Department of Parks, Recreation & Hospitality Administration

Recreation & Park Administration Program

Recreation Sport Emphasis

The Recreation Sport Management Emphasis prepares students to work in community and campus organizations, as well as recreation businesses, developing and managing recreation and sport programs and venues. Students in this emphasis gain knowledge in administration, turfgrass and facilities management, recreation programming and leadership.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  U.S. History/Government1	3	Mathematics1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	Science with Lab1	4
  RP 1001 Orientation to Recreation and Park Administration	1	COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based SystemsT	3
  RP 1013 Principles of Recreation and Park Administration	3
  Total Hours	14	Total Hours	13

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  Social Sciences1	3	COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3
  PSY 2003 General Psychology	3	RP 2013 Landscape Planning and Design	3
  LBMD 2001 Introduction to Library Resources	1	RP 2033 Recreation Leadership	3
  RP 2003 Recreation Programming	3	RP 3023 Camp Administration	3
  Total Hours	13	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  RP 3013 Inclusive Recreation	3	RP 3043 Work Experience	3
  RP 3033 Commercial Recreation	3	RP 3063 Outdoor Education	3
  RP 3034 Site Planning and Design	4	RP 3403 Financing Recreation and Parks	3
  RP 3763 Introduction to Turfgrass Management	3	RP 3503 Recreational Sport Management	3
  Approved Elective2	3	RP 3793 Turfgrass Pest Control	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  HA 3013 Hospitality Marketing and Sales	3	RP/HA 3113 Human Resource Management in Parks,Recreation, and Hospitality Administration	3
  RP 4013 Recreation and Park Administration	3	HA 4001 Internship Preparation	1
  RP 4063 Park Operations	3	RP 4023 Research Methods	3
  RP 4103 Recreation Law and Policy	3	RP/HA 4093 Resort and Club Management	3
  Approved Elective2	3	RP 4753 Sports Field Management and Design	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	13
  Senior  9th Semester
  Fall
  RP 4114 Internship3	4
  Approved Elective2	2
  Total Hours	6

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²See Departmental Advisor.
³Internship must be completed in last semester after all coursework has been completed.