REC 133 - Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Management

This course is designed to familiarize students with leadership and management principles and practices as they relate to outdoor recreational organizations and businesses. Course content is based on an interdisciplinary perspective with a focus on outdoor recreation that is both commercial and community based. Content will include an emphasis on the need for leisure and recreation for all people throughout the life cycle as well as recreational travel, tourism, programming and current industry trends. Specific course content will emphasize both the historical and current state of outdoor recreation as it relates to nonprofit and for profit organizations and businesses. Students will learn the preparation and planning skills associated with leadership development. Students will research leadership styles and theories as a basis for a personal outdoor leadership inventory. The course will utilize instruction from experts in the field and industry leaders. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Credits: 2