Curriculum

Curriculum Requirement

To ensure a smooth transition from semester to semester, it is required that you meet with a faculty advisor each semester prior to registration. Faculty advisors are available for one-on-one personalized advising. After your initial advisement session, you may choose to work with any of the following full-time faculty in the department:

Core Courses

Course Title Units
RTM 202/L Planning Programs & Events for the Recreational Experience and Lab

2/1

RTM 204 Introduction to Recreation Therapy

3

RTM 278 Exploring the World of Tourism, Hospitality, Recreation, and Parks 3
RTM 300 Recreation & Community Development

3

RTM 302 Dynamics of Leadership in Recreation and Human Services

3

RTM 303 Promotion of the Recreation Experience

3

RTM 304 Entrepreneurial Ventures in Recreation & Human Services

3

RTM 314 Hospitality and Customer Service

3

RTM 403  Evaluation Research in Recreation & Human Services

3

RTM 490 Challenges in Leisure Services Seminar 

3

RTM 494C

Supervised Internship

3/3/3

Elective Courses 

Course Title Units
RTM 251 Recreation and the Natural Environment

3

RTM 260

Introduction to Recreational Sport Management

3
RTM 280 Organizing Campus Recreation and Sport

3

RTM 301 Travel and Tourism

3

RTM 305 Dynamics of Early Childhood Play

3

RTM 306 Leadership Coaching

3

RTM 310/L Adventure Recreation and Human Relations and Lab

2/1

RTM 330 Women, Leisure and Ethnicity in the U.S

3

RTM 351 Outdoor and Environmental Education

3

RTM 352 Play and Human Potential (Also UDGE)

3

RTM 353/L Literature of the Wilderness Experience and Lab

2/1

RTM 406/L Enhancing Childhood Creativity and Lab

2/1

RTM 414 Food and Beverage Management

3

RTM 415 Leisure and Aging

3

RTM 424 Meeting and Convention Management

3

RTM 434 Accommodation Management

3

RTM 444 Nonprofit Organizations and Fund Development in Leisure/Human Services

3

RTM 452/L Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Lab

3

RTM 454 Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Large-Scale Events

3

RTM 480 Recreational Tourism: Issues and Trends

3

RTM 481 Principles of Sustainable Tourism

3

  Up to 4 elective units may be selected from the following  

RTM 150

Introduction to Outdoor Education in the Back-country 1/1
RTM 151 A Backpacking

2

RTM 151 B Rock Climbing and Mountaineering

2

RTM 151 C Winter Mountaineering

2

RTM 151 D Flat-water Boating

2

RTM 151 E Whitewater Boating

2

RTM 151 F Survival

2

RTM 151 G Challenge/Rope Course

2

RTM 151 H Caving

2

RTM 265 Water Skiing and Wakeboarding

1

RTM 267/L Sailing and Lab

1/1

  Up to 3 elective units may be selected from the following  
RTM 498 A Field Assignment and Reports

1

RTM 498 B Field Assignment and Reports

2

RTM 499 A-C Independent Study

1/2/3

Note: Up to 6 elective units may be selected in career-related courses outside the department subject to the approval of a Departmental Advisor.

Required:

  • American Red Cross First Aid Certification
  • American Red Cross C.P.R. Certification

Internship Packet is available in Canvas (RTM Advisement & RTM Undergraduate Internship)