RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES (RECR)

RECR 710.  Leisure and Organized Recreation in the United States.  3 Credits.  

An analysis of the scope of leisure research, recreation services, the evolution of leisure, and the of individual recreation behavior.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 770.  Administration of Therapeutic Recreation Services.  3 Credits.  

Emphasis on information specific to the administration of therapeutic recreation such as fiscal management, quality assurance, evaluation, marketing of therapeutic recreation, and other general administrative topics.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 775.  Principles and Procedures in Therapeutic Recreation.  3 Credits.  

A study of the existing practices and principles of therapeutic recreation. An in-depth treatment of assessment/evaluation, goal setting and individualized planning, documentation, leisure counseling, and clinical skills.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 790.  Independent Field Study.  3 Credits.  

Permission of the department. May be repeated for credit.

Rules & Requirements  
Repeat Rules: May be repeated for credit.   
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 830.  Managing Organizational Behavior in Recreation Services.  3 Credits.  

This course addresses organizational behavior and theory to promote insight into micro and macro issues confronting professionals in organized recreation services.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 865.  Issues and Trends in Recreation Management.  3 Credits.  

A seminar to involve graduate recreation students in in-depth analyses of selected topics, issues, and problems relevant to the recreation management in public and not-for-profit leisure service organizations.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 876.  Issues and Trends in Therapeutic Recreation.  3 Credits.  

An analysis of selected issues, problems, and concerns in the provision of therapeutic recreation and inclusive recreation services.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 880.  Internship in Recreation Administration.  2 Credits.  

Participation in full-time, practical on-the-job experience in a recreational agency of the student's choice.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 881.  Internship in Recreation Administration.  2 Credits.  

Completion of a professional project and in-depth paper reflecting the outcomes of the internship completed in RECR 880.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 890.  Seminar in Leisure Studies.  3 Credits.  

A survey of contemporary views of society and their structures and functions, as they relate to concepts of leisure and recreation behaviors.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 950.  Recreation Research Design and Methods I.  3 Credits.  

An appraisal of current recreation and leisure research design using both quantitative and qualitative data. Students complete and deliver a formal research proposal.

Rules & Requirements  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 951.  Recreation Research Design and Methods II.  3 Credits.  

Required preparation, any statistics course. Students analyze quantitative and qualitative data and apply their work to theory and practice. Students complete the research proposed in RECR 950.

Rules & Requirements  
Requisites: Prerequisite, RECR 950.  
Grading Status: Letter grade.  
RECR 993.  Master's Research and Thesis.  3 Credits.  
Rules & Requirements  
Repeat Rules: May be repeated for credit.