Recreation: Concentration in Leisure/Recreation Program Delivery [REC/LRPD] (Major)
The leisure/recreation program delivery concentration in the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department builds on the core curriculum in recreation programming, adding in-depth knowledge and skills in leadership, supervision, event planning, human growth and development and social behavior. Students can choose a curriculum focused on working with youth or with older adults. This concentration is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT).
Career Potential
- Campus recreation director
- After school or teen center programmer
- Special events planner
- Retirement community activity director
- REC 271 - Foundations of Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 280 - Programming in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 293 - Diversity and Inclusive Recreation Services (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 370 - Outdoor Education Practicum (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 380 - Leadership in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 402 - Management of Recreation Resources (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 407 - Evaluation and Research (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 445 - Administration of Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 446 - The Law of Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 470 - Senior Seminar (3 cr. hr.)
Students may not enroll in additional course work while enrolled in an internship.
- REC 475 - Internship in Recreation and Leisure Services (12 cr. hr.)
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 425 - Leisure Education (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 427 - Special Events Planning I (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 428 - Special Events Planning II (3 cr. hr.)
Three credit hours from the following:
- REC 409 - Human Resource Management in Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 460 - Camp and Outdoor Program Administration (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 503 - Campus Recreation Programming and Administration (3 cr. hr.)
Three credit hours from the following:
- PSY 231 - Child Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 333 - Developmental Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 334 - Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 422 - Social Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- FSA 525 - Teaching the Inner City Child (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 455 - The Sociology of Leisure (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 508 - Leisure Services for Older Adults (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 220 - Introduction to Social Gerontology (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 373 - Deviant Behavior (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 425 - Sociology of Aging and the Life Course (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 462 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 464 - Corrections (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 470 - Sociology of the Family (3 cr. hr.)
Three credit hours from the following:
- HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
- HLH 210 - Wellness and Health Promotion (3 cr. hr.)
- HLH 301 - Stress Management (3 cr. hr.)
- HLH 313 - Mental and Emotional Health (3 cr. hr.)
- Activity Requirement: 2-6 credit hours of recreation activities from at least two different activities
- Liberal Arts and Free Electives (2-6 cr. hr.), which could include HLH 120: Responding to Emergencies
- First Aid Requirement: (0-2 cr. hr.), Certification in Red Cross Responding to Emergencies or higher. Acceptable certifications can be found in the advisement manual.
- CAP 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3 cr. hr.)
- COM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr. hr.)
Example of the B.S. in Recreation with a Concentration in Leisure/Recreation Program Delivery
First Year
Fall Total credit hours: 16-17
- GE 1 course
- GE 5 course
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or
- CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
- REC 271 - Foundations of Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
- COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
- GE 2 course
- GE 4 course
- GE 6 course
- Activity requirement (1 cr. hr.)
- CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
- CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
- CAP 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 16
- GE 7 course
- GE 9 course
- GE 13 course
- REC 280 - Programming in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 380 - Leadership in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
- GE 8 course
- GE 12 course
- COM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 370 - Outdoor Education Practicum (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 293 - Diversity and Inclusive Recreation Services (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- Elective
or HLH 120 plus 1 credit hour elective - REC 460 - Camp and Outdoor Program Administration (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 402 - Management of Recreation Resources (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 425 - Leisure Education (3 cr. hr.)
- SOC 373 - Deviant Behavior (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 427 - Special Events Planning I (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 407 - Evaluation and Research (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 446 - The Law of Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 16
- Elective
- Activity requirement (1 cr. hr.)
- REC 445 - Administration of Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 470 - Senior Seminar (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 422 - Social Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- REC 428 - Special Events Planning II (3 cr. hr.)
REC 475 - Internship in Recreation and Leisure Services (12 cr. hr.)
