Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Management Major

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.

Students majoring in outdoor recreation leadership and management must achieve a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher in all major core courses.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Health and Human Performance, School of department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/recreational-therapists.htm

Total Credits Required

120

General Education

30-40

Required Courses for Health Promotion	2
HP 200 Physical Well Being	1
Health Promotion Activity Course	1

Required Courses for Major	52
RE 110 Introduction to Leisure, Recreation, and Outdoor Recreation	4
RE 155 Outdoor Living Skills	4
RE 261 Outdoor Leadership and Experiential Education	4
RE 262 Facilitation of Outdoor Recreation	4
RE 271 Protected Area Management	4
RE 352 Wilderness First Responder	4
RE 362 Program Design in Outdoor Recreation	4
RE 363 Evaluation/Research in Leisure Services	4
RE 381 Interpretation	4
RE 392 Internship Preparation and Professional Awareness	4
RE 440 Eco and Adventure Tourism	4
RE 461 Management and Supervision of Leisure Services	4
RE 468 Innovations in Outdoor Recreation	4

Internship/Plan of Study	12
RE 492 Internship	12
Or approved program of study; courses can be any prefix but must be 300 level or higher.

Other Required Courses	7-8
MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing	4

Skills Requirement	3-4
Choose one course from the following:
RE 172 Introduction to Wildland Firefighting (3 cr.)
RE 355 Challenge Course Facilitation (4 cr.)
RE 356 Expedition Leadership (4 cr.)
RE 357 Teaching and Guiding of Canoeing (4 cr.)
RE 358 Teaching of Rock Climbing (4 cr.)

This major does not require a minor, but does require approximately 8-18 credits of electives.

This major does not require a minor.

Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.