Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy (RMRT)
RMRT 2433 Introduction to Recreational Therapy
Description: Theory and application of recreational therapy with emphasis on types of illnesses and disabilities, delivery systems, programming services. Previously offered as RMTR 2433.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 3431 Recreation Management Practicum I
Prerequisites: RMRT 2413.
Description: Supervised practical experience with leadership responsibilities for planning, conducting and evaluating activities and programs. Graded on a pass-fail basis. Previously offered as RMTR 3431.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Contact: 1
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 3432 Recreation Management Practicum II
Description: Supervised practical experience with leadership responsibilities for planning, conducting and evaluating activities and programs. Previously offered as RMTR 3432. Graded on a pass-fail basis.
Credit hours: 2
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Contact: 2
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5000 Master's Thesis
Prerequisites: Consent of major professor.
Description: Research in Recreation Management and/or Recreational Therapy for master's degree. Previously offered as LEIS 5000. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5010 Directed Study in Recreation Management
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
Description: Directed study within recreation management. Previously offered as LEIS 5010. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5013 Recreation and a Technologically Advanced Society
Description: Investigate the recreational needs of modern society locally and globally. Consider new methods of recreation participation and communicating recreation information to target populations and devise strategies to implement these methods. Utilize modern tools to incorporate recreation activities into participants’ lives. May not be used for degree credit with RMRT 4013 or RM 4013. Previously offered as LEIS 5013.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5020 Workshop in Recreation Management
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Advanced instruction on specialized topic areas in recreation management. Previously offered as LEIS 5020. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5023 Legal Aspects of Recreation Management, Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
Description: The application and interpretation of the law as it applies to teachers, coaches and administrators of recreation management, health, physical education, and leisure services programs. Course previously offered as HHP 5023 and LEIS 5023.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5030 Field Problems in Recreation Management
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Applied research within the practice of recreation management. Previously offered as LEIS 5030. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5033 Recreation Specialization and Serious Leisure
Description: The Serious Leisure Theory focuses on leisure participation in which a persons is highly concentrated on one pursuit. This course investigates the details of the theory, how this theory can be observed in participants, and how to facilitate recreation and leisure programs to fulfill the needs of those engaged in Serious Leisure pursuits. May not be used for degree credit with RMRT 4023 or RM 4023. Previously offered as LEIS 5033.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5073 Recreational Therapy and Geriatrics
Prerequisites: LEIS 2433 or consent of instructor.
Description: Role of Recreational Therapists (RT) working with geriatric population. Topics include terminology, etiology, prognosis, assessment, and program development in RT. Previously offered as LEIS 5073.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5110 Directed Studies in Recreational Management
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor.
Description: Supervised readings, research or study of trends and issues related to Recreation Management. Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-9
Contact hours: Contact: 1-9 Other: 1-9
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5113 Graduate Internship in Recreation Management
Prerequisites: Graduate student status.
Description: Supervised practical experience with leadership responsibilities for planning, leading, and evaluating activities and programs. Previously offered as LEIS 5113.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5120 Workshop in Recreational Therapy
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor.
Description: Advanced instruction on specialized topic areas in recreational therapy. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 hours per semester for a maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5130 Field Problems in Recreational Therapy
Description: Applied research within the practice of recreational therapy. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5231 Formal Report in RMRT
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Applied research utilized in the creation of a formal report as a culminating product of a master’s program.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: Contact: 1 Other: 1
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5403 Outdoor Recreation
Prerequisites: Graduate Student Standing.
Description: Theory and practical application of outdoor recreation concepts with emphasis on programs, pursuits, philosophies, principles, policies, economics, trends and problems. Course previously offered as HPEL 5403 and LEIS 5403. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4473, RMRT 4473 or RM 4473.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5413 Organization and Administration of Recreation and Leisure Services
Prerequisites: Graduate Student Standing.
Description: Systematic approach to problem solving and decision making for structure, personnel management, financing, and program development for recreation and leisure service delivery systems. Course previously offered as HPEL 5413 and LEIS 5413.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5423 Supervision of Recreation Management People and Programs
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Description: Administrative supervision and leadership in Recreation Management delivery systems. An examination of theories and practices as related to personnel, participants, and facility resources. Previously offered as LEIS 5423.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5433 Current Issues in Recreation Management
Description: Current issues related to the recreation management services profession. Investigation, discussion and analysis of contemporary issues. Previously offered as HPEL 5443 and LEIS 5433.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5443 Social Foundations of Recreation Management
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Description: Social, psychological, philosophical and historical foundations of recreation and recreation management. The impact of social forces on recreation and leisure throughout history. Course previously offered as HPEL 5443 and LEIS 5443.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5453 Recreation Management and Recreational Therapy Experiential Learning Lab
Description: Lecture, discussion, and experiential lab investigating human behaviors, thoughts, attitudes, and practices related to recreation. The understanding of the complexity of providing recreation and recreational therapy services to a variety of target populations. Previously offered as LEIS 5453.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5463 Issues in Recreational Therapy
Prerequisites: LEIS 2433 or professional experience in recreational therapy.
Description: Current issues in recreational therapy with emphasis on accreditation, certification, licensure, quality assurance and ethics. Previously offered as LEIS 5463.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5473 Recreation and Aging
Description: Overview of the recreation needs and services for older adults, with emphasis upon the delivery system and recreation activities. Course previously offered as HPEL 5473 and LEIS 5473.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5483 Recreational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Prerequisites: LEIS 2433 or professional experience in recreational therapy.
Description: The role of recreational therapy in the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with physical disabilities. Emphasis on terminology, prognosis, etiology or specific disabilities, program development, assessment. Previously offered as LEIS 5483 and HPEL 5483.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5493 Recreational Therapy in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
Prerequisites: LEIS 2433 or professional experience in recreational therapy.
Description: The role of recreational therapists (RT) in mental health or intellectual disabilities with emphasis upon client prognosis and methodologies of treatment programs. Previously offered as LEIS 5493 & HPEL 5493.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5513 Recreation and Leisure Education
Description: Models of recreation leisure education discussed and practices in conjunction with enhancing student's ability with basic skills of recreation and leisure counseling to facilitate optimal recreation and leisure pursuits. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4513, RMRT 4513 or RM 4513. Previously offered as LEIS 5513.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5553 Tourism in Recreation Settings
Description: Theory and foundations of the philosophy, principles and practices that associate tourism with recreation agencies and settings. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4553, RMRT 4553 or RM 4553. Previously offered as LEIS 5553.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5563 Entrepreneur Recreation Management
Description: Introduction to the scope, characteristics and management aspects of the commercial recreation industry from an entrepreneurial perspective. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4563, RMRT 4563 or RM 4563. Previously offered as LEIS 5563.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5603 Outdoor Education
Description: Development of a holistic approach to teaching and learning in the outdoors. Learning in, about, and for, the out-of-doors as a process for acquiring skills with which to enjoy outdoor pursuits. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4453, RMRT 4453 or RM 4453. Previously offered as LEIS 5603.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5703 Areas and Facilities in Recreation Management Services
Description: Planning, design and development of areas and facilities in recreation management service delivery systems. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4463, RMRT 4463 or RM 4463. Previously offered as LEIS 5703.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5713 Campus Recreation, Intramurals, and Sport
Description: Program operations, industry standards, and current issues surrounding these areas of the recreation industry. May not be used for degree credit with RMRT 4713 or RM 4713. Previously offered as LEIS 5713.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5933 Advanced Methods in Recreational Therapy
Description: Theoretical and practical examination of contemporary implementation procedures used in recreational therapy practice. May not be used for degree credit with RMRT 4933 or RT 4933. Previously offered as LEIS 5933.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 5943 Grant Writing and Nonprofit Management
Description: Methods and techniques used in grant writing as well as the establishment of a nonprofit agency. Previously offered as LEIS 5943. May not be used for degree credit with RMTR 4943, RMRT 4943 or RM 4943.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6000 Doctoral Dissertation in Recreation Management and/or Recreational Therapy
Description: Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Recreation Management. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation. Previously offered as LEIS 6000. Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-9
Contact hours: Contact: 1-9 Other: 1-9
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6010 Independent Study in Recreation Management
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Supervised readings, research or study of trends and issues related to recreation management studies. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours. Previously offered as LEIS 6010.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6013 Ethical and Professional Issues in RMRT Higher Education
Description: Introduction to higher education issues relevant to professional preparation in recreation management and recreational therapy curricula, including roles of the educator, curriculum development, implementation and management, instructional strategies and accreditation. Previously offered as LEIS 6013.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6020 Recreation Management Research Colloquium
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing.
Description: Exploration and presentation of selected topics and research in recreation management studies. Previously offered as LEIS 3020. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours. Previously offered as LEIS 6020.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6023 Special Topics in Recreation
Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate College.
Description: Special topics related to recreation, recreational therapy and leisure services. Investigation, discussion and analysis of contemporary topics. Previously offered as LEIS 6023.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6110 Independent Study in Recreational Therapy
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor.
Description: Supervised readings, research or study of trends and issues related to recreational therapy studies. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6120 Recreational Therapy Research Colloquium
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Description: Exploration and presentation of selected topics and research in recreational therapy studies. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6123 Curriculum Development in Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Description: Identification and analysis of curriculum theories, approaches to traditional and innovative curriculum development, and relating curriculum development to accreditations with the fields of Kinesiology, Applied Health, and Recreation. Same course as HHP 5723 and HHP 6723.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6453 Recreation Management and Recreational Therapy Behavior
Description: The advanced study of recreation and human behavior. Research related to the understanding of how and why humans engage in recreation, leisure, and play. Previously offered as LEIS 6453.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec
RMRT 6763 Management in Health, Human Performance, and Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy Setting
Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate College.
Description: Essential elements of organizational structures, management issues, functions and styles in public, non-profit and private settings in health, human performance, and recreation management & recreational therapy. Course previously offered as HHP 5763, HPEL 5763 and LEIS 6763.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Kinesiology, Appl Health, Rec