, attitudes, behaviors, experiences and benefits of visitors to outdoor recreation areas.

This course introduces students to some basic natural resource and visitor management techniques in outdoor recreation settings. Topics such as interpretation and environmental education, visitor management and ecosystem management are among those discussed.

Traces the history of the parks movement in the United States, selected legislation establishing parks, and the enactment of funding legislation. The importance of public participation, planning and political strategies are stressed.

Leisure as an integral aspect of successful aging is the focus of this course which includes: leisure in relation to physical, intellectual, social, and psychological aspects of aging and successful leisure programming in community based settings and in long term care.

This course consists of an overview of legislation that directly or indirectly affects recreation, parks, and leisure services past and present, public and private. Students will become participants in the process at several points during the semester.

This course is designed to develop student's ability to function as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and practice critical thinking, writing, and oral skills related to treatment decisions, ethical issues, progressional issues, and health care delivery systems.

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Research pursued within a recreation, parks, and leisure services agency or program.

Opportunity for advanced independent study and research designed by student and faculty advisor.

A course designed to upgrade the qualifications of persons on-the-job.

Review and interpretation of a body of research.

Field experience focused on development of competencies in recreation, parks, and leisure service settings. For majors only.

Original research which meets accepted disciplinary research standards.

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to learn more about the different majors and programs contained within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and to understand the various career opportunities connected to these majors and programs.

Goal Areas:

GE-02

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing coupled with culture.

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing coupled with culture.

Prerequisites:

SCAN 101 

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, coupled with cultural notes.

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, coupled with cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

SCAN 111 

Goal Areas:

GE-08