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RHDS 411 - Multicultural Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling
This course provides students with an exploration of cultural diversity as it relates to rehabilitation counseling. The needs of individuals with disabilities who experience multiple oppressions, including race, class, gender, age, sexual orientation and disability are examined. Theoretical models, research, counseling techniques and therapeutic interventions are explored. Emphasis is also on gaining cultural self-awareness and skills necessary for effective multicultural counseling relationships.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 126 or RHDS 230.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 426 - Vocational Evaluation, Assessment, and Report Writing
Students acquire knowledge of the basic philosophies, practices, and processes of vocational evaluation and assessment as applied to various consumer populations in this course. Students gain understanding of specific instruments and clinical skills needed to provide meaningful and successful services.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 430 - Children with Disabilities
In this course, students are provided with an understanding of the interdisciplinary primary-care and community-based services required for the practical management of children with physical disabilities, multiple-handicaps, and chronic illnesses from birth through childhood. Attention is given to the screening, diagnosis, and evaluation of the high-risk infant; behavioral and emotional implications of terminal illness; development of comprehensive early intervention treatment and educational plans; and support mechanisms that are helpful to families.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 433 - The Deaf Community and Culture
This course is an examination of two major aspects of deafness including the history of deaf people and the community and culture of deaf people. The history is a survey of people and events that have influenced persons who are deaf from earliest recorded history to the present. The concepts of community and culture in general and as they relate to the deaf community and deaf culture are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 378
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 442 - Behavioral Techniques for the Developmentally Disabled
This course is an introduction to the principles of applied behavior analysis, with attention to effectiveness with developmentally disabled youths and adults. The case study approach provides guidelines for solving specific problems. Students design and implement behavior modification programs for various rehabilitation settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 126 or RHDS 230.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 450 - Action-Oriented Therapies
This course provides an opportunity to examine, discuss, and experience several of the action-oriented therapies currently in use in many rehabilitation facilities serving physically disabled adults, exceptional children, and geriatric patients. Action-oriented therapies employ nonverbal modes of interacting including, games, drama, free play, movement, music, art, or other activities. Students explore these as therapeutic modalities in which many conflicts are resolved. Emphasis is on the use of these techniques to enhance intellectual and emotional functioning for more effective independent living and rehabilitation.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 126 or RHDS 230.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 464 - Rehabilitation of the Developmentally Disabled
This course is an overview of the nature, needs, and approaches that are used in rehabilitation programs that serve persons with mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, TBI, and other central nervous system disorders. The course explores techniques used in various life stages and reviews innovative ways to overcome apathy and discrimination in community settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 126 or RHDS 230.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 469 - Behavioral Medicine Approaches to Chronic Disease and Disability
This course is designed to present the spectrum of mind-body behavioral health techniques. Meditation, stress management, self-hypnosis, relaxation, biofeedback, and spirituality techniques are taught. Applications to disabling conditions involving both chronic disease and chronic pain are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 470 - Rehabilitation Needs of the Aging
Aging is associated in our society with a variety of special medical, social, and psychological needs. Students explore these needs, as well as available rehabilitation services and agencies. The focus is on keeping the aged individual in the community. There is a short field experience required for all students.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 471 - Therapeutic Approaches with the Aging
This course familiarizes students with the variety of rehabilitative techniques available to help reverse debilitation and disorientation often associated with aging and to help maintain maximal functioning in the late years.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 470
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 475 - Integrated Medicine
This course surveys the major health care traditions and selected complementary therapies. Emphasis is placed on the responsible integration of practices including Ayurveda, chiropractic, herbalism, massage, mind-body medicine, music therapy, Reiki, and yoga with conventional Western biomedicine options in the prevention, diagnosis, and healing of chronic disabling conditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 476 - Employee-Assistance Programming
This course explores the knowledge, issues, and techniques of establishing, maintaining, and evaluating employee-assistance programs. Approaches to dealing with various worker problems, emotional and mental health, marital, family, financial, and other problems affecting attendance and productivity are considered. Organizational as well as therapeutic factors and their interrelationships are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 126 or RHDS 230.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 480 - Special Topics Workshop in Special Issues and Techniques in Rehabilitation
This course provides an opportunity for an intensive examination, discussion, and skill development in a specialty area of rehabilitation services. Designated topical units may be selected from disability areas, rehabilitation techniques, or current professional issues. This course may be taken up to a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 2-3 s.h.
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RHDS 483 - Learning Disabilities
This course examines theories of etiology and intervention models for remediation and compensation of learning disabilities. Emphasis is on those adolescents and adults whose learning disorders are chronic and may include other primary handicapping conditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 485 - Treatment Methods in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
This course is an introduction to the major issues in the field of alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation, including etiology, models of recovery, and the biological and psychological consequences of substance abuse. Primary consideration is given to treatment issues; polyaddiction, specific detoxification methods; self-help programs; individual and group counseling; therapeutic community residencies; and family and other support groups.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 487 - Substance Abuse and Family Treatment
This course is an introduction to the issues and techniques of treatment of the family affected by substance abuse or dependency. Central topics discussed in this course include: viewing the family as a client, diagnostic assessment techniques, and prescriptive treatment of the substance abuser or dependent client, extended family members and children. An emphasis is also placed on child development in unhealthy family systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 489 - Cardiac Rehabilitation
This course familiarizes students with the fundamental principles and current practices of cardiac rehabilitation. The types and causes of disability in cardiac disease, as well as diagnostic evaluation techniques, are discussed. Emphasis is placed on a continuum of medical, surgical, psychosocial, and vocational management, from the acute recovery period to post-hospital rehabilitation.
Prerequisites & Notes
RHDS 126 or RHDS 230.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 491 - Neurological Disabilities and Cognitive Rehabilitation
This course is intended to familiarize students with the major issues in the field of neurological and cognitive rehabilitation. As the number of adolescents, young adults, and elderly who survive brain injury has increased, so has there been an increased demand for rehabilitation professionals with knowledge and skills in this area. The emphases of this course are on the causes, symptoms, and especially the treatment methods for neurological injury.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 492 - Group Process in Rehabilitation
This course presents an overview of the major counseling techniques used with rehabilitation clients in group situations. The integration of group counseling theory in specific rehabilitation settings is also emphasized. Active participation by all students is presumed.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RHDS 494 - Mental Health Issues in Rehabilitation
This course is an overview of major issues and treatment methods used in the rehabilitation of the psychiatric client. Primary emphasis is given to the range of counseling techniques, the use of psychoactive medication, and the inter-disciplinary nature of services within the community. Rehabilitation diagnosis techniques and vocational rehabilitation strategies are also discussed.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RSCH 141 - Guided Individual Study
This course provides undergraduate students the opportunity to work individually under the supervision of an instructor to further their own personal and professional development. The normal registration is for two semester hours per semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approval by the chairperson of the department concerned and by the instructor who has agreed to act as supervisor.
Credits: 2-6 s.h
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RSCH 610 - Fundamentals and Methods of Research
Fundamentals and Methods of Research
Credits: 3 s.h.
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RSCH 612 - Proposal Design
Proposal Design
Credits: 2 s.h.
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RSCH 620 - Educational and Psychological Statistics I
Educational and Psychological Statistics I
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SCIE 145 - Earth Science
This course presents earth and space science in a system approach which emphasizes the categories of the Earth’s various spheres and human activities. This unifying theme falls into the categories of Matter and Energy in the Earth Systems, Earth’s Sources of Energy, Earth’s Processes and Cycles, and The Origin and Evolution of the Universe. Students will review geological, meteorological, oceanographic, and astronomical data, learn about direct and indirect evidence and consider how these might be used to test competing theories about the origin of the stars, plants, and our own solar system.
Credits: 4 s.h
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SOCI 133W - The YMCA Past, Present, and Future
This course provides an understanding of the development of the YMCA movement,
including its past, present status, and future trends. The development of social,
religious, and educational philosophies are studied along with past and present
programs. Pertinent issues of the YMCA are examined as it responds to changing
needs and challenges. This course is recommended for those considering a career
with the YMCA.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 337 - Sociology of Death and Dying
This course examines death as an institution by focusing on death and social values, cultural components of grief, and social functions of bereavement. Particular attention is paid to the social organization of death and dying in bureaucratic settings; e.g., hospitals, mental hospitals, nursing homes, etc. Dying is studied as a social process, with attention given to the theoretical perspectives in sociology used to study death, grief, and bereavement. Sociological concepts and current research in the field are reviewed.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 341 - Group Work
This course is an introduction to group work methods. The course concentrates on teaching the essential techniques and behaviors used by group workers in a variety of settings. Individual relevant cases and examples of the application of group work techniques in community services are explored.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 347 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
This course is a survey of social welfare services in the United States, with an emphasis on current needs and programs. This course studies the various programs and services that are established in communities as responses to perceived social problems in these localities.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SOCI 355W - Theories and Methods of Case Management
This course explores the theory, principles, and methods of casework in various social agency settings. Attention is focused on identifying and assessing situational problems using social and social psychological variables.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SOCI 375 - Cities and Communities
The characteristics and functions of cities and metropolitan areas have changed as a result of new economic, social, and political realities in the U.S. and the world. This course focuses on the consequences of these changes on urban communities and the people who live in them. Using an assets approach, and using Springfield as our case study, the course explores effective community development strategies that can be used to both evaluate and intervene in various aspects of the “urban crisis.”
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 388 - Special Topics in Applied Sociology
This course is a comprehensive examination of a contemporary issue or social problem of importance to society.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 420 - Media and Society
This course is focused on the mass media, including television, film, newspapers, magazines, and radio. A variety of sociological theories is employed to understand the relationship between media texts, production, and consumption. The class examines the relationship between society and the mass media, especially in regard to issues of power. The students analyze the studies of others and perform their own analyses. Offered during alternate years.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SOCI 430 - Medical Sociology
This course surveys health-related and medical-related behavior. The course is divided into three parts principles and theory in the field of medical sociology, the analysis of the professions and health care institutions, and the issues confronting health care in the United States.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 450 - Social Change
This course is an analysis of the various processes of social change associated with different historical periods and forms of social organization. Particular attention is given to historical and contemporary trends as they relate to substantive changes in the structure of society.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 461 - The Community Development Process
This course deals with the parallel between the community problem-solving process and the steps of scientific inquiry. It discusses the concrete functional relations between face-to-face small group processes and the processes of the macro-system.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SOCI 486 - Internship in Applied Sociology
This course provides an opportunity for the student to apply sociocultural theory and methods outside of the classroom. Under close supervision of a faculty member in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology, students are permitted to work in a milieu of their vocational organizations; e.g., criminal justice, welfare services, census bureaus, museums, and polling organizations. This provides students with career choices, future employment contacts, and pre-professional experience.
Credits: 3-9 s.h
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SPCO 101 - First-Year Success
This course aids in the transition from high school to college, provides knowledge of campus resources, and assists in the development of a strong and helpful relationship between students and their advisors. This course also teaches the development of time management, use of textbooks, note taking, review of course materials, and studying for examinations. Required for students in the undeclared major, may be taken by other first-year students as an elective.
Credits: 2 s.h
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SPCO 107 - Study Skills
Study skills are primarily information-processing procedures that facilitate the learning, retention, and application of knowledge and skill. Learning how to learn is the focus of the course. Listening, note-taking, surveying texts, asking useful questions, improving memory, gaining from discussions, and preparing for exams are included. This is not a remedial course.
Credits: 1 s.h
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Credits: 3 s.h.
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SPCO 201 - Building Communication and Literacy Skills
This course develops skills in reading and writing. Reading skills developed include critical reasoning, the identification of main ideas, detail, writer’s purpose, and idea relationships. Students develop the ability to write a written summary and directed composition with mastery using proper mechanics. The decision to focus on reading or writing will be determined by individual student needs.
Credits: 1 s.h
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SPCO 499 - Fieldwork in an Educational Setting
This fieldwork experience is done in an educational setting. Students have the opportunity to observe and assist educators, as well as take full responsibility as an educator in a particular educational setting.
Credits: 1-14 s.h
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SMRT 101 - Introduction to Sport Management
This course introduces students to general principles and practices in the sport industry. Students gain a general understanding and appreciation of career options that they will be prepared for as they complete the sport management major.
Credits: 2 s.h.
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SMRT 103 - Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services
This course introduces the student to the foundations of recreation and leisure services. Basic terminology, theories of play, a historical perspective of recreation and leisure, an examination of available leisure resources, and an overview of employment opportunities in the field are included.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 106 - Dynamics of Leadership
This course is designed to introduce the student to theories, approaches, and
styles of leadership utilized in the recreation profession. Topics for study include
decision-making strategies, motivation techniques, principle-centered leadership,
values, and ethical considerations. Additional areas include examination of communication
processes, vision, and group dynamics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 116 - Event Management and Promotions
This course focuses on fundamentals of event management and including basic promotional ideas. This will include: program planning process, identification of events/programs in the sport and recreation industry, programming formats, scheduling, evaluation methods, risk management, as well as, other factors involved in event planning/management.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 155 - Introduction to Outdoor Leadership
This course includes a detailed examination of the meaning, scope, and value
of outdoor leadership. Emphasis is given to the historical and philosophical foundations
of outdoor leadership, the direct application to instructional procedures for
providing
leadership for outdoor education/recreation, and the planning and administration
of such programs. This course utilizes practical and lab exercises.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 253 - Processes and Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
This course is designed to provide an overview of processes and techniques used
in treatment-oriented programs. Processes include assessing, establishing behavioral
objectives, activity analysis and selection, documentation, charting terms, and
evaluation. Techniques covered include, but are not limited to, behavior modification,
recreation counseling, and group methodology.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 284 - Clinical Practicum In Therapeutic Recreation
This practicum will be primarily directed at the student gaining practical experiences. Emphasis will be on students gaining familiarity with the client population. The agency/institution philosophy, treatment approaches and general procedures. Student learning will focus on the development of observational skills, client characteristics and initial leadership experience.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 304 - Marketing Issues in Sport and Recreation
This course examines the application of marketing principles to the sport industry with an emphasis on event and athlete marketing, corporate sponsorship, and marketing research.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 121 or permission of instructor
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 330 - Nature Interpretation
This course provides students with an in-depth investigation of the fundamental
principles and concepts of nature interpretation. Topics include historical
development of the field, principles of exhibit design, interpretative program designs
and techniques, common field techniques and current trends used by outdoor leaders.
This course emphasizes experimental learning theories and their application to natural
history interpretation and environmental education program design. Students will
develop and present interpretive materials and a nature interpretation program
relevant to their course of study.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SMRT 348 - Management of Leisure Services
This course examines the basic principles, theories, and applications of management and administration of the leisure delivery system. Emphasis is placed on systems development, human resources, quality control, marketing strategies, and customer service techniques. Additional areas include purpose of mission statements, TQM, project teams, organizational behaviors, and ethical considerations.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 361 - Facility Design, Operations and Maintenance
This course acquaints students with the scope and complexity of the design, operation and upkeep of sport and recreation facilities. The students develop an awareness of the wide variety of disciplines necessary for the construction and competent administration of major sport and recreation venues including stadiums, golf courses, aquatic centers, ski areas, playing fields, ice arenas and other facilities and areas common to the sports world.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 375 - Adventure Theory and Practice
This course teaches how to plan, implement and evaluate adventure education experiences
for groups in an outdoor adventure setting. Students have the opportunity for
supervised practical experience in group leadership. Topics such as experiental
education, prominent adventure theorists; group dynamics, leadership styles and
facilitation techniques are also stressed.
Prerequisites & Notes
SMRT 155
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 378 - Customer Service
This course is designed to prepare students to demonstrate comprehension and application of quality customer service strategies, theories and initiatives. Students identify and analyze contemporary issues, cycles of service, and service strategy models. The dynamics of effective communication techniques and design and implementation of service delivery systems are appraised and synthesized. Analysis of service delivery enterprises are utilized.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 384 - Practicum
This practicum is directed at students gaining practical experience in their chosen areas of emphasis. Students become familiar with the client population and the agency/institution philosophy, programming approaches and general procedures. Students develop observational skills, gain understanding of client characteristics and practice initial leadership skills. Students are required to complete at least one hundred and twenty clock hours of satisfactory work under the direct supervision of a qualified professional and attend scheduled practicum seminars.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 392 - Independent Study in Sport or Recreation Management
This course provides undergraduate students the opportunity to work individually under the supervision of an instructor to further their own personal and professional development. The normal registration is for two semester hours per semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approval by the chairperson of the department concerned and by the instructor who has agreed to act as supervisor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 399 - Communication in Sport
The course provides the student with an understanding of the sports communications
industry at both collegiate and professional levels. Students will learn the concepts and practices of sports communications through class lectures, writing assignments, speaking assignments, and class projects. The course will cover areas including the history of sport and mass communications, role of media in sport event management and crisis management, working with and utilizing the various forms of media, communication skills, media logistics, and the expanding use of the Internet in communications.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SMRT 404 - Advanced Outdoor Leadership and Expedition Planning
This course is designed to augment a broad range of backcountry, climbing and
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sport skills essential to the outdoor professional. The course is a balance between
theory, skill acquisition, and skill application. Course scheduling includes skill
modules, two weekend trips, and one extended outdoor adventure expedition.
Prerequisites & Notes
SMRT 116, 155 and 375. Instructor permission is required prior to registration.
Fee required.
Credits: 6 s.h
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SMRT 411 - Community Based Therapeutic Recreation Service
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the management and development of community based therapeutic recreation service. Emphasis is placed on legislation, community based protocols, inclusion, rights, and needs of persons with disabilities for therapeutic recreation service. A practical professional field assignment/project is required.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 417 - Research in Sport and Recreation
This course examines the research of individuals, organizations and populations
involved in sport management and recreation. Students explore the concepts developed
in relevant literature as they apply to sport management and recreation. Students
are introduced to methods and techniques used in research, in recreation management,
and the sport industry.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SMRT 419 - Camp Programming and Administration
This course consists of lecture and laboratory sessions designed to cover selected organizations and administrative details in organized camping including: camp facilities and equipment, publicity, recruitment, insurance, programming, health and safety, budgetting and current issues.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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SMRT 420 - Introduction to Sport Governance
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the role of governance structures in sport. The primary aim is to familiarize students with a basic understanding of organizational structures used in the management and governance of sport. Topics and issues discussed will involve organizational theory, behavior and governance structure used in amateur and professional sport organization.
Credits: 3 s.h
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SMRT 426 - Management of Natural Resources
This course is designed to enable the student to develop an understanding of management concepts and practices and the interrelationship of land, water, flora, and fauna resources. Emphasis is placed on forestry principals, wildlife management, watershed protection, and soil conservation in the framework of the basic concept of multiple use.
Credits: 3 s.h
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