100-Level Courses
RMYL 189 : Field Studies in Leisure Services and Therapeutic Recreation.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Field trips to exemplary leisure service and therapeutic recreation agencies. Facility operations, design, management techniques and philosophy, marketing, and accessibility. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
200-Level Courses
RMYL 223R : Outdoor Skills Leadership.
(2:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Sp and/or Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | In-depth approach to leadership skills in selected outdoor specialty areas, including camping, hiking and survival, basic backpacking, winter camping, mountain biking, fly-fishing, sailing, river recreation, rock climbing, family outdoor recreation, and outdoor therapeutic recreation skills. |
| : Basic Backpacking. | |
| : Camping Skills. | |
| : Family Outdoor Recreation. | |
| : Fly Fishing. | |
| : Hiking and Survival. | |
| : Mountain Biking. | |
| : Outdoor Therapeutic Recreation Skills. | |
| : River Recreation. | |
| : Rock Climbing. | |
| : Sailing. | |
| : Ski Instructor. | |
| : Wilderness Trek. | |
| : Winter Camping. | |
RMYL 244 : Introduction to Youth Leadership.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Basic youth development and leadership theories applied to understanding adolescents' behavior, programming healthy developmental activities, and providing meaningful learning experiences through recreation. |
300-Level Courses
RMYL 306 : Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Leading in nonprofit organizations using effective administrative practices; financial issues; history and development of nonprofits; organizational structure; membership requirements, fund raising, and marketing. |
RMYL 307 : Accessible Recreation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Sp and/or Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Making the recreation/leisure experience accessible to all people. Applications and implications of ADA in recreation/leisure settings. |
RMYL 350 : Boy Scouts of America Programs.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing techniques in building codes of conduct, measurement of personal honor, and peer leadership ability. |
RMYL 351R : Venturing Outdoor Leadership.
(2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Hands-on leadership experience and learning about group dynamics through outdoor experiences within a BSA Venturing Crew. |
RMYL 370 : Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 199R, 304, 307; PDBio 205 or 220. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Philosophy, agencies, professional organizations, services, programs, practices, and disability groups related to therapeutic recreation. |
RMYL 371 : Facilitating Meetings and Conferences.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Identifying roles of process facilitators as they plan and conduct meetings, activities, and conferences. |
400-Level Courses
RMYL 405 : Commercial Recreation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Entrepreneurial strategies; economic concepts applied to commercial recreation; steps of feasibility study and operations management. |
| NOTE: | For junior and senior students. |
RMYL 412 : Computer Applications for the Recreation Profession.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | For majors only. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Orienting the undergraduate student to computer applications in the field of recreation management and youth leadership. |
RMYL 421 : Outdoor and Experiential Education.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Philosophy of outdoor and experiential education. Teaching methodologies and skills appropriate for outdoor education. |
RMYL 422 : Organizing and Leadership of Outdoor Programs.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Preparing to organize and lead effective and safe outdoor and adventure programs through experiential learning opportunities. |
RMYL 423 : Management of Outdoor Systems.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Social, economic, political, and resource issues related to natural resource management. Policies of federal land managing agencies. |
RMYL 424 : Wilderness First Responder.
(3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Preparing to provide basic and advanced first aid in back country settings using classroom and field instruction. |
RMYL 426 : Conservation and Outdoor Leadership Training Preparation.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Outdoor recreation, management, leadership, and interpretation as it prepares students physically, intellectually, and socially to participate fully in the COLT program. |
RMYL 427 : Conservation and Outdoor Leadership Training.
(5:5:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | An intensive, 6-week experience developing outdoor skills, leadership, and management competencies. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
RMYL 451 : Fundraising and Financial Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Oral and written communication skills; financial issues in the nonprofit field; current issues relating to nonprofit budgeting and fundraising; building and maintaining fund raising campaigns. |
RMYL 453 : Grant Writing.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Oral and written communication skills; financial issues in the nonprofit field; grant writing history; writing successful grants; needs of foundations. |
RMYL 455 : Nonprofit Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Management practices in nonprofit setting; analyzing and evaluating personnel; measuring performance evaluations; articulating and appreciating volunteer motivations. |
RMYL 471 : Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 189, 304, 370, PDBio 205, 220; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Patient assessment techniques and program plan development. |
RMYL 472 : Program Dynamics in Therapeutic Recreation.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 471. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Comprehensive, specific, and individual program design; assessment interviewing; documentation of patient progress and facilitation techniques; intervention strategies. |
RMYL 473 : Issues in Administration of Therapeutic Recreation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 471. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Issues related to personnel/clinical supervision, standards of practice, ethical behavior, program evaluation, quality management, financing, organization, administration, leisure education, and credentialing in therapeutic recreation. |
RMYL 483 : Public Facility Management.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Understanding public facility management: stadium, arena, convention center, performing arts center, etc. Box office, security, staging, food service, utilities, housekeeping, crowd management, event coordination, promotion, contracts, television, lighting, sound, press relations, etc. |
RMYL 485 : Management of Recreation Services.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Sp and/or Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 199R, 304. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Personnel, financing, legal aspects, and city and departmental organization of recreation systems. |
RMYL 486 : Legal Aspects and Risk Management of Leisure Services.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp or Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 307, 485. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Legal and risk management issues in recreation/leisure settings. |
RMYL 487 : Research and Evaluation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Sp and/or Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | RMYL 320 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Academic and practical training to assess community recreational needs. |
RMYL 499R : Honors Thesis.
(3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Sp and/or Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Departmental approval. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Thesis project representing independent work and reflecting highest standards of undergraduate achievement. |
| NOTE: | Must receive both departmental and Honors Program approval. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)