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REC — RecreationStudy conceptual foundations of play, recreation and leisure tourism, historical and cultural perspectives, economic and political significance, leisure behavior and the environment, relationship of leisure service agencies, professionalism, issues and trends.Organization of commercial recreation and tourism. Supply and demand components, historical and cultural perspectives, marketing, public relations, promotional techniques, roles and relationships of commercial leisure delivery systems, and programming strategies.Organization, assessment, conduct, evaluation of leisure programs and services for all populations throughout the lifespan in variety of settings and cultures using leadership techniques, strategies and resources.Role of leisure and recreation of the elderly; how aging influences recreation programming methods and techniques. Concepts, practices, trends, current issues in aging and research. Visits, observations and formal field experience required.Prerequisite: REC 203. Study planning, designing and operating areas and facilities; environmental impact; relationship between leisure services, tourism, and resource management; assessments, standards/regulations, maintenance, operations, construction, equipment; roles of contractors and consultants.Prerequisites: REC 203. Role and content of leisure and tourism programs and services for all populations and cultures in diverse leisure delivery settings; marketing and public relations, assessment, planning, implementation/evaluation of programs and services.Prerequisites: REC 203, REC 368. CPR and First Aid, 50 clock hours of experience in recreation and/or therapeutic recreation settings. Consent of instructor. Supervised experience in an agency which provides recreation, tourism and/or therapeutic recreation services. Agency and student placement are pre-approved. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.Workshops on topics in professional preparation taught by practitioners on site. Topics cover standards that require students to demonstrate didactic skills and use agency resources not available on campus. Repeatable, under different subtitles.Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.Prerequisites: REC 368, REC 394. Majors Only. Professional participation in on-site activities of agencies and professional associations. Experiences include standards, issues, legislation, regulations, conference planning, employment procedures; historical and current theories, and practices guiding professionals.Prerequisites: REC 368, REC 394. Majors only. Personnel, budgeting, financing, organizational practices, legal and legislative processes, regulatory standards, risk management and applications of computers and technology to the management of recreation services.Prerequisites: REC 368, REC 394. Majors only. Apply research and evaluation procedures. Use communication tools, media and computers to present evaluation and research in leisure services.Prerequisites: All major course work completed. CPR and First Aid. 500 clock hours of approved experience in recreation, tourism, and therapeutic recreation settings. 2.5 GPA in major courses. Consent of instructor. One full semester, minimum of 480 clock hours and 12 weeks, in approved agency under qualified supervisor with tasks encompassed by professional competencies of accreditation and certification bodies.