UNCW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 2006­2007 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/basicstudies.htm (2) MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – REC (Minimum 67 hours [Core 31 hours and Option 36 hours]) Check when complete: Core 30 hours _____ REC 265 _____ REC 266 _____ REC 270 _____ REC 348 _____ REC 375 _____ REC 390 _____ REC 440 _____ REC 498 Introduction to Recreation Services (3) Computers, Research and Evaluation in Recreation (3) (Meets Computer Competency Requirement) Program Planning and Evaluation (3) (Meets Oral Communication Competency Requirement) Practicum in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and either REC 270 or RTH 368 Leadership and Management of Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and either REC 270 or RTH 368 Pre­Internship Seminar (1) Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor Risk Management and Liability in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 or consent of instructor Internship in Recreation Services (12) Prerequisite: Senior standing and completion of all other REC courses required for the major Choose one of the following Options: 36 hours (15 hours required courses + 21 hours collateral courses) Tourism & Commercial Recreation Option _____ REC 351 Travel and Tourism (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor _____ REC 352 Commercial Recreation and Tourism Entrepreneurship (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor _____ REC 430 Managing Leisure Service Quality (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 _____ REC 450 Conflict Management in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 _____ REC 475 Advanced Human Resource Management and Financing Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 Public & Non­Public Recreation Option _____ REC 430 Managing Leisure Service Quality (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 _____ REC 465 Facility Planning and Design (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 _____ REC 475 Advanced Human Resource Management and Financing Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 _____ Other:_____ Select 6 hours from the following: COM 221; LED 211, 311; PLS +101, 207, or 217 Collateral courses _____ Complete 21 hours 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 245, 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; SOC 200, 325, 345, 346 or other courses approved by the department. Students must achieve a 2.00 cumulative GPA for all courses required for 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 http://www.uncw.edu/catalogue/Cas.htm#PARKSANDRECREATIONMANAGEMENT and department WEB site at http://www.uncw.edu/hahs/academics­parksandrec.htm 08/23/06
RECREATION and RECREATION THERAPY COURSES RECREATION COURSES REC 265. Introduction to Recreation Services (3) REC 266. Computers, Research and Evaluation in Recreation (3) REC 270. Program Planning and Evaluation (3) REC 303. Inclusive Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 REC 348. Practicum in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and either REC 270 or RTH 368 REC 351. Travel and Tourism (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor REC 352. Commercial Recreation and Tourism Entrepreneurship (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor REC 359. Research and Evaluation in Recreation (3) REC 362. Special Issues in Recreation Services (1­6) 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 390. Pre­Internship Seminar (1) Prerequisite: Junior standing 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 (1­6) Prerequisites: REC 348, REC 375, and junior standing REC 450. Conflict Management in Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 REC 465. Park Planning and Design (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 REC 475. Advanced Human Resource Management and Financing Recreation Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 REC 491. Directed Individual Study (1­3) Prerequisite: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean REC 495. Seminar in Recreation (3) Prerequisite: REC 375 REC 498. 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 w/ a 2.00 cumulative GPA REC 499. Honors Work in Recreation (2­3) 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 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. Principles and Procedures in Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite: RTH 368 RTH 371. Recreation Therapy Interventions I (4) Prerequisites: RTH 368 and RTH 370 RTH 380. Assessment and Outcome Planning in Recreation Therapy (4) Prerequisite: RTH 370 RTH 382. Recreation Therapy Interventions II (4) Prerequisite: RTH 371 RTH 383. Recreation Therapy Interventions III (4) Prerequisite: RTH 371 RTH 390. Pre­Internship Seminar in Recreation Therapy (1) Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor RTH 468. Program Planning and Evaluation in Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite: RTH 370 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 grade point average, and completion of all other courses required for the major with a 2.00 cumulative grade point average RTH ELECTIVE COURSES: For prerequisites, see 2006­2007 catalogue EDN 260. Introduction to Exceptional Children (3) GRN 101. Introduction to Gerontology (3) HEA 325. Health and Aging (3) Prerequisite: GRN 101 PED 340. Biomechanics (3) Prerequisite: PED 216 PED 349. Exercise Physiology (4) Prerequisite: PED 216 or BIO 345 PED 360. Motor Learning (3) PED 415. Movement Considerations for Special Populations (3) Prerequisites: PED 216 and junior or senior standing 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. Behavioral Medicine (3) Prerequisite: PSY 104 or 145 PSY 450. Introduction to Counseling (3) Prerequisite: PSY 346 or 347 RTH 369. Recreation Therapy in Gerontology (3) Prerequisite: RTH 368 or GRN 101 or consent of instructor RTH 382. Recreation Therapy Interventions II (4) Prerequisite: REC 371 RTH 383. Recreation Therapy Interventions III (4) Prerequisite: REC 371 SOC 215. Modern Social Problems (3) SOC 336. Sociology of Aging (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105 or GRN 101 SOC 337. Medical Sociology (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105 SOC 345. Sociology of the Family (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105 SOC 433. Sociology of Mental Illness (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105 08/23/06