Recreation Leadership and Management RLMGDegree Type: Bachelor of Science College: Education and Human Services
Career Path: Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology, Human Services
| Required Courses |
Credit Hours |
| General Education |
| COMM 200 |
Foundations of Interpersonal Communication |
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 *RS |
3 |
| SOCY 361 |
Leisure & Society * RS |
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 120 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 |
| 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 120 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 120 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 120 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
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