Bulletin Year: 2009 - 2010 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog. | View this program in the current bulletin.

This major is for students who expect to pursue a career or graduate work in leisure services, outdoor recreation, protected area management or related fields. The program provides an academic foundation that meets professional standards in leisure studies, in general, and outdoor recreation, in particular. It also provides varied opportunities to develop additional competencies for more specialized entry-level positions in leisure and outdoor recreation settings. The learning environment uses both traditional and experiential learning strategies in a small-scale setting. Graduates may be self-employed or find employment in interpretive or outdoor education centers, organized camps, resorts, outfitters and guide services, colleges, adventure programs, county and city recreation and parks departments, state and federal land and water resource management agencies, and a variety of nonprofit organizations and businesses related to the field of outdoor recreation.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Health, Physical Education and Recreation department page.

Total Credits Required 129.5-132
Liberal Studies
30-40
Health Promotion Requirements 2
Required Courses for Health Promotion
HP 200 Physical Well Being 1
HP 239 Swimming-Beginning or1
     HP 239A Swimming-Intermediate (1 cr.) or
     HP 239B Swimming-Lifeguard Training (1 cr.) or
     HP 239C Swimming-WSI (1 cr.) or
     HP 239D Swimming-SCUBA (1 cr.) or
     HP 239E Swimming-Advanced SCUBA (2 cr.)
Required Courses in Major56.5-57
Major Core40
RE 110 Introduction to Leisure and Recreation 2
RE 155 Outdoor Living Skills 2
RE 250 Education in Outdoor Settings 3
RE 251 Adventure Activities, Facilitation and Group Behavior 3
RE 261 Leadership and Pedagogy in Leisure Services 3
RE 270 Outdoor Recreation Resources, Behavior and Values 3
RE 356 Wilderness Education Association Wilderness Stewardship 2
RE 362 Program Design in Leisure Services 3
RE 371 Protected Area Management 3
RE 381 Interpretation I: Foundations and Guided Services 4
RE 382 Interpretation II: Self-Guided Media 3
RE 410 Leisure Through the Ages 2
RE 461 Management and Supervision of Leisure Services 4
RE 467 Evaluation/Research in Leisure Services 3
Professional Development Seminars1-1.5
RE 191 Professional Development Seminar I 0.5
RE 291 Professional Development Seminar II 0.5
RE 391 Professional Development Seminar III 0.5
Students must enroll in one of the above every two semesters until graduation; RE 391 may be repeated.
Field Work/Internship/Plan of Study15
RE 294 Field Work (A, B, C and/or D)3
RE 494 Internship 12
Or approved program of study; courses can be any prefix but must be 300 level or higher.
Professional Assessment Seminar0.5
RE 491 Professional Assessment Seminar 0.5
Other Required Courses13-15
AIS 101 Introduction to Information Resources (1 cr.) or1-2
     AIS 435 Research Using Digital Information Resources (2 cr.)
MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing 4
SO 208 Methods of Social Research I (4 cr.) [Div V] or4
     GC 235 Quantitative Methods (4 cr.) or
     MA 171 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4 cr.) [Div V] or
     PY 305 Psychological Statistics (4 cr.) [Div V]
HL 242 Emergency Health Care (2 cr.) Certification Required or2-3
     RE 352 Wilderness First Responder (3 cr.) Certification Required
RE 357 Teaching of Canoeing or2
     HL 430 Grant Writing for Health Educators (2 cr.) or
     RE 277 Introduction to Wildland Firefighting (2 cr.) or
     RE 358 Teaching of Rock Climbing (2 cr.) or
    Two ORLM adviser approved HP courses

*See the “Course Descriptions” section of this bulletin for major and minor course prerequisites, particularly RE 371, RE 381 and RE 382, before selecting liberal studies and world cultures courses.

This major does not require a minor.


Bulletin Year: 2009 - 2010 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.