Sport and Recreation Management, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—64 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1261
This program prepares graduates for professional careers in the recreation industry. Recreation and Sport Management professionals plan and implement recreation and sport programs, services, and activities for people from diverse backgrounds and a wide range of activities. Graduates are eligible for employment in park districts, corporate recreation, commercial recreation, and employee recreation. The program includes instruction in facility management, program planning, fiscal management, technology, human resource, marketing and public relations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of recreation workers is projected to grow 10 percent from 2014 to 2024, faster than the average for all occupations. As more emphasis is placed on the importance of exercise, more recreation workers will be needed to work in local government parks and recreation departments, fitness centers, sports centers, and camps specializing in younger participants.
Required General Education Courses
25 credit hours as follows:
Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts:
ARB, ART, FRE, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
Required Career Courses
30 credit hours as follows:
| CIS-115 | Microsoft Office I | 3 |
| REC-101 | Careers in Recreation Fitness Sports | 3 |
| REC-102 | Older Adult Recreation and Wellness | 3 |
| REC-120 | Sport/Recreation Programming | 3 |
| REC-124 | Sport/Recreation Facility Management | 3 |
| REC-180 | Perceptual Motor Development | 3 |
| REC-182 | Recreation for Special Populations | 3 |
| REC-201 | Applied Leadership Essentials | 3 |
| REC-205 | Professional Issues | 2 |
| REC-233 | Recreation Management Practicum | 3 |
| REC-237 | Recreation Management Seminar | 1 |
Electives
Select 9 credit hours from the following:
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| PSY-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| REC-101 | Careers in Recreation Fitness Sports | 3 |
| REC-124 | Sport/Recreation Facility Management | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
Semester 3 (15 credit hours)
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| MTH-120 | General Education Mathematics | 3 |
| REC-182 | Recreation for Special Populations | 3 |
| REC-201 | Applied Leadership Essentials | 3 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |
Semester 4 (18 credit hours)
| CIS-115 | Microsoft Office I | 3 |
| REC-120 | Sport/Recreation Programming | 3 |
| REC-205 | Professional Issues | 2 |
| REC-233 | Recreation Management Practicum | 3 |
| REC-237 | Recreation Management Seminar | 1 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |