Conceptual foundations of play, recreation, leisure, tourism, hospitality. Historical and cultural perspectives, economic and political significance, leisure behavior, the environment, relationship of leisure service agencies, professionalism, issues and trends.
Organization of commercial recreation, tourism, and hospitality. Supply and demand components, historical and cultural perspectives, marketing, public relations, promotional techniques, roles of commercial leisure delivery systems, and programming strategies.
RTH majors/minors only. Organization, group leadership, assessment, program evaluation, special event management. Programming strategies in recreation, tourism, and hospitality. Human development across the lifespan; techniques, strategies and resources for leisure services leadership.
Prerequisite: RTH 203. Study planning, designing, and operating leisure services areas and facilities; environmental impact; relationship between leisure services, tourism and hospitality. Assessment, standards, regulations, maintenance, operations, construction, equipment. Contracting and RFP process.
Prerequisites: RTH 203. Structure of recreation, tourism, and hospitality programs and services for all populations and cultures in diverse leisure settings; marketing, public relations, needs assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of programs and services.
Prerequisite: RTH 232. Study of law and administrative principles in recreation, tourism and hospitality. Exploration of statutes, tort, employment, federal and state cases, and contract concepts in the management of leisure services.
Prerequisites: RTH 203, RTH 368. CPR and First Aid, 50 clock hours of experience in recreation and/or tourism and hospitality settings. Consent of instructor. Supervised experience in an agency which provides recreation and or tourism and hospitality services. Agency and student placement pre-approved. Repeatable, maximum of six credit
Workshops on topics in professional preparation taught by practitioners on site. Topics cover standards that require students to demonstrate didactic skills and use agency resources not available on campus. Repeatable, under different subtitles.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
Prerequisites: RTH 368, RTH 394. Majors Only. Discussion, research, and applications in contemporary issues of the experience industry (recreation, tourism and hospitality). Study of practices guiding professionals in financial management, competition, marketing, event planning, and sustainability.
Prerequisites: RTH 232, RTH 368, RTH 394. Majors only. Personnel, budgeting, financing, organizational practices, legal and legislative processes, regulatory standards, risk management and applications of computers and technology to the management of recreation, tourism & hospitality services.
Prerequisites: RTH 368, RTH 394. Majors only. Apply research and evaluation procedures, techniques, and methods. Use communication tools, media and computers to analyze data and present evaluation or research findings in recreation, tourism, or hospitality services.
Prerequisites: RTH 206, RTH 351, RTH 390, RTH 444, RTH 451, RTH 490, BACS 101, BAMG 355, ECON 101 or ECON 205. CPR and First Aid. 500 clock hours of approved experience in recreation, tourism, and hospitality settings. 2.5 GPA in major courses. Consent of instructor. One full semester, minimum of 480 clock hours and 12 weeks, in approved agency under qualified supervisor with tasks encompassed by professional competencies of accreditation and certification bodies.