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• RECR 1950: Leisure and Wellness Rec

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The course introduces students to methods for increasing a proactive lifestyle to greater wellness through leisure education. The class will address leisure in its historical and modern contexts as well as the relationships between leisure, work, health, and wellness in both individual and societal contexts.
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• RECR 2200: Youth Comp Rec Activities

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course focuses on the planning and management of competitive recreational activities for youth. The purpose of this course is to help prepare students for management positions in youth-serving recreation agencies by building competence in primary areas related to youth recreational activities that are competitive in nature.
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• RECR 2250: Rec and Youth Development

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides a historical and contemporary analysis of youth culture in the United States. Through the investigation of various youth serving organizations, this course provides an understanding of free-time settings that can offer youth with the supports, opportunities, programs, and settings needed to successfully become adults.
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• RECR 2300: Camp Counsel and Admin

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course focuses on camp management and administration, emphasizing the role of organized camping and camp experiences as an important component of youth development. The purpose of this course is to help prepare students for careers in professional camp management and programming.
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• RECR 2400: Sust Comm and Ecosystems

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  A social science approach to dealing with relationship between humans and the organic and inorganic environment. Emphasis is placed on the physical, biological and cultural basis of society's adaptation to the environment.
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• RECR 2460: Scenic Areas of U.S.

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course explores the physical settings, managerial framework and historical background of some of the more popular protected scenic areas of the United States. The course uses the management agency and ecosystem as major threads and examines inherent differences in philosophy, uses, and missions/goals of the various land management agencies.
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• RECR 2500: Nonprofit and Comm Rec

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides an analysis of the role of recreation programming and facilities in the community, with emphasis on the importance of inclusion of leisure services in community development.
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• RECR 2700: Intro to Interp. Srvc

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course prepares the student to develop interpretive services and outdoor education programs focused on the natural resources/environmental interpretation and historical/cultural interpretation. The course concentrates on interpretive knowledge, skills and abilities including displays and exhibits, interpretive walks, presentations, and trails.
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• RECR 2750: Sust Rec and Green Parks

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course surveys the history, current status, case studies and best management practices for sustainable recreation and green parks. It examines the relationship of outdoor recreation and natural resources, especially the environmental impact of recreational pursuits on the resource base.
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• RECR 2800: Adv & Outdoor Rec Outfit

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will be a theoretical and experiential examination and analysis of adventure and outdoor recreation outfitting and all of the related elements. The course is designed to give students a broad theoretical, as well as practical, background in teaching and learning experientially.
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