INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

School of Health and Human Performance
Department of Recreation and Sports Management

Dr. Daniel D. McLean, Chairperson
School of Health and Human Performance Building
Department Office: Room B-64

The Department of Recreation and Sport Management serves the University, the public, and professional communities by providing opportunities for learning, research, scholarship, service, and leadership through service and learning-centered activities, servant-leadership activities, publications and presentations, and mentoring students, colleagues, and practitioners. Courses of study stress development of programming and management competencies in organizing, planning, and budgeting within a variety of settings. Students are involved in learning the basics of recreation management while specializing in therapeutic, commercial, public parks and recreation, travel and tourism, or sport management. The department programs are nationally accredited. The Recreation Program is accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation; and the Sport Management Program is approved by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the North American Society for Sport Management.

PROFESSIONAL CURRICULA

The patterns of study for majors which are outlined below are considered professional in nature. Successful completion of an approved program of study generally leads to the Bachelor of Science degree, recommended by the School of Health and Human Performance.

The challenges of increasing opportunities for leisure and sports in today's society, and the development of a greater informational base have combined to make the study of recreation and sports a highly sophisticated area. The twentieth century society is turning more and more to its increasing amounts of free time for creative self-expression when work no longer provides major satisfactions or means of self-fulfillment. The effect of this movement has provided countless varieties of organized and self-directed recreation and leisure pursuits for individuals as well as groups. A profession has emerged which is committed to the development of a philosophy of leisure and recreation and to the development of more resources for helping individuals in their search for a full life.

DEGREE PROGRAMS The Bachelor of Science degree may be earned by students electing recreation and sport management as a major field of study. Candidates for this degree should consult the University requirements for graduation, including General Educ ation requirements described in the University Catalog.

Recreation and Sport Management Major
(55 semester hours)

Required Courses (37 semester hours):

Lower Division Courses: 135--3 hrs.; 136--2 hrs.; >: 136L--1 hr.; 236--3 hrs.; 280--2 hrs.; 280L--1 hr.; 299--1 hr.
: Upper Division Courses: 336--3 hrs.; 342--3hrs; 375--3 hrs; 434--3 hrs.; 435--3 hrs.; 446--3 hrs.; 491--6 hrs.
: Deparmental Emphasis (18 semester hours): Each student will choose a departmental emphasis in any of the following areas: Commercial Recreation, Travel and Tourism; Intramurals and Recreational Sports; Park and Community Recreation Management and Sport Management; and Therapeutic Recreation.

Students are encouraged to complete a minor in such areas as: business administration, finance, marketing, journalism, or public administration.

In addition to the major requirements, therapeutic recreation students must complete the following courses if they wish to take the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification Examination (NCTRC): Life Sciences 231-2 hrs. and 231L-1 hr. or Athletic Training 210-2 hrs and Physical Education 220-2 hours, Psychology 368-3 hrs. or Educational Psychology 221-3 hrs., or Family and Consumer Sciences 103-3 hrs.

Recreation and Sport Management Minors

Commercial Recreation Management/Travel and Tourism (18 hours)

This minor has been designed for students in business and other areas to prepare for careers in diverse settings including resort hotels, travel agencies, amusement parks, airlines, convention centers, and civic centers. The required courses provide the student an opportunity to gain an overview of recreation and leisure behavior, management of recreation programs and facilities, and the commercial recreation and travel tourism industries.
Required Courses: RCSM135--3hrs; RCSM136--2hrs.and 136L--1hr; RCSM337--3 hrs; RCSM 338--3 hrs; RCSM 339--3 hrs; RCSM 451--3 hrs

Sport Management Minor (18 hours)

The sport management minor consists of six upper division courses focused primarily on sport management issues. The student can complete the minor as a resident student as well as a distance education student All the course in the sport management minor are available through either independent study or online. The minor will blend very well with the business administration, finance, and marketing curriculums and compliment journalism, physical education, radio-television-film and recreation majors.

Required Courses: RCSM 346--3 hrs; RCSM 420--3hrs; RCSM 430--3hrs; RCSM 435--3 hrs;

RCSM 445--3 hrs; RCSM 495--3 hrs

Therapeutic Recreation Minor: (24/25 hours)

The Therapeutic Recreation minor will allow students in health related areas to become eligible to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) exam. The courses in the proposed minor meet the basic requirements for certification. The course sequence in the current minor does not meet certification requirements. Students in the following areas could take the minor: Physical Education, Community Health, Athletic Training, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Education/Special Education, Criminology, Nursing, Family and Consumer Sciences: General FCS major and Child Development and Family Life major.: Required Courses: RCSM 270--3 hrs; RCSM 370--3 hrs; RCSM 470--3 hrs; RCSM 492--3 hrs; SOC 240 - 3 hrs; ATTR 210--2 hrs *; PE 220--2 hrs *; and one of the following: FCS 103 - 3 hrs; EPSY 221 - 3 hrs; or PSY 266 - 3 hrs.
* LIFS 231/ 231L may be taken instead of ATTR 210 and PE 220

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