Recreation Management Minor

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Minor code OR8109

Patton College of Education
Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy
Lindley Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4656
Fax: 740.593.0284
rasp@ohio.edu
http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/academics/rasp/

Bruce Martin, contact person

Program Overview

This minor focuses on the management of recreation and leisure services.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Recreation management careers are broad-based and include municipal park and recreation departments, campus recreation, camps, marinas, resorts, and outdoor agencies.

Requirements

Minor Hours Requirement

The recreation management minor requires a minimum of 18 hours.

Minor Requirements

Complete the following courses:

REC 2010 - Recreation and Leisure in Society Credit Hours: 3.0
REC 3050 - Planning and Operating Recreation Areas and Facilities Credit Hours: 3.0
REC 3100 - Recreation Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
REC 4600 - Concepts and Issues in Recreation Management Credit Hours: 3.0

Electives

Complete a minimum of 6 hours from the following courses:

BUSL 3570 - Law of Corporate Governance, Commerce & Related Topics Credit Hours: 3.0
BUSL 4650 - Law of Sports Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 2020 - Communication and Persuasion Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 2040 - Principles and Techniques of Interviewing Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 3060 - Interpersonal Conflict Management Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 4060 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 4100 - Cross-Cultural Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 4110 - Communicating with People with Disabilities Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 4200 - Gender and Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3000 - Principles of Operations Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3050 - Applied Management and Supervision Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3100J - The Social, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities of Business Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3200 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3300 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3400 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3450 - Entrepreneurial Leadership Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3500 - Theories of Organizational Effectiveness Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3550 - Creativity and Innovation Management Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3700 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 3710 - Business Plan Design Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 4420 - Gender Issues in Management Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 4430 - Managerial Decision Making Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 4580 - Managing Transformations and Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3.0
MGT 4590 - Strategic Business Leadership Credit Hours: 3.0
MKT 3580 - Foundations of Professional Sales Credit Hours: 3.0
MKT 4200 - Services Marketing Credit Hours: 3.0
MKT 4440 - Consumer Behavior Credit Hours: 3.0

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