Recreation Leadership and Management (RLMG)

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Recreation Leadership and Management RLMG

College(s): Education and Human Services

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education
COMM 200	Foundations of Interpersonal Communication	3
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics*S	3
ENGL 150	English 1	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
ENGL 323	Proposal Writing	3
MATH 115	Intermediate Algebra	3
PSYC 150	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOCY 361	Leisure & Society * RS	3
Electives:		9
Choose one:
ANTH 122	Intro to Cultural Anthropology*GRS	3
SOCY 121	Introductory Sociology* RS	3
Business
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
MGMT 301	Applied Management	3
MGMT 373	Human Resource Management	3
MKTG 321	Principles of Marketing	3
RMLS 340	Commercial Recreation	3
Professional
RMLS 121	Introduction to Leisure Services	3
RMLS 180	Rec Leadership & Supervision	3
RMLS 240	Inclusive Recreation Programming	3
RMLS 242	Prog & Eval of Leisure Service	3
RMLS 294	Field Exper in Leisure Services	3
RMLS 320	LS Facilities & Area Maint Mgmt	3
RMLS 345	LS Planning/Design-Facil/Areas	3
RMLS 348	Risk Mgmt for Leisure Services	2
RMLS 430	Finance & Mgmt - Leisure Service	3
RMLS 468	Research Methods - Leisure Std/Wel	3
RMLS 491	Internship in Rec Lead & Mgmt	6
RMLS 499	Rec Lead & Mgmt Assessment	1
Corporate Fitness and Wellness Programming Concentration
EDPE 223	Advanced Fitness	3
CAHS 232	Nutrition for Health Care Provider	3
FMAN 321	Principles of Facility Management	3
FMAN 451	Planning and Budgeting For Operations	3
EDPE 436	Exercise Psychology in Physical Educ & Sport	3
EDPE 338	Biomechanics	3
RMLS 213	Health Promotion in Workplace	2
RMLS 316	Fitness Test, Measurement, Prescr	3
RMLS 427	Corporate Fitness/Wellness Prog	2
Electives:	As needed to equal 128 semester hours for graduation
Leisure Service Programming Concentration
COMM 370	Communication & Conflict	3
FMAN 321	Principles of Facility Management	3
FMAN 451	Planning and Budgeting For Operations	3
ISYS 105	Intro Micro Sys & Software	3
RMLS 225	Outdoor Recreation Management	3
RMLS 245	Camp Leadership & Programming	3
RMLS 318	Ropes Course Facil Skills	3
RMLS 465	Tourism Planning & Development	3
Electives:	As needed to equal 128 semester hours for graduation
Outdoor/Adventure Education Programming Concentration
COMM 370	Communication & Conflict	3
FMAN 321	Principles of Facility Management	3
RMLS 130	Prin/Prac of Outdoor/Environ Educ	3
RMLS 211	Found of Outdoor Living Skills	3
RMLS 225	Outdoor Recreation Management	3
RMLS 245	Camp Leadership & Programming	3
RMLS 318	Ropes Course Facil Skills	3
RMLS 435	Leadership in Outdoor Pursuits	3
Electives:	As needed to equal 128 semester hours for graduation
Choose two:
RMLS 178	Cross Country Skiing	1
RMLS 224	Cycling	2
RMLS 231	Canoe Touring	2
RMLS 232	Winter Backpacking	2
RMLS 235	Kayak Tripping	2
RMLS 236	Rock Climbing Instr Training	2
RMLS 437	Wilderness First Responder	3
RMLS 438	Wilderness Education and Leadership	2-4
Sport Management Concentration
BLAW 321	Contracts & Sales	3
COMM 370	Communication & Conflict	3
FMAN 321	Principles of Facility Management	3
FMAN 451	Planning and Budgeting For Operations	3
ISYS 105	Intro Micro Sys & Software	3
RMLS 450	Program Mgmt for Club/Sport Facilities	3
EDPE 426	Issues in Physical Education and Sport	3
RMLS 216	Officiating Sports I	2
RMLS 217	Officiating Sports II	2
RMLS 428	Rec Sports & Athl Specilized Mktg	3
Electives:	As needed to equal 128 semester hours for graduation
Minimum semester credit hours required for recreation leadership and management program:		128

Why Choose Recreation Leadership and Management?

Parks, recreation, sports, adventure education, fitness, working with you in alternative settings, leisure services is the profession which challenges, allows for trying new and innovative ideas while working with people of all ages and making a difference through leisure activities/businesses in peoples' daily lives at the community, state and national levels.

The Recreation Leadership and Management (RLM) program, accredited by the National Recreation and Parks Association/American Alliance of Leisure and Recreation (NRPA/AALR) Accreditation Council, is a four-year professional curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. Professional preparation and service learning are used to develop leadership competencies for facilitating physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth of the leisure participant through recreational activities. Students receive management training that enables the graduate to efficiently and effectively perform leisure services marketing, finance and management-level functions.

Professional competencies are developed within the four programming concentration that students may select from:

Corporate Fitness/Wellness Programming

Leisure Service Programming

Outdoor Adventure Education Programming or

Sports Management

Points of Pride

Nationally accredited program

Service learning approach to classroom projects

Focus on classroom hands-on-applications

Individual attention and semester-by-semester advising

Small class sizes

Technology application across curriculum

Participation in professional conferences, field trips and projects

Integrated teaching methods

Get a Great Job

The four specialized concentrations in RLM provide each student the opportunity to develop skills and expertise in their area of interest. All of the concentrations require additional courses in facilities management, marketing, communication and management. In addition, each student has the opportunity to pursue elective credit hours to strengthen personal goals.

Corporate Fitness and Wellness area includes courses in personal training prescription, nutrition, exercise physiology, health promotion and fitness testing leading to work in the commercial health club, private corporation fitness/health promotion programs, or fitness programs provided by commercial-corporation wellness, public-MWR or non-profit YMCA.

Leisure Services area includes courses in programming, park and facility management, commercial recreation, tourism planning, community education and non-profit youth service strategies to be employed by park and recreation departments, youth and service agencies, commercial recreation/tourism/resort businesses.

Outdoor/Adventure Education concentration includes adventure-based skill classes (canoeing, rock climbing, ropes-course facilitation), expedition leadership basic outdoor skills and methodology of outdoor education leading to working in resident outdoor/environmental education centers, youth campus, youth at risk alternative education settings, or private guiding and team building businesses.

Sports Management concentration provides studies in recreational sport marketing, legal and risk management issues, sport administration and contemporary issues of sport leading to employment in campus recreation and intramurals, management of sport facilities/complexes, recreation for prison system, or commercial sports entertainment.

Admission Requirements

Every student who enters the RLM program as a freshman must meet the minimum standard requirements set by Ferris State University admissions for high school GPA and score on the ACT or SAT. Transfers may be admitted with an associate degree and GPA of 2.00 or GPA of 2.00 with at least 47 credits.

Graduation Requirements

Each student will complete two academic supervised work experiences, field experience (150 hours) and an internship (600 hours) as part of their 36hour professional core. To qualify for the final internship, the student must have a 2.0 GPA overall and complete all required professional core and emphasis concentration coursework, except for the internship RMLS 491, with a 2.5 GPA.

In addition, all seniors will be required to prepare a student portfolio representative of their coursework and professionally related volunteer, service learning and work experiences. This will be presented to the faculty and select practitioners for review prior to internship.

A final graduation clearance will review the student�s individual record for a 2.0 overall GPA and 2.5 in the professional core and emphasis concentration following completion of the internship and the required 128 hours of course work.

More Information

Department Chair: Dr. Susan Hastings-Bishop
Department of Recreation, Leisure Services and Wellness
Ferris State University
South St., SRC 102
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2744
Phone: 231-591-2457 or 2681
Email: hastings@ferris.edu