UNCW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
2010-2011 CATALOGUE
B. A. Parks and Recreation Management (REC)
College: Arts & Sciences
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Course requirements for all UNCW degrees include: (1) Basic Studies, (2) specific major requirements, and
(3) sufficient elective hours for a combined total of a minimum of 124 hours.
(1) BASIC STUDIES (45 semester hours)
See Basic Studies sheet and/or information on the WEB at http://www.uncw.edu/uc/basic/basic.html
(2) MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – REC (Minimum 61 hours [Core 37 hours and Option 24 hours])
Check when complete:
Core 37 hours
_____ REC 265
_____ REC 348
_____ REC 370
_____ REC 375
_____ REC 380
_____ REC 390
_____ REC 440
_____ REC 450
_____ REC 498
Introduction to Recreation Services (3)
Practicum in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and either REC 270 or RTH 368, and consent
of instructor (partially meets Applied Learning Requirement)
Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
Leadership and Management of Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and either REC 270 or RTH 368
Marketing for Recreation Services (3) Prerequisites: REC 265, 359, and 375; or permission of instructor
(Meets Oral Communication Competency Requirement)
Pre-Internship Seminar (1) Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
Risk Management and Liability in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 or consent of instructor
Conflict Management in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
Internship in Recreation Services (12) Prerequisite: Senior standing and an overall 2.00 grade point average,
and completion of all other course required for the major with a 2.00 cumulative grade point average (partially
meets Applied Learning Requirement)
Choose one of the following Options: 24 hours
Tourism & Commercial Recreation Option
_____ REC 351
Travel and Tourism (3) Prerequisite: REC majors and minors only or consent of instructor and REC 265
_____ REC 352
Commercial Recreation and Tourism Entrepreneurship (3) Prerequisite: REC majors and minors only or
consent of instructor and REC 265
_____ REC 353
Resort & Spa Management (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ REC 381
Event Management for Recreation Services (3)
_____ REC 430
Managing Recreation Service Quality (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
_____ REC 475
Advanced Human Resource Management and Financing Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
_____Other:_____ Select 6 additional hours of support courses that must be approved by major advisor
Public & Non-Public Recreation Option
_____ REC 303
Marketing for Recreation Services (3) Prerequisites: REC 265, 359, and 375; or consent of instructor
_____ REC 392
Organization and Leadership of Recrational Sports (3) Prerequisites: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ REC 394
Recreational Sports and Fitness Facility Operations (3) Prerequisites: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ REC 430
Managing Recreation Service Quality (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
_____ REC 475
Advanced Human Resource Management and Financing Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
_____Other:_____ Required to complete 3 hours from the following: COM 221; LED 211, 311; PLS +101, 207, or 217
_____Other:_____ 6-8 additional hours of support courses that must be approved by the major advisor
Recreational Sport Leadership Option
_____ REC 303
Inclusive Recreation Services (1-3) Prerequisite: REC 265or consent of instructor
_____ REC 392
Organization and Leadership of Recreational Sports (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ REC 393
Campus Recreation and Sport Administration (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ REC 394
Recreational Sports and Fitness Facility Operations (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ REC 395
Instructional Methods in Recreational Sports (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
_____ HEA 201
First Aid, Safety, and cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (3)
_____ Other:_____ 6-9 additional hours of support courses that must be approved by the major advisor
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Collateral courses may be selected from the following courses: ACG 201*, 203; BLA 261, 361; COM 220*, 221, 223, 322, 325,
327, 429; ECN 125*, 221*, 222*, 328; FIN 332; GGY 270; LED 211, 311, 411; MGT 357, 358, 450; MIS 213; MKT 340, 345, 347,
349, 447; +PAR 115; PED 435, 436; +PLS 206, 208, 217, 304; PSY 336; REC 381; SOC 200, 325, 345, 346 or other courses
approved by the department.
Students must achieve a “C” (2.00) cumulative GPA or better in all required courses used to satisfy the parks and recreation
management major and a “C” grade or better in REC courses counted toward the major.
*These courses require a lab
+May also be used to satisfy Basic Studies requirements
(3) ELECTIVES
_____ Elective hours to equal a minimum of 124 hours
Requirements to declare REC: Completion of 24 hours.
For further information see the REC WEB site: http://www.uncw.edu/hahs ; and department WEB site at
http://www.uncw.edu/hahs/academics-parksandrec.htm
RECREATION and RECREATION THERAPY COURSES
RECREATION COURSES
REC 265. Introduction to Recreation Services (3)
REC 270. Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
REC 303. Inclusive Recreation Services (1-3) Prerequisite: REC 265
or consent of instructor
REC 348. Practicum in Recreation Services (3)
Prerequisite: REC 265 and either REC 270 or
RTH 368, and consent of instructor
REC 351. Travel and Tourism (3) Prerequisite: REC majors
& minors only or consent of instructor and REC 265
REC 352. Commercial Recreation and Tourism
Entrepreneurship (3) Prerequisite: REC majors and
minors only or consent of instructor and REC 265
REC 353. Resort and Spa Management (3) Prerequisite: REC 265
or consent of instructor
REC 359. Research and Evaluation in Recreation (3) Prerequisite:
Junior or senior standing
REC 362. Special Issues in Recreation Services (1-6)
Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
REC 366. Coastal Recreation Resource Management (3)
Prerequisite: EVS 360 or consent of instructor
REC 375. Leadership and Management of Recreation
Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and either
REC 270 or RTH 368
REC 380. Marketing for Recreation Services (3)
Prerequisites: REC 265, 359, and 375; or
permission of instructor
REC 381. Event Management for Recreation Services (3)
REC 390. Pre-Internship Seminar (1) Prerequisite:
Junior standing or consent of instructor
REC 392. Organization and Leadership in Recreational
Sports (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
REC 393. Campus Recreation and Sport Administration (3)
Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
REC 394. Recreational Sports & Fitness Facility Operations (3)
Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
REC 395. Instructional Methods in Recreational Sports (3)
Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
REC 430. Managing Recreation Service Quality (3)
Prerequisite: REC 375
REC 440. Risk Management and Liability in Recreation
Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 or consent of instructor
REC 448. Advanced Field Experience in Recreation (1-6)
Prereq: REC 348 or REC 375, & junior standing
REC 450. Conflict Management in Recreation Services (3)
Prerequisite: REC 375
REC 465. Recreation Facilities Planning (3) Prereq: REC 375
REC 475. Advanced Human Resource Management and
Financing Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
REC 491.
REC 495.
REC 498.
REC 499.
Directed Individual Study (1-3) Prerequisite: Overall
GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and
consentof instructor, department chair and dean
Seminar in Recreation (3) Prerequisite: REC 375
Internship in Recreation Services (12) Prerequisite:
Senior standing and an overall 2.00 GPA, and completion
of all other REC courses required for the major with a
2.00 cumulative GPA
Honors Work in Recreation (2-3) Prerequisite:
Eligibility for honors program and senior standing
RECREATION THERAPY COURSES
RTH 348. Practicum in Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite:
REC 265, RTH 368 and consent of instructor
RTH 362. Special Issues in Recreation Therapy (1-6)
Prerequisite: RTH 368 or consent of instructor
RTH 368. Foundations of Recreation Therapy (3)
Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor
RTH 369. Recreation Therapy in Gerontology (3)
Prerequisite: RTH 368 or GRN 101 or consent of instructor
RTH 370. Functioning, Disability & Health in Recreation Therapy
(3) Prerequisite or corequisite: RTH 368
RTH 371. Recreation Therapy Interventions I (4)
Prerequisites: RTH 368 and 370 or consent of instructor
RTH 375. Leadership and Management of Recreation
Therapy Services (3) Prerequisite: RTH 368
RTH 380. Assessment and Outcome Planning in
Recreation Therapy (4) Prerequisite: RTH 370
RTH 382. Recreation Therapy Interventions II (3)
Prerequisite: RTH 371
RTH 383. Recreation Therapy Interventions III (3)
Prerequisite: RTH 371
RTH 390. Pre-Internship Seminar in Rec Therapy (1)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
RTH 448. Advanced Field Experience in Recreation
Therapy (1-6) Prerequisites: RTH 348 and 368 or
consent of instructor
RTH 468. Program Planning and Evaluation in Recreation
Therapy (3) Prerequisite: RTH 370
RTH 480. Senior Seminar in Recreation Therapy (3)
Prerequisite: RTH 368 or consent of instructor
RTH 491. Directed Individual Study (1-3) Prerequisite: Overall GPA
of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of
instructor, department chair, and dean
RTH 480. Critical Thinking in Recreation Therapy (3)
Prerequisite: RTH 368
RTH 498. Internship in Recreation Therapy (12)
Prerequisite: Senior standing and an overall 2.00 GPA, &
completion of all other courses required for the major with a
2.00 cumulative GPA
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RTH ELECTIVE COURSES: For prerequisites, see undergraduate
catalogue
GRN 101. Introduction to Gerontology (3)
HEA 325. Health and Aging (3) Prerequisite: GRN 101 or
HEA 105
PED 340.
Biomechanics of Sports and Exercises (3)
Prerequisite: PED 216
PED 349.
Physiology of Exercise and Sport (4) Prerequisite: PED 216
or BIO 345
PED 360.
Motor Learning (3)
PED 415. Adapted Physical Education (4) Prerequisite: Senior
standing or consent of instructor
PSY 220.
Child Psychology (3) Prerequisite: PSY 105
PSY 324.
Psychology of Aging (3) Prerequisite: PSY 105, 223,
or GRN 101
PSY 346.
Psychology of Personality (3) Prerequisite: PSY 105
PSY 352.
PSY 450.
RTH 369.
RTH 382.
RTH 383.
SOC 215.
SOC 336.
SOC 337.
SOC 345.
SOC 433.
Behavioral Medicine (3) Prerequisite: PSY 105 or 145
Intro. to Counseling (3) Prerequisite: PSY 346 or 347
Recreation Therapy in Gerontology (3) Prerequisite:
RTH 368 or GRN 101 or consent of instructor
Recreation Therapy Interventions II (3)
Prerequisite: RTH 371
Recreation Therapy Interventions III (3)
Prerequisite: REC 371
Modern Social Problems (3)
Sociology of Aging (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105 or
GRN 101
Medical Sociology (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Sociology of the Family (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Sociology of Mental Illness (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
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