BS Recreation Management - Individualized Concentration
This concentration allows for students, in consultation with an advisor, to develop a program that facilitates their special expertise in selected complementary areas of foci, including concurrent completion of a minor (e.g., entrepreneurship; aging studies; environmental science; non-profit studies; sport management; tourism and events management; health promotion; kinesiology; sport and computer game design). These students will complete coursework that addresses their own passion and goals while meeting educational needs to prepare for graduate school or professional pursuits. In turn, they will be addressing the needs of a broader community.
One example is merging the concentration with a Sustainability Studies Minor. Outdoor ethics and the principles of Leave No Trace all come together within sustainability education and courses already included in Recreation Management:
- RMGT 250: Wilderness Travel and Sustainability (2 credits)
- RMGT 300: People With Nature (3 credits)
- RMGT 402: Human Behavior in Natural Environments (3 credits)
- RMGT 501: Introduction to Natural Resources Law (3 credits)
Assignments will include experiential components, be global in design and technology driven, as well as focused on solving some of society’s pressing problems, like climate change for a more sustainable future.
Mason Core Requirements (37 credits)
- Written communication (6)
- Oral communication (3)
- Information technology (3)
- Quantitative reasoning (3) - must take STAT 250: Introductory Statistics I (3 credits) or EDRS 220: Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
- Literature (3)
- Arts (3)
- Global History (3)
- Social and behavioral science (3)
- Global understanding (3)
- Natural science (7) - must take one non-lab science
- Synthesis/Capstone (12) - met by RMGT 490: Recreation Management Internship (12 credits), a program requirement
Recreation Management Core (51 credits)
- RMGT 210: Introduction to Recreation and Leisure (3 credits)
- RMGT 241: Practicum (3 credits)
- RMGT 310: Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
- RMGT 316: Leadership and Outdoor Education (3 credits)
- RMGT 317: Social Psychology of Play and Recreation (3 credits)
- RMGT 323: Program Leadership and Evaluation (3 credits)
- RMGT 327: Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
- RMGT 405: Planning and Operation of Recreation Facilities (3 credits)
- RMGT 410: Administration of SRT Organizations I (3 credits)
- SPMT 412: Sport Marketing and Sales (3 credits) or TOUR 412: Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management Marketing and Sales (3 credits)
- RMGT 460: Sport and Recreation Law (3 credits)
- RMGT 490: Recreation Management Internship (12 credits)
- SRST 200: History of Sport and Leisure in America (3 credits)
- SRST 450: Research Methods (3 credits)
Electives (14 credits)
Choose an additional 14 credits from the university catalog including Physical Activity for Lifetime Wellness Courses (RECR) that promote health and wellness, ATEP 201 or a minor in Psychology.
Individualized Concentration (18 credits)
This concentration allows for students, in consultation with an advisor, to develop a program that facilitates their special expertise in selected complementary areas of foci, including concurrent completion of a minor (e.g., entrepreneurship; aging studies; environmental science; non-profit studies; sport management; tourism and events management; health promotion; kinesiology; sport and computer game design). These students will complete coursework that addresses their own passion and goals while meeting educational needs to prepare for graduate school or professional pursuits. In turn, they will be addressing the needs of a broader community.
Select courses in concert with your academic advisor.
Total: 120 credits