BS Recreation Management - Therapeutic Recreation Concentration

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)
• Western civilization (3)
• Social and behavioral science (3) - must take PSYC 100: Basic Concepts in Psychology (3 credits)
• Global understanding (3)
• Natural science (7) - must take BIOL 124: Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits) and one non-lab science
• Synthesis/Capstone (12) - met by PRLS 490: Recreation Management Internship (12 credits), a program requirement

Recreation Management Core (51 credits)

• PRLS 210: Introduction to Recreation and Leisure (3 credits)
• PRLS 241: Practicum (3 credits)
• PRLS 310: Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
• PRLS 316: Leadership and Outdoor Education (3 credits)
• PRLS 317: Social Psychology of Play and Recreation (3 credits)
• PRLS 323: Program Leadership and Evaluation (3 credits)
• PRLS 327: Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• PRLS 405: Planning and Operation of Recreation Facilities (3 credits)
• PRLS 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)
• PRLS 460: Sport and Recreation Law (3 credits)
• PRLS 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.

Concentration in Therapeutic Recreation (18 credits)

This concentration within the Recreation Management program teaches a holistic approach to the treatment for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Completion of the therapeutic recreation (TR) foundation, issues, processes, programming and assessment courses to name a few, as well as an internship supervised by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), prepares graduating seniors to sit for the national exam sponsored by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification to become a CTRS. Graduates find employment in clinical and community settings, senior and adult health care, non-profit organizations, and schools.

• PRLS 416: Trends and Programming Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• PRLS 417: Processes, Techniques and Supervision in Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• PRLS 418: Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• PRLS 503: Administration and Disability Rights in Therapeutic Recreation (3 credits)
• PSYC 211: Developmental Psychology (3 credits) (Mason Core)
• PSYC 325: Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)

Total: 120 credits