The Recreation Program is based on a foundation of liberal education. Please click here to read an article written on the subject by faculty from the Recreation Program.
Conducted from a foundation of liberal education, the Recreation Program prepares students to enhance the quality of individual and community life through the provision of recreation and leisure services. Based on this mission, students shall develop the values, knowledge, skill, and attributes to perform proficiently and ethically as citizens and professionals. Accordingly, the Recreation Program endeavors to achieve the following goals:
- Students shall acquire knowledge of the arts, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences as they relate to leisure and recreation.
- Students shall be able to think critically and use diverse methods of understanding.
- Students shall be able to speak and write effectively.
- Students shall understand ethical principles, be able to make sound ethical judgments, and understand the importance of moral character.
- Students shall acquire a basic knowledge of the history, philosophy, and science of recreation and leisure.
- Students shall understand the benefits of leisure and recreation for the well-being of individuals and for the welfare of communities.
- Students shall be able to work effectively in a pluralistic democracy by understanding how leisure and recreation contribute to the diverse threads and the common fabric of society.
- Students shall understand the relationship between leisure behavior and natural environments.
- Students shall be able to analyze contemporary moral, social, and political issues in relation to recreation and leisure.
- Students shall possess the technical knowledge and skills required of recreation professionals, including the areas of planning, management, assessment, leadership, evaluation, and budget and finance.
- Students shall be well prepared in their area of specialization, including tourism, outdoor recreation, community recreation, and therapeutic recreation.
Revised 2007
Guided by its mission statement and goals, the Recreation Program consists of three interrelated dimensions: content, process, and structure:
- Content refers to the broad body of knowledge constituting the liberal arts and sciences (that inform and shape professional practice) and to that
body of knowledge belonging to recreation and leisure services.
- Process refers to applying the principles and methods of liberal education to study in recreation and leisure services.
- Structure refers to the form used to implement the Recreation Program. Specifically, it refers to the configuration and sequence of the "Phase"
system and its courses and to the total university learning experience. In sum, the curriculum is synergistic. Each fundamental element--process, content,
structure--interactively contributes to a sound undergraduate education for students wishing to serve society through the provision of leisure services.
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