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Professors: Allison, Haley, Yoshioka
Associate Professors: Ashcraft, Sonmez, Teye, Timothy, Virden
Assistant Professors: Barry, Brown, Guo, Leclerc, Pritchard, White
Assistant Instructional Professional: Bossen
The B.S. degree program in the Department of Recreation Management and Tourism centers upon the systematic study of leisure-related phenomena, including human behavior and development, resource use, environmental and social issues, and public policy. It is a professional program that features full exposure of students to a multifaceted concept of leisure and the quality preparation of these students for professional-level entry into leisure service occupations.
This multidisciplinary degree program is designed to provide the student with the competencies necessary for employment in management and program delivery positions in diverse leisure agencies such as municipal recreation and park departments, county park departments, YMCAs, YWCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and other nonprofit agencies, visitor and convention bureaus, senior centers, retirement communities, resorts, clinical rehabilitation centers, hospitals, destination management companies, and other components of the tourism/commercial recreation industry. Graduates have also been employed by state offices of tourism, state parks departments, various federal recreation resource agencies, and professional sports arenas.
Students may select from two concentrations: (1) recreation management and (2) tourism management.
Recreation Management. Students pursuing the recreation management concentration can further specialize in therapeutic recreation, community and urban recreation, natural resource recreation, or nonprofit youth and human service leadership and management (American Humanics). In addition to the 34 semester hours of major core classes, these areas of study consist of from 15 to 18 semester hours of recreation-related courses and from 12 to 19 semester hours of related-areas courses.
Therapeutic Recreation. Within the recreation management concentration, students may specialize in therapeutic recreation and in doing so, may qualify to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification exam. This professional development prepares students for careers in clinical and community settings, working with disabled individuals in their pursuit of quality leisure experiences. This program is the only one of its kind in a growing field in Arizona.
Tourism Management. The tourism management concentration consists of 34 semester hours of major core courses, 12 semester hours of tourism-related requirements, nine semester hours of tourism options, and nine semester hours of nonmajor related course work.
Students may declare Recreation as their major but cannot register for upper-division core classes without professional status. To be officially admitted with professional status to the B.S. degree program in Recreation, students must
Transfer students who have completed 56 semester hours or more at another institution must remove any of the above course or scholastic deficiencies before being admitted with professional status to the B.S. degree in Recreation.
To graduate, students must complete the university General Studies requirement and the College of Public Programs course requirements in addition to major requirements.
The 64- to 68-semester-hour B.S. degree in Recreation includes 34 semester hours of major core courses, which must be taken on the ASU Main campus.
| Recreation Major Core Courses | |
| REC 120 | Leisure and the Quality of Life SB (3) |
| REC 210 | Leisure Delivery Systems (3) |
| REC 330 | Programming of Recreation Services L (3) |
| REC 350 | Tourism Marketing (3) |
| REC 440 | Recreation Planning and Facility Development (3) |
| REC 462 | Management of Recreation and Tourism Services (3) |
| REC 463 | Senior Internship (12) |
| REC 482 | Assessment and Evaluation of Recreation Services (3) |
| REC 494 | ST: Preinternship Workshop (1) |
| Total: 34 | |
REC 330, 350, 462, and 482 require professional status and must be taken in the proper sequence. REC 463 is the final capstone course taken in the department.
Two hundred hours of recreation leadership experience are required before enrollment in REC 463 Senior Internship. Students are not permitted to take additional course work during their senior internship placement period. Approval of internships for ASU Main students must be received from the Department of Recreation Management and Tourism office at ASU Main.
A student must attain a grade of “C” or higher in all courses within the major, including the related area. Specific courses that may be used to fulfill the related requirements, the related areas, and the directed elective course work are listed on check sheets available in the department office and on the Web at www.asu.edu/copp/recreation.
The department offers two minors: (1) Recreation Management and (2) Tourism. The minor in Recreation Management consists of REC 120 Leisure and the Quality of Life, REC 160 Leisure and Society, and 12 additional semester hours of approved course work, including 12 semester hours at the upper-division level, from ASU Main. The Tourism minor consists of REC 120 Leisure and the Quality of Life, REC 305 Introduction to Travel and Tourism, and nine additional semester hours of upper-division approved courses from ASU Main.
Concentrations in recreation management and tourism management are available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the B.I.S. program take active roles in creating their educational plans and defining their career goals. For more information, see Division of Undergraduate Academic Services, “Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.”
Nonprofit Youth and Human Service Leadership and Management: American Humanics Certificate Program. The certificate program in American Humanics is education and preparation for leadership and management positions in nonprofit youth and human service organizations. The program features professional affiliation with and certification by American Humanics, Inc., the nation’s leader in education for nonprofit careers. American Humanics collaborates with several nonprofit organizations, including American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Girl Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, the United Way, YMCA, and YWCA.
This program features an academic and experiential approach that highlights the unique issues of nonprofit organization management, with a particular emphasis in youth development agencies. The program includes active participation by nonprofit professionals who offer workshops, seminars, mentoring, and field trips. American Humanics national certification can be earned in conjunction with any baccalaureate degree.
| REC 220 | Introduction to Nonprofit Youth and Human Service Organizations (3) |
| REC 300 | Fund Raising (3) |
| REC 310 | Volunteerism (3) |
| REC 320 | Youth and Human Service Workshop* (4) |
| REC 420 | American Humanics Institute (2) |
| REC 430 | Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3) |
| REC 463 | Senior Internship (12) |
| Minimum total: 30 |
| * | REC 320 is taken four semesters, for one semester hour each term. |
A concentration in nonprofit/youth agency administration is available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the B.I.S. program take an active role in creating their educational plan and defining their career goals. For more information, see Division of Undergraduate Academic Services, “Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.”
M.S. Degree in Recreation. The curriculum for the M.S. degree in Recreation is designed to help students achieve both academic and professional goals. Areas of study include natural resource recreation, recreation administration, social/psychological aspects of leisure, and tourism and commercial recreation. Each student may complete a thesis or professional option. Information on the M.S. degree in Recreation is detailed in the Graduate Catalog.
| Recreation Management and Tourism (REC) Courses |
| Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered. |
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