Recreation Management
(Sports Mgmt) B.S.


The business of fun. Sound like an oxymoron? It's not. Humans need recreation. And the best recreation doesn't just happen. It's the result of coordination and management. That's what you'll learn in the recreation management program at Indiana Tech. As a recreation professional, you'll diagnose needs and manage physical, social, and cultural activities and facilities.

Recreation management prepares the individual for employment or graduate studies in leisure services and recreation. Recreation management prepares a student in academic course work and practical experience to seek employment in a variety of management settings. It also has been designed according to national recreation curricular guidelines. This program is designed with flexibility to accommodate various options and individual student interests. A broad, integrative base for a wide range of vocational opportunities is provided through the program. Students will take core courses, supplemented with field experiences, and electives from prescribed areas. Students will participate in a full-time internship in their final semester.

Program Curriculum

Semester 1
REC 1200 Introduction to Recreation Service 3
ENG 1250 English Composition I 3
BA 2010 Principles of Management 3
PSY 1700 Introduction to Psychology 3
SM 1400 Introduction to Sports Management 3
IIT 1000 Freshman Seminar 0
   
    15
Semester 2
IS 1100 Introduction to Information Systems 3
IIT 1270 Introduction to Critical Inquiry 3
REC 1250 Introduction to Sports and 3
ENG 1270 English Composition II 3
BA 2500 Marketing 3
   
    15
Semester 3
REC 2000 Recreation Programming 3
APP EL Approved Elective 3
HUM 2000 Introduction to Humanities 3
MA 1000 Foundations of College Math 3
SS 2800 Introduction To Sociology 3
   
    15
Semester 4
SM 3100 Facilities Management 3
PSY 1750 Human Growth and Development 3
SM 2600 Field Experience in Sports Mgmt 3
BA 2410 Human Resource Management 3
MA 1025 Mathematical Problem-Solving 3
   
    15
Semester 5
ENG 2320 Professional Communication 3
BA 2700 or SS2720 3
SS 2200 Macroeconomics 3
APP EL Approved Elective 3
HUM EL Humanities Elective 3
   
    15
Semester 6
REC 3010 Admin/Mgmt of Rec & Human Services 3
BA 3710 3
PSY 3740 Counseling Techniques 3
APP EL Approved Elective 3
APP EL Approved Elective 3
   
    15
Semester 7
APP EL Approved Elective 3
APP EL Approved Elective 3
HUM EL Humanities Elective 3
SM 4200 Mktng, Promo, & Fund Raising in SA 3
SS 3300 Sport in Society 3
APP EL Approved Elective 3
   
    18
Semester 8
REC 4950 Recreation Internship 15
   
    15