Programs of Study
Recreation Leadership: Sports Management
Degree: AAS | Graduation Requirements: 61 credits
Program Summary:
This 2-year program is designed for students who wish to combine a practical business background with an interest in the sports world. Course work and leadership experience in Sport Management are emphasized in the program.
Graduates of the Recreation Leadership/Sports Management AAS will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes:
Foundation knowledge of sports management/recreation leadership core concepts and methods:
- Scope of physical education, sport, recreation and leisure today in terms of past present and future trends concerning organized programs, leadership, funding,
sponsorship and professional organization - Goals and overall philosophical base of the physical education, sport, recreation, leisure field in modern society as well as the problems, challenges and issues that face leaders in today’s society
- Understanding of the relationship between leisure, recreation, and health
- Knowledge of the process used in the delivery of therapeutic recreation services
- Knowledge and understanding of coaching as a profession
- Knowledge and understanding of sport and event management
- Exercise facts and basic knowledge of fitness
- Problem solving – decision making for lifetime fitness
- Components of a sound philosophy as it pertains to interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics
- Administrative processes essential to a successful sports program including budgeting, record keeping, public relations, and facility management
- Problem solving and decision making for implementing new camp programs
- Task generalization and sufficient evaluation of methods essential for camp settings
- The importance of human resource management in sports
- Basic understanding of the laws regarding liability, contract law and risk management as it pertains to sports management
Knowledge of information literacy as it relates to recreation leadership/sport management:
- Interpret both the theoretical and practical aspect of physical education, sport, recreation, leisure fields
- Analyze the scholarly meaning of physical education, sports, recreation and leisure as seen from the perspectives of such social and behavioral sciences as
history, sociology, psychology and economics - Explore scientific principles as they relate to athletic training and conditioning
- Distinguish the effects of psychological, sociological, and environmental variables on athletic training and competition
- Basic library, research and communication skills
- Ability to understand, summarize, analyze and critically evaluate
- Sources of recreation leadership/sport management information
Critical thinking, oral and written communication skills:
- General communication skills
- Instruction in and assessment of critical thinking skills
The SUNY Sullivan
Advantage
Opportunities in the field of recreation leadership/sport management:
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Professional sports management, educational athletics, leisure products, sport clubs and camps, and sport retailing and manufacturing
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Career options in event management and game administration
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Different settings of practice for therapeutic recreation
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Educational transfer opportunities in recreation leadership/sport management
PE, Sport, Recreation & Leisure
Composition I
General Psychology
Business Mathematics
Elective By Advisement
ENG/HUM/FLA prefix course
Principles of Management
Philosophy of Sport
Introduction to Biology I w/ Lab
Principles of Biology I
Physical Fitness & Wellness
Sport & Event Practicum
Fundamentals of Speech
Health Sciences Applied to Coaching
Therapeutic Recreation
Advanced First Aid and CPR
Theory & Techniques of Coaching
Management of Event Operations
Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
Liberal Arts Elective
Summer Camp Leadership
Elective By Advisement
PED prefix course
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