Sports & Recreation Management

Identifies the role of an athletics trainer, including the responsibilities, liabilities and proper sequencing of emergency procedures for the treatment of athletic injuries. Proper techniques for strapping, wrapping and taping various body parts for treatment of injury or for preventative reasons will also be practiced. Prerequisite: SR202.

Program design and leadership techniques employed through hands-on activities. The realistic, ethical, and technical skills that a recreation manager should have in order to be successful in programming for various populations and in facilitating a variety of activities. Prerequisite: SR202.

An overview of the tourism and hospitality industry. The Sports and recreation area exemplified by hotels, motels, camps, spas, resorts, clubs, health and fitness centers. Study of economic and marketing trends, planning, procedures, and management issues. Tourism aspects include organization and development sustainable practice, research, and promotions both nationally and globally. Career and professional development opportunities will be explored. Prerequisite: SR243 (May be taken in conjunction with SR243) or permission of instructor. Course offered as needed.

This course will direct students to a better understanding of the theoretical backbone that makes marketing such a distinctive and vibrant component of the sports and recreation profession. Through the examination of real-world examples and practical application exercises, students will learn how to understand the tools and skills involved in marketing, evaluate marketing efforts, and use the strategies necessary for successful marketing campaigns in sports and recreation. Prerequisites: Declaration of marketing major or marketing minor Spring, odd years, or as needed. Prerequisite: Marketing major, Marketing minor, or SR202.

A hands-on course studying and experiencing the relationships between chronological functional ages and physiological functioning lifestyle health status. Emphasis is placed on laboratory inventories of the students, establishing baseline health information and writing goals for positive health lifestyle. Topics are often supported by guest lecturers, who are practitioners in specialized fields. Prerequisite: SR202.

Inclusive Sports and Recreation provides the knowledge and skills that students will need to deliver programs and services to individuals with disabilities in their entry-level careers and also the ability to ensure that people of both sexes and all abilities, ages, cultures, ethnicities, races, and religions will be able to participate in the sports and recreation programs they provide. Prerequisite: SR243. May be taken concurrently. Spring, or as needed

General principles and common problems associated with the management of local park systems, recreation areas, and other recreation-based facilities. Overview of general and low-level technical information which is valuable to recreation professionals. Prerequisite: SR202.

May be taken when an unusual level of job responsibility, such as being in sole control of a business for an extended time, or other unique learning opportunity is encountered which would warrant additional credit above that granted for SR390. The granting of more than 3 credits for one internship will be a rare occurrence. In some instances, when deemed appropriate by the academic advisor and the Dean or Dean’s designee, a second internship, which is entirely different than that pursued under SR390, may be taken. Prerequisite: SR390.

Informs and educates managers within the recreation industry about legal risks associated with parks, recreation centers, sports and related programs and facilities. Statutory changes and court decisions that affect programs and facilities are studied in depth. Prerequisite: SR202.