Offered by Department of Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation & Leisure Studies:

Fitness and Leisure Studies Major

Recreation and Park Management Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science

ED BS 2608
Minimum General Studies = 45
See area of specialization for General Studies requirements.
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 60-67
This minimum range depends on the selection of GS courses in the areas of specializations.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 105-112
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 13-20

Minimum total hours required for BS in Recreation Leadership Comprehensive = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Rec & Park Management Comprehensive Requirements (36 hours required)
Take all of the following:
REC 150, Foundations of Recreation, Park and Leisure - 3 hours
REC 215, Camp Leadership, Outdoor Recreation, and Environmental Education - 3 hours
REC 251, Computer Applications in Tourism and Recreation - 3 hours
REC 353, Planning Recreation and Leisure Facilities - 3 hours
REC 354, Recreation and Leisure Programming - 3 hours
REC 451, Managing and Marketing Recreation, Park and Leisure Agencies - 3 hours
REC 453, Therapeutic Recreation for Special Populations - 3 hours
REC 477, Internship - 12 hours
REC 485, Tourism and Recreation Research - 3 hours

B. Rec & Park Management Comprehensive Specialization Areas (26-34 hours required)
Take the requirements for any ONE of the areas of specialization:

1. Therapeutic Recreation (34 hours required)
Take one of the following as part of General Studies requirements:
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
Take all of the following:
PE 109, Adapted Aquatics - 1 hour
PE 360, Human Anatomy and Kinesiology - 4 hours
PE 369, Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 3 hours
PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours
REC 257, Principles of Therapeutic Recreation - 3 hours
REC 357, Assessment and Treatment Planning in Therapeutic Recreation - 3 hours
REC 457, Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation - 3 hours
REC 475, Volunteer Practicum - 2 hours
PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
SPED 234, Individuals with Exceptionalities - 3 hours

2. Management of Recreation & Leisure (26 hours required)
Take all of the following:
PE 211, Lifeguarding - 1 hour
PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
PE 328, Swimming Pool Management and Water Safety Instructor - 3 hours (Prereq: life guarding or Red Cross Senior Life Guarding Certificate currently in force)
PE 425, Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation - 3 hours
REC 454, Evaluation Techniques in Recreation and Park - 3 hours
REC 458, Recreation for the Aged - 3 hours
REC 475, Volunteer Practicum - 2 hours
BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours
BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours

3. Natural Resource & Park Management (31 hours required)
Take the following as part of General Studies requirements:
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
Take all of the following:
BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours
BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS)
BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS)
BIOL 405GS, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 305GS, Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 400, Water Resources - 3 hours
GEOG 407, Resource Management - 3 hours
REC 352, Outdoor Adventure Education - 3 hours
Take 3-4 hours from:
BIOL 416, Plant Diversity and Evolution - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 104GS)
BIOL 419, Taxonomy of Grasses - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 104GS)
GEOG 207GS, Physical Geology - 3 hours
GEOG 256, Geology Field Study - 1 hour
GEOG 310, Cartography - 3 hours
REC 356, Selected Topics in Travel and Tourism - 3 hours
Adventure Tourism
Commercial Recreation
Resort Management
SFED 472, Fire Prevention, Protection and Control - 3 hours
No more than one course from:
GEOG 301, Geography of Soils - 3 hours
BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours (Prereq: one course in General Chemistry)
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