RECR 260 - Introduction to Recreation Services

This course introduces students to the historical, theoretical, and conceptual foundations of the recreation services industry. The course will provide an overview of how recreation is differentiated from other human service fields and identify and discuss the common core elements of the recreation services system across different sectors (resource management, therapeutic recreation, tourism, community recreation). In addition, the recreation profession will be discussed and grounded in leisure and leisure behavior based on the premise that recreation services should be a force for positive benefits and outcomes and social change.

Prerequisites & Notes: RECR 201.
Credits: 6
Grade Mode: Letter