Recreation Management Major (RMGJ)

The Recreation Management major prepares students for leadership/administrative roles in public, non-profit, commercial, and recreational sport organizations. The electives in this program allow for student flexibility in preparing for employment in any of the different areas in the field of recreation. Students will complete a supervised internship experience of 1 to 12 hours. An approved minor is also required.

(52-58 hours are required)

Required Cognates (8 hours)

BUS 1750 - Applying Business Fundamentals Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 1110 - Healthy Living Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 1700 - Introduction to Recreation/Sport Management Credits: 3 hours

Required Courses (32-38 hours)

HPHE 2100 - Event Strategic Planning for Special Events Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 2201 - Career Development & Branding Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 3125 - Promotion and Revenue Generation in Sport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3710 - Practical Recreational Programming and Leadership Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3760 - Management of Recreational/Sport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3980 - Sport Media Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 4700 - Facilities and Risk Management Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 4972 - Global Sport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 4990 - Recreation/Sport Internship Credits: 6 to 12 hours
HPHE 5610 - Legal Issues in Sport Credits: 3 hours

Required Electives: (Choose 12 hours)

Note: Courses cannot be double counted in a minor and as a major elective.

ACTY 2100 - Introduction to Financial Accounting and Analysis Credits: 3 hours
BLS 3050 - Introduction to Adults with Disabilities Credits: 3 hours
COM 1000 - Communication and Community Engagement Credits: 3 hours
COM 1040 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3090 - The Economics of Gender and Race Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3060 - Rhetoric, Writing, and American Culture Credits: 3 hours
FIN 2420 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2440 - Economic Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4260 - Natural Disasters and Risk Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOS 3120 - Geology of the National Parks and Monuments Credits: 3 hours
GRN 1000 - Introduction to Aging Studies Credits: 3 hours
HIST 2120 - American Culture Credits: 3 hours
HIST 2125 - Sport in American Culture Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 1810 - First Aid and CPR Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 2720 - Administration of Recreational Sports Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3001 - Introduction to Esport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3300 - Grants and Fund Development in Sports, Recreation and Events Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3810 - Healthcare Provider CPR Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 5010 - Sport Consumer Behavior Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 2500 - Marketing Principles Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 3800 - Sport Marketing Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 2010 - Contemporary Problems in Ethics Credits: 4 hours
One STAT course can be chosen:
STAT 1600 - Discovery with Data Credits: 3 hours
or
STAT 3660 - Data Analysis for Biosciences Credits: 4 hours

An approved minor is required.

Approved minors are:

Event Management Minor (15 hours)
General Business Minor (18 hours)

(Note: Must meet Haworth College of Business requirements.)

Students can also petition the Recreation Management Program Coordinator for approval of another minor.