Recreation Management-Sports Management, 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.
These programs have been designed according to national recreation curricular guidelines.
Program Description
Recreation management prepares the individual for employment or graduate studies in leisure services and recreation. Recreation management also prepares a student in academic course work and practical experience to seek employment in a variety of management settings.
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.
Career Outlook
You may find work at parks and recreation complexes, fitness centers, amusement centers, community centers, church ministries, YMCAs, YWCAs, art councils, hospitals, veterans’ centers, sporting goods companies, social agencies, in scouting, and more. The electives, special topics, and internships you choose can tailor your education toward the recreation career field that interests you most.
Required Courses
| Semester 1 |
|
Introduction to Recreation Management |
3 |
|
English Composition I |
3 |
|
Foundations of Business |
3 |
|
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
|
Introduction to Sports Management |
3 |
|
Freshman Seminar |
0 |
| |
|
15 |
| Semester 2 |
|
Software Tools |
3 |
|
Introduction to Critical Inquiry |
3 |
|
Introduction to Sports/Activites |
3 |
|
English Composition II |
3 |
|
Marketing |
3 |
|
Pre-Internship Seminar |
0 |
| |
|
15 |
| Semester 3 |
|
Recreation Programming |
3 |
|
Principles of Management |
3 |
|
Introduction to Humanities |
3 |
|
Introduction to College Mathematics |
3 |
|
Introduction To Sociology |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
| Semester 4 |
|
Facilities Management |
3 |
|
Human Growth and Development |
3 |
|
Field Experience |
3 |
|
Human Resource Management |
3 |
|
Mathematical Problem Solving |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
| Semester 5 |
|
Professional Communication |
3 |
|
Macroeconomics |
3 |
| Elective |
(Approved) |
3 |
| Elective |
(Humanities) |
3 |
|
Choose one of the following two courses: |
3 |
|
Organizational Behavior |
|
|
Group Dynamics |
|
| |
|
15 |
| Semester 6 |
|
Nonprofit Management Practices |
3 |
|
Leadership |
3 |
|
Counseling Techniques |
3 |
| Elective |
(Approved) |
6 |
| |
|
15 |
| Semester 7 |
| Elective |
(Humanities) |
3 |
|
Marketing, Promotions, Fund Raising |
3 |
|
Sport in Society |
3 |
| Elective |
(Approved) |
9 |
| |
|
18 |
| Semester 8 |
|
Recreation Internship |
15 |
| |
|
15 |
| |
|
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:Total Credits Required |
123 |