Campus Recreation Leadership Track
The 33-credit hour Campus Recreation Leadership Track is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in campus recreation. Students who complete the Campus Recreation requirements are prepared to work at all levels of campus recreation as well as national governing bodies such as NIRSA, event management, programming, and facility management. An internship is required in this program.
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Campus Recreation Leadership Courses |
Credit Hours |
KIN 572 |
Facilities in Sport and Recreation Leadership |
3 |
KIN 580 |
Human Resource Management and Development in Campus Recreation |
3 |
KIN 581 |
Leadership in Recreation Professions |
3 |
KIN 582 |
Programming and Operations in Campus Recreation |
3 |
KIN 655 |
Research Techniques |
3 |
KIN 673 |
Fiscal Management of Sport and Recreation Leadership |
3 |
KIN 675 |
Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation Leadership |
3 |
KIN 685 |
Internship in Sport and Recreation Leadership |
3 |
PSYC 646 |
The American College Student |
3 |
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Approved electives or KIN 700 (Thesis) |
6 |
Students may take additional elective courses based upon their professional interests. Examples of courses which may be taken include the following:
- KIN 570: Administration in Sport and Recreation Leadership
- KIN 575: Gender Issues in Sport and Recreation Leadership
- KIN 622: Motivation and Achievement in Sport Leadership
- KIN 625 : Social Issues in Sport and Recreation Leadership
- KIN631: Philosophy of Sport and Recreation Leadership
- KIN 684: Group and Team Development: Theory, Research and Facilitation
- PSYC 515: Basic Counseling Skills
- NUT 545: Nutrition and Exercise
- HTH 552: Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice
- MBA 600 : Organizational Behavior
- AHRD 670: American Higher Education
- AHRD 573: The Community College
- ADSU 640: The Fundamentals of Educational Administration
For more information on the Campus Recreation Track contact Dr. Julia Wallace Carr, Campus Recreation Track Coordinator (wallacje@jmu.edu, 540-568-7341/8706) or Dr. Larry Ham, Sport Leadership Graduate Coordinator (hamll@jmu.edu or 540-568-2949.
Graduate Assistantships are available in the University Recreation Center, for more information contact: http://www.jmu.edu/recreation/AboutUREC/Assistantships.html.
