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Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management, BA General Recreation Emphasis

Students will no longer be admitted into the Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management with General Education Emphasis beginning Fall 21. Students should discuss program options with an advisor in the College of Science, Technology, and Health.

56-67 credit hours

Requirements

Major Coursework

HFS 21500Introduction to Health and Fitness Sciences

3
HFS 24300Professional Associations and Conferences

1
NPA 30300Human Resource Management

3
REC 20300Adventure Education and Leadership

3
REC 20600Leisure in Contemporary Society

3
REC 21400Cultural Tourism

3
REC 31000Inclusive and Therapeutic Recreation

3
REC 31200Sports and Society

3
REC 35000Tourism and Commercial Recreation

3
REC 36200Program Design and Event Management

3
REC 38100Recreation Facility Design and Operation

3
REC 38500/HFS 35000Practicum

1-3
REC 40500Research Methods in Recreation, Sport and Tourism

3
REC 41000/HFS 33000Recreation Organization and Administration

3
REC 46200Recreation Senior Seminar

3
REC 48200Internship in Recreation, Sport and Tourism

3-12

Emphasis Coursework

12 credit hours of coursework from the following prefixes:

Art and design (AAD), accounting (ACCT), American studies (AST), biological sciences (BSC), criminology and criminal justice (CCJ), communications (COM), dance (DAN), Earth sciences (ESC), education (EDU), exercise science (EXS), health fitness sciences (HFS), human resource management (HRM), management (MGMT), marketing (MRKT), music (MUS), nonprofit administration (NPA), physical education (PE), public administration (PS), psychology (PSY), recreation, sport, and tourism management (REC), sociology (SOC), sport management (SPMGT), social work (SW), and/or theater (TA). Selection of courses should be in consultation with the student’s advisor and may all be in one discipline or several. It is strongly recommended to complete a minor in one of the disciplines above for partial fulfillment of the general recreation emphasis.

Recreation Professional Exam

Students majoring in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management must take the recreation professional exam during their final semester on campus to complete the degree requirements. 

Basic Skills Coursework

3 credit hours of basic skills coursework in any content area listed below.  Students may also apply an approved REC Special Topics course towards the 3 credit hours of basic skills coursework requirements. 

PE 10000Team Sports (Competitive Sports)

1
PE 10100Recreational Sports I

1
PE 10200Recreational Sports II

1
PE 10300Volleyball

1
PE 10400Softball

1
PE 10500Track and Field

1
PE 10600Flag Football

1
PE 10700Basketball

1
PE 10800Soccer

1
PE 10900Wrestling

1
PE 11000Golf

1
PE 12000Weight Lifting I

1
PE 12100Weight Lifting II

1
PE 12600Aerobic Fitness

1
PE 12700Swimming I

1
PE 12900Lifeguarding

1
PE 13000Water Aerobics

1
PE 13100Bowling

1
PE 13200Lifetime Sports

1
PE 13300Tennis I

1
PE 13400Tennis II

1
PE 13500Badminton

1
PE 13800Racquetball

1
PE 13900Pickleball

1
PE 14000Plyometrics

1
PE 14100Self Defense I

1
PE 14200Cardiovascular Fitness

1
PE 14300Self Defense II

1
PE 15100Table Tennis

1
PE 15400Billiards and Pool

1
PE 15500Swimming II

1
PE 15600Fencing

1
PE 15700Advanced Lifeguarding/Lifesaving

1
PE 26200Marathon Course

2
REC 11300Wilderness Survival

2
REC 12000Shotgun Shooting Skills

1
REC 12100Muzzle Loading

1
REC 12200Dutch Oven Cooking

1
REC 12400Casting and Angling

1
REC 12500Land Navigation

1
REC 12600Introduction to Team Building

1
REC 12700Hunting in Missouri

2
REC 12800Caving

1
REC 13600Scuba

1
REC 13700Archery

1
REC 14400Camping

1
REC 14500Mountain Biking

1
REC 14800Hiking

1
REC 14900Canoeing

1
REC 15200Rock Climbing

1

or an approved REC Special Topics courses.