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2018-2019 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Cal State East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Recreation, B.S.: Recreation Therapy Concentration (Available Online)



Recreation, B.S. Program (120 units)


Program Description

The Recreation degree prepares students for leadership positions in public recreation and leisure services agencies. Such work enhances the quality of life for millions of people each day across the nation. Specializations available in the degree include the Sustainability Concentration, Youth Development Programming Concentration, and a Recreation Therapy Concentration that prepares students to sit for the state RT licensing exam. 

Potential jobs in this rewarding field include program coordinators, supervisors and directors in a variety of areas including day camps, sports, youth, teen and older adult activities and classes and naturalist, park ranger positions. Many graduates from our program are leaders in leisure services organizations including Concord, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and the East Bay Regional Park District.

The Recreation Therapy Concentration is designed to prepare students to work as allied health professionals with people who have special needs in clinical, residential, and community-based agencies. This option is specifically designed to meet the standards developed by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) and the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification for Recreation Therapy. Successfully completing this curriculum will provide students with knowledge competencies necessary to qualify for both the National and State Therapeutic Recreation Certification Exams.

Many graduates of this option are leaders in Recreation Therapy in the San Francisco Bay Area. They work in varied locations such as rehabilitation hospitals, drug treatment programs, mental health clinics and inpatient programs, state hospitals, long term care facilities, prisons and schools.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a B.S. in Recreation will be able to:
  1. Explain effective and sustainable solutions based on evidence to address challenges faced in the provision of recreation programs and services, management of facilities and stewardship of natural resources.
  2. Identify effective leadership and teamwork strategies, management skills, methods to evaluate service quality and meet consumer needs in recreation management.
  3. Articulate clearly in both written and oral formats the ethical, philosophical, historical, and administrative foundations of the recreation profession.
  4. Identify techniques that contribute to a culture of dignity and respect in the recreation management profession.
Students who graduate with a B.S. in Recreation Management with a Recreation Therapy Concentration will be able to:
  1. Explain stages of human development, principles of behavioral change, and models for delivery of recreation therapy programs and services.
  2. Identify effective leadership and teamwork strategies, standards of practice, assessment techniques and documentation requirements in recreation therapy.
  3. Articulate clearly in both written and oral formats the ethical, philosophical, historical, and administrative foundations of the recreation therapy profession.
  4. Identify techniques that contribute to a culture of dignity and respect in the recreation therapy profession, based on principles of access, inclusion, and independence.

Degree Requirements Unit-Outline

  • A baccalaureate of science degree requires a total of 120 units:
    • The major requirements consists of 61-70 units;
    • General Education (GE) & Graduation Requirements (GR) consists of 57 units;
    • Free Electives may consist of 0-2 units (actual number of free elective units may depend on GE/GR units). 

Note: It may be possible to double-count units within the graduation requirements or that a course may satisfy both a graduation requirement and a major requirement. Students should contact their program and AACE advisors for information.

Recreation Major Requirements (63-69 units)


Concentrations


To complete the Recreation Management major students must choose either one (1) of the following concentrations or 26 units of pre-approved electives:

Capstone Requirement


Choose the internship placement appropriate to the concentration as indicated for 1 or 2 units:

Recreation Therapy Concentration


The Recreation Therapy concentration for 33 units is designed to prepare students to work as allied health professionals with people who have special needs in clinical, residential, and community-based agencies. This option is specifically designed to meet the standards developed by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) and the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification for Recreation Therapy.

Please Note: A grade of C- or better is required in all REC courses in order to count toward the licensing process.

Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements


In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate requirements for graduation, which are described in the Requirements, Exams & Testing  chapter of this catalog. 

Department Courses Listed by Course Type


Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Courses

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