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2024-2025 Cal State East Bay Catalog
Recreation, B.S.: Sustainability Concentration (Available Online)
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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:
- 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.
- Identify effective leadership and teamwork strategies, management skills, methods to evaluate service quality and meet consumer needs in recreation management.
- Articulate clearly in both written and oral formats the ethical, philosophical, historical, and administrative foundations of the recreation profession.
- 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:
- Explain stages of human development, principles of behavioral change, and models for delivery of recreation therapy programs and services.
- Identify effective leadership and teamwork strategies, standards of practice, assessment techniques and documentation requirements in recreation therapy.
- Articulate clearly in both written and oral formats the ethical, philosophical, historical, and administrative foundations of the recreation therapy profession.
- Identify techniques that contribute to a culture of dignity and respect in the recreation therapy profession, based on principles of access, inclusion, and independence.
Program Roadmaps
These program roadmaps represent recommended pathways through the program. Please see an advisor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs.
Degree Requirements Unit-Outline
- A baccalaureate of science degree requires a total of 120 units:
- The major requirements consists of 60-74 units;
- General Education (GE) & Graduation Requirements (GR) consists of 57 units;
- Free Electives may consist of 0-3 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 advisors for information.
Recreation Major Requirements (60-74 units)
HRT Foundational Core (23 units)
The 23 units of HRT Foundational Core represents the core coursework that every undergraduate student in the Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism department must complete in addition to their Major Core, Electives, and Concentration units.
- HOS 100 - Professional Preparation Units: 2
- HOS 300 - Marketing in Hospitality, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, and Tourism Units: 3
- HOS 400 - Introduction to Finance in Hospitality, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, and Tourism Units: 3
- HOS 450 - Data-Driven Decision Making in Hospitality, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, and Tourism Units: 3
- REC 100 - Introduction to Recreation and Recreation Therapy Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Diversity
- REC 200 - Serving Diverse Populations in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy and Tourism Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Social Justice
- REC 325 - Leadership, Management and Ethics in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy, and Tourism Units: 3
- REC 400 - Law, Risk and Regulation in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy, and Tourism Units: 3
Recreation Major Core (9 units)
The Recreation major core is 9 units of specific courses that lay a broad foundation in the recreation/leisure industry.
Concentrations
To complete the Recreation major students must choose either one (1) of the following concentrations or pre-approved electives:
Capstone Requirement (7 units)
The Recreation B.S. degree requires students to take an Internship Placement course as a capstone experience, including a 400 hour internship. Students taking the Recreation Therapy Concentration will have a 600 hour internship to complete.
Take one of the following pairs of courses, as appropriate to the concentration:
Sustainability Concentration
The Recreation Management concentration in Sustainability is 21 units. This concentration is ideal for those who wish to work in the sustainable tourism development or community sustainable industry.
Required Coursework
The following 2 courses are requires:
Elective Courses
Plus take 2 of the courses listed below and an additional 9 units of coursework needed to meet the minimum required units for the major. Elective courses to be approved by your advisor.
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 Undergrad Baccalaureate & Program Requirements chapter of this catalog.
Department Courses Listed by Course Type
Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism CoursesDepartment of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Go to information for this department.
Hospitality and Tourism
- • HOS 100 - Professional Preparation
Units: 2
- • HOS 110 - Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Diversity
- • HOS 200 - Lodging Management
Units: 3
- • HOS 205 - Travel and Tourism
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Social Justice
- • HOS 210 - Meetings, Conventions, & Special Events
Units: 3
- • HOS 215 - Food and Beverage Management
Units: 3
- • HOS 225 - Technology in Hospitality and Tourism
Units: 3
- • HOS 297 - Food & Culture
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Social Justice
- • HOS 298 - Customer Service for a Diverse World
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Diversity
- • HOS 299 - Professionalism & Etiquette
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-E ; Diversity
- • HOS 300 - Marketing in Hospitality, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, and Tourism
Units: 3
- • HOS 310 - Design & Management of Special Events in Hospitality and Tourism
Units: 3
- • HOS 315 - Wedding Planning
Units: 3
- • HOS 320 - Event Leadership
Units: 3
- • HOS 330 - Sustainable Global Tourism
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
- • HOS 335 - Introduction to Wine, Beer and Spirits
Units: 3
- • HOS 340 - Menu Planning, Cost Control, and Purchasing
Units: 3
- • HOS 350 - Resort and Club Management
Units: 3
- • HOS 355 - Advanced Lodging Management
Units: 3
- • HOS 360 - Lodging Alternatives
Units: 3
- • HOS 398 - Internship
Units: 1-3
- • HOS 400 - Introduction to Finance in Hospitality, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, and Tourism
Units: 3
- • HOS 410 - Revenue Management in Hospitality and Tourism
Units: 3
- • HOS 450 - Data-Driven Decision Making in Hospitality, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, and Tourism
Units: 3
- • HOS 475 - Internship Placement
Units: 1
- • HOS 490 - Independent Study
Units: 1-3
- • HOS 497 - Issues in Hospitality & Tourism
Units: 1-3
- • HOS 498 - Internship
Units: 6
Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism: Graduate
- • HOS 698 - Internship
Units: 1-3
- • REC 600 - Foundations of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 610 - Strategic Leadership and Ethics in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 620 - Organizational Development in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 630 - Advanced Data-Driven Decisions in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 640 - Law and Risk in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 650 - Fiscal Management in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 660 - Sustainable Solutions in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 670 - Advanced Marketing in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 680 - Trends and Issues in Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 693 - Applied Research Project
Units: 3
- • REC 697 - Special Issues in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 1-3
Recreation
- • REC 100 - Introduction to Recreation and Recreation Therapy
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Diversity
- • REC 110 - Foundations of Sustainability in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability Overlay
- • REC 200 - Serving Diverse Populations in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy and Tourism
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Social Justice
- • REC 210 - Programming in Community Recreation, Sport and Camp
Units: 3
- • REC 215 - Special Events in Recreation
Units: 3
- • REC 230 - Introduction to Youth Development
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
- • REC 235 - Leisure, Self, and Society
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
- • REC 257 - Creative Techniques in Recreation Therapy for Self-Development and Social Justice
Units: 3; Breadth Area: GE-C2; Social Justice
- • REC 280 - Sustainability in Action: Physical and Recreational Activity
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
- • REC 300 - Wellness Through Leisure
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
- • REC 310 - Women and Leisure
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- • REC 320 - Aquatic Management
Units: 3
- • REC 321 - Resident and Day Camp Administration
Units: 3
- • REC 325 - Leadership, Management and Ethics in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy, and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 330 - Leadership in Small Groups
Units: 3
- • REC 340 - Sustainable Facilities, Parks and Open Space
Units: 3; Breadth Area: Sustainability Overlay
- • REC 355 - Community Sustainability in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 358 - Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality, and Creativity in Recreation Therapy
Units: 3; GE-E
- • REC 359 - Therapeutic Environmental Recreation
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-E
- • REC 360 - Foundations in Recreation Therapy
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-E
- • REC 361 - Recreation Therapy Diagnostic Groupings
Units: 3
- • REC 362 - Recreation Therapy Documentation & Assessment
Units: 3
- • REC 363 - Recreation Therapy Process & Techniques
Units: 3
- • REC 364 - Recreation Therapy Program Planning & Implementation
Units: 3
- • REC 365 - Advancement of Recreation Therapy Profession and Management
Units: 3
- • REC 370 - Foundations in Outdoor and Adventure Recreation
Units: 3
- • REC 371 - Beg. Backcountry Skills
Units: 3
- • REC 400 - Law, Risk and Regulation in Hospitality, Recreation, Rec Therapy, and Tourism
Units: 3
- • REC 425 - Strategic Positioning in Recreation
Units: 3
- • REC 430 - Youth Development: Current Issues for Youth 5-17
Units: 3
- • REC 475 - Internship Placement
Units: 1
- • REC 476 - Recreation Therapy Internship Placement
Units: 1
- • REC 480 - Internship
Units: 6
- • REC 481 - Recreation Therapy Internship
Units: 6
- • REC 481A - Recreation Therapy Internship A
Units: 6
- • REC 490 - Independent Study
Units: 1-3
- • REC 497 - Issues in Recreation
Units: 1-3
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