Recreation and Leisure Studies (Rec)
60. Foundations of Recreation (2)
General orientation to the profession of recreation; lectures, discussion,
practical experience and observation; place of recreation in education.
160. Camp Management (2)
Not open to students with credit in PE 155. Prerequisite: Rec 60 or permission
of instructor. Theory and practice; basic knowledge of practical skills
in camping; administration, organization, and programming in various camp
settings; functional projects. Overnight and/or week-end camping trips (approximately
$10 camp trip expenses). (2 2-hour lecture-labs)
171. Community Recreation (2) (Former Rec 161A)
Prerequisite: Rec 60 or permission of instructor. Nature and scope of recreation
organization; comniunity organization for recreation; recreation agencies
and their services.
172. Recreation Administration (3) (Former Rec 1618)
Prerequisite: Rec 171 or permission of instructor. Administration of recreation;
scope and significance of recognized practices; effective approach to special
problems in recreation administration. Individual and group field trips.
173. Programs of Recreation (2) (Former Ree 162)
Prerequisite: Rec 171, PE 45E, or permission of instructor. Areas of concentration
on leadership principles and procedures; essentials of programming, planning
aids, indoor and outdoor activities; mechanics of planning, techniques of
presentation, repertoire of recreational activities. Projects required.
(2 2-hour lecture-labs)
174. Principles and Practices of Recreation (2)
Prerequisite: Rec 171. Required of recreation majors; open to others by
special permission only. Methods, techniques, practical experience, competency
in recreation; prerequisite to field work.
174F. Principles and Practices of Recreation (1)
Prerequisite: Rec 174 (concurrent). A planned work study and/or supervised
program of limited field experience as a leader of club, youth, group, center,
or playground activity. Application of knowledge to leadership in practice.
175. Field Work in Recreation and Park Leadership (3) (Former
Rec 163A)
Prerequisite: Rec 172, 174. Practical experience as recreation leader with
responsibility for programs and activities in a private, public, or special
recreation or park agency. Project required; weekly conferences and seminar.
176. Field Work in Recreation and Park Supervision (5) (Former
Rec 163B)
Prerequisite: Rec 173, 175 and completion of all special area requirements.
Practical experience in a supervisory capacity, including responsibility
for planning, organizing and supervising a recreation or park program. Project
required; weekly conferences and seminar.
177. Recreation and Park Planning (3) (Former Rec 170)
Prerequisite: Rec 173 or permission of instructor. Functional planning for
recreation and park services; application of principles; interpretation
and use of standards; relation of programs, personnel, finance, legislation,
acquisition, and design in the planning process. Functional project, field
trip required.