1310 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services. (3-0) Introduction to recreation, includes brief historical backgrounds, professional opportunities, present status, past and present leaders. Role of leisure time in our social structure, professional responsibility, familiarization with current issues and trends, and professional literature. Lecture and field trips. A grade of ―C‖ or higher in this course is required to enroll in any upper division Recreational Administration courses.

1330 Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. (3-0) An overview of the role of the natural world in recreation and leisure services. The course will focus on values of outdoor recreation, outdoor education, adventure recreation, environmental impact, and the role of government in the provision of outdoor recreation.

1370 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation. (3-0) History, philosophy, appropriate terminology and professional opportunities in therapeutic recreation profession. Identification of client groups and the role leisure time activity plays in their lives. Lecture and field trips.

2330 Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services. (2-2) Discussion of leadership theories and skill development for indoor-outdoor games and sports. Teaching activities to develop skill in programming various indoor/outdoor recreational settings.

(WI) 2335 (PHED 1336) Recreation Program Development. (3-0) Basic principles and procedures for developing recreation programs responsive to human needs. Provides the opportunities to acquire and utilize recreation programming skills through practical application.

2370 Practices and Interventions in Therapeutic Recreation. (3-2) Acquiring knowledge, understanding and application of practices in therapeutic recreation services. Emphasis on facilitation and intervention strategies and ―helping‖ techniques in clinical and community settings, as they relate to administration and current critical issues facing the field. Prerequisite: REC 1370.

3325 Recreation Administration. (3-0) Organization and administration practices such as budgeting and purchasing, office management, annual reports, supervision of personnel, working with boards and volunteer leaders.

3340 Design and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities. (2-2) Introduce theories and provide practical experience in the design, development, operation, maintenance, administration of various recreational facilities. Prerequisite: REC 2335.

(WI) 3351 Evaluation of Leisure Service Programming. (3-0) Methods, techniques and application of the evaluation process related to a wide variety of leisure service functions: clientele and prospective participants, programs, personnel, facilities, organizations and literature. Prerequisite: REC 2335.

3360 Field Work in Recreation Leadership. (0-10) The student participates at the leadership level in the ongoing work of a selected recreation agency. The work is supervised by an agency representative and a faculty member trained in the recreation field. Prerequisite: REC 1310.

3370 Assessment and Documentation in Therapeutic Recreation. (3-0) Emphasis on assessment basics, theory, methods, standards, issues, process, and test construction along with related diagnostic application for clinical and community settings. Study of standardized assessment tools for recreational therapy and related fields. Basic rules and notation format for documentation in medical charts and residential treatment/community facilities.

4318 Special Topics in Recreation and Leisure Services. (3-0) A topic course in selected professional applications of Recreation and Leisure Services. Topics to include: Military Recreation, Commercial and Entrepreneurial Recreation, Campus Recreation, and Leisure and Aging.

4318A Military Recreation (3-0)

4318B Campus Recreation (3-0)

4318D Leisure and Aging (3-0)

4318F Outdoor Recreation Programming (3-0)

4320 Leisure Education. (3-0) A philosophical overview of leisure education emphasizing the approaches and strategies that can be utilized in leisure education process.

4330 Commercial Recreation. (3-0) Course will cover commercial recreation, entrepreneurialism, and basics of travel and tourism. Topics will include an overview of entrepreneurial recreation; economics, marketing, and financing commercial recreation endeavors; and a description of the various opportunities available in the commercial and private sector.

(WI) 4337 Independent Study in Recreational Administration. (3-0) Individual study related to recreational administration under direct supervision of a faculty member.

(WI) 4350 Theories and Methods of Supervision in Recreation and Leisure Services. (3-0) Presents theories and methods relating to recruiting, selecting, hiring, training, disciplining and discharging employees. Also addresses legal issues related to personnel.

(WI) 4370 Principles of Therapeutic Recreation. (3-0) Knowledge and understanding of the principles of therapeutic recreation services. Acquiring ability to apply this knowledge in developing appropriate therapeutic recreation programs and services relative to motor, social and educational needs of participants. Prerequisites: REC 1370, 2370.

(WI) 4380 Seminar in Recreation. (3-0) Seminar on current problems and trends in the delivery of leisure services. Specific emphasis is placed on cause and effect interactions of leisure services programs and environmental issues. Prerequisite: REC 3351.

4381 Directed Field Experience in Programming Recreation. (0-10) The student participates at the programming/leadership level in the ongoing work of a selected recreation agency. The work is supervised by an agency representative and a faculty member trained in the recreation field. Prerequisites: REC 2335, 3360.

4680 Internship in Recreation. (0-20) The student participates at the administrative level in the ongoing work of a selected parks and recreation agency. The work is supervised by an agency representative and a faculty member trained in the recreation field. All other courses should be completed.