The BS in Parks, Recreation & Sport with emphasis in Recreation Administration focuses on quality of life issues within our local and global communities. Areas of study include personnel management and leadership, recreation for individuals with disabilities, program development, and park management.  Recreation administrators are engaged in a variety of public and private entities including parks and recreation systems, sports complexes, golf courses, resorts, recreation centers, aquatic theme parks and pools, and campus recreation facilities. They are responsible for management and operations, including fiscal responsibility.  Careers include aquatics and facility manager, recreation specialists, camp management, adventure recreation, campus recreation, community and recreation complex manager, and golf course superintendent.

This is an emphasis area of the following major:

• Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism, BS

This major has the following additional emphasis areas:

• Natural Resource Recreation Management
• Sport Management
• Tourism Development

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