Recreation Management
Recreation Management is a broad term that encompasses many different types of leisure. Among these are youth and adult events or programming,
sporting events, festivals, fairs, outdoor recreation and more. As such, it is the most comprehensive view of leisure available to students at the
University of Illinois. Although much leisure is spontaneous and free in form, much of it takes place in programmed events (i.e. professional sporting
events, day camps, adventure travel, etc.). Good programming is not something that happens by chance, but is something that is made to happen. The level
of dedication, understanding, and skill of the professional plays a large part in the success of the event or program. In Recreation Management, students
are taught, among other administrative skills, various planning, programming, and evaluative techniques. This knowledge serves the students well in whatever
type of organization they decide to pursue careers.
Curriculum for Recreation Management Concentration
General Education Requirements
Composition I 3-4 hrs
Advanced Composition (RST 410) 3 hrs
Communications 3 hrs
Quantitative Reasoning I 3 hrs
Quantitative Reasoning II (RST 370) 3 hrs
Humanities & Arts 6 hrs
Natural Science & Technology 6 hrs
Social and Behavioral Science 6 hrs
Social Science (RST 100 & 330) 3 hrs
Cultural Studies: Western (RST 330)
Cultural Studies: Non-West/US Minority
* Foreign Language
Subtotal 41 hrs
Leisure Studies Core Requirements
RST 100 Society and Leisure 3 hrs
RST 101 Orientation to Leisure Studies 1 hr
RST 230 Leisure & Diversity 3 hrs
RST 316 Leisure & Human
Development 3 hrs
RST 330 Leisure & Consumer Culture 3 hrs
RST 370 Research Methods & Analysis 3 hrs
Subtotal 16 hrs
Management Core Requirements
RST 110 Leisure Service Delivery 2 hrs
RST 200 Leadership in Leisure Services 2 hrs
RST 300 Programming in Leisure 3 hrs
RST 320 Leisure Services Marketing 3 hrs
RST 340 Leisure & Facility
Management 3 hrs
RST 410 Administration of Leisure
Services 3 hrs
RST 420 Hum Res Mgt in Leisure
Organizations 3 hrs
Subtotal 19 hrs
Experiential Education Requirements
RST 480 Orientation to Practicum 1 hr
RST 484 Leisure Studies Practicum 12 hrs
Subtotal 13 hrs
Comm Recr Mgmt. Requirements
RST 120 Community Leisure Services 3 hrs
RST 217 Public Recreation 3 hrs
RST 218 Entrepreneurship 3 hrs
RST 341 Comm Recreation Planning 3 hrs
RST 429 Contemporary Issues in
Leisure Services 4 hrs
Subtotal 16 hrs
Community Recr Electives
Department Electives 12 hrs
Free Electives 11 hrs
Subtotal 23 hrs
Summary of Requirements
General Education Requirements 41 hrs
Leisure Studies Core Requirements 16 hrs
Management Core Requirements 19 hrs
Internship Requirements 13 hrs
Concentration Requirements 16 hrs
Elective Requirements 23 hrs
Total 128 hrs
Graduation Requirement Checklist
2.00 UIUC Cumulative GPA
Residency Requirement
128 Credit Hours
* Completion through the third level of the same language in high school or college
Pre-Intern Learning Requirements
All RST students must obtain 300 hours of work experience related to the industry.
Minimum hours – 40 hours per agency
Minimum of 2 agencies must be used
For more details on the internship requirements:
http://rst.illinois.edu/Undergraduate/Internship.aspx#progover
For additional information on The Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism contact LoriKay Paden, Academic Advisor, at (217) 244-2695 or
lkpaden@illinois.edu.