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2009-2010 Springfield College Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses
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Sport Management and Recreation |
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SMRT 630 - Leisure Counseling
This course is designed to provide an examination of the historical, philosophical, and developmental aspects of leisure counseling and its relationship to leisure education. An analysis of personal attitudes, values, and self-concepts is combined with an overview of the functions of the counselor, models of techniques of leisure counseling, and guidelines for developing a leisure counseling program in a variety of settings.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 652 - Public Relations
This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of public relations by focusing on its practices, concepts, and evolution. Primary concepts include public relations as a management function, marketing, advertising, research processes, media relations, communication, and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on case analysis, problem solving, development, and presentation of student campaigns and examinations of public relations practices in modern society.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 670 - Therapeutic Recreation with Older Adults and Persons with Chronic Illness
This course provides an overview of the various concepts, principles, and practices related to the planning and delivery of therapeutic recreation and recreation and leisure services to persons with chronic illness and older adults.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 673 - Therapeutic Recreation Programming for Persons with Disabilities
The course is designed to familiarize and prepare the student with the essential principles and elements involved in planning, organizing, conducting, supervising, and promoting therapeutic recreation programs. General modifications and adaptations necessary in facilities, equipment, and program design are examined for persons with mental retardation; physical, social, or emotional disabilities; learning disabilities; mental illness; chronic illness; and the older adult. Emphasis is placed on practical application in a variety of settings to better meet the needs, interests, and potential of persons with disabilities.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 674 - Child Life Concepts and Theories in Working with the Hospitalized Child
This course is designed to introduce the field of child life by focusing on its evolution and modern day concepts, as well as theories related specifically to its implementation in a health care setting. Concepts include: child life in a health care setting, the effects of hospitalization on children, the role of recreation/play in a hospital setting, design of a play area, and working with children and families under stress.
Prerequisites & Notes
SMRT 272 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 676 - Child Life: Clinical Issues and Techniques
This course is designed to provide an overview of clinical issues and practical techniques related to the delivery of child life services and the specialized needs of hospitalized children, adolescents, and their families.
Prerequisites & Notes
SMRT 272 and 674 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 677 - Supervisory Management
This course includes skill development in: office organization, record keeping, use of microcomputers, time management, maintenance management, supervision, communication, delegating, leadership, marketing, policy and decision making, productivity in the delivery of services, and risk management.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 680 - Resort and Commercial Recreation
This course offers an overview of the unique and dynamic nature of the resort and commercial recreation industry. Historical development and planning, development, management, and marketing of the commercial recreation business are the focus of the course. Technological changes, the diversity of lifestyles, and social needs are examined in relation to their impact on the industry.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 681 - Problem Solving
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of higher order thinking processes associated with successful problem solving. Students visit major sport and recreation enterprises and evaluate their operating systems. Emphasis is placed on the application of problem solving methods in classroom and laboratory settings as they apply to these operating systems.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 685 - Graduate Internship
Each student should plan on spending a minimum of twelve weeks in a field placement. This experience comprises a carefully designed program agreeable to all parties concerned: the student, the agency director, and the director of this major. Selection of location is consistent, if possible, with the student’s vocational goals.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in the sport management and recreation program.
Credits: 3-6
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SMRT 686 - Clinical Practicum in Child Life
The clinical practicum in child life is designed to provide child-life students with opportunities for observing, assisting, and utilizing child-life interventions in a clinical, child-life setting. Under professional supervision, this course is individually contracted to assist students in defining career options and qualifying for child-life certification.
Credits: 3
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SMRT 692 - Independent Study in Sport and Recreation Management
This course is intended to meet the non-thesis master’s degree requirements in the
sport management and recreation programs. A project is planned by the student and
conducted under faculty supervision. It may involve an independent research project or a business plan. A comprehensive written reports is required in addition to a formal poster presentation in front of graduate students and faculty from the school.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approval by chairperson of the department.
Credits: 2
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SMRT 698 - Golf Course Management
This course provides a detailed analysis of golf course operations and administration. Topics include staffing, equipment, pro shop operations, landscape operations, tee and greens construction, computerized irrigation and global positioning systems. Upon completion students should be able to understand the complicated roles and functions of golf course operations.
Credits: 3
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