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< College of Applied Life Studies
CURRICULUM IN LEISURE STUDIES 1
The Department of Leisure Studies originated at the University of Illinois in 1940. Today, this program continues to rank nationally among the top three in the field, and takes pride in producing a large number of exceptional professionals in the field. The Department of Leisure Studies offers a bachelor of science degree with four areas of concentration: recreation management, park and natural resource management, sport management, and tourism management. The curriculum prepares students to design, manage, and deliver leisure services to a variety of populations in diverse settings and provides a firm foundation from which students may pursue graduate studies. A broad general education is emphasized and complemented with a core of professional courses. Beyond a strong core integrating management, leisure theory, and research, the program allows students to focus on a major market segment within the leisure and recreation field by choosing an area of concentration. A total of 128 hours is needed for graduation for any student beginning their degree program on or after spring 1996. For students enrolled prior to that date, recreation management requires 126 hours for graduation. For further information, contact the Department of Leisure Studies, 104 Huff Hall, 1206 S. Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-4410
1. Students are advised to contact the undergraduate academic adviser for the most current curriculum information.
Internship Program
All students in the Department of Leisure Studies must satisfactorily complete the Internship Program prior to graduation. The program is designed to augment formal classroom instruction with active experiential learning under the guidance of an agency-based supervisor.
The program consists of two courses and a pre-internship field experience. The pre-internship program requires students to accumulate a minimum of 300 hours practical work experience in leisure service settings. It is strongly recommended that students begin acquiring field experiences as early in their academic career as possible. Students register for LEIST 280 in the first semester of their senior year. During this semester, students make final arrangements for completing LEIST 284-Leisure Studies Practicum the following semester.
The practicum is taken after the student satisfactorily completes all course work including LEIST 280, and fulfills the pre-internship field experience. LEIST 284 is taken in agencies that are approved by the department and contracted for this program. Since a limited number of assignments for practicums are available in the campus area, most students look forward to the opportunity of an off-campus assignment.
Requirements INCLUDING GENERAL EDUCATION
The Campus Senate, the faculty General Education Board, and the colleges and departments are working to implement enhanced general education requirements. Some changes in requirements are expected. Thus, new students should confirm their general education requirements by consulting college and departmental offices, handbooks, or advisers. The Department of Leisure Studies also requires that certain courses from the approved lists be taken as noted below. The prescribed courses prepare the student for upper division study and may be used to satisfy General Education requirements provided they are on the appropriate General Education List. Further information about career opportunities in leisure studies is available from the director of undergraduate studies in 104 Huff Hall, 1206 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-4410.
Hours Requirements 6-7 Verbal and written communication1 3 Advanced composition2 3 Quantitative Reasoning I 9 Natural sciences and technology 9 Humanities and the arts 9 Social and behavioral sciences 6 Cultural studies3 (two courses: one Western culture and one non-Western/U.S. minorities culture course) 6 General education electives 51 Total1. Students taking English as a Second Language may need to complete six to twelve hours depending on the Illinois ESL Placement Test. Students needing preparatory composition courses may also require additional hours to complete this requirement.
2. LEIST 310, an approved Advanced Composition course, is also required in the professional core curriculum.
3. The cultural studies requirement may be fulfilled by courses which also satisfy the humanities and the arts or the social and behavioral sciences requirements.
HOURS Leisure Studies CORE REQUIREMENTS 3 LEIST 100-Society and Leisure 2 LEIST 110-Foundations for Delivery of Leisure Services 2 LEIST 116-Computer Applications in Leisure Studies 2 LEIST 130-Leisure Services for Individuals with Disabilities 2 LEIST 141-Introduction to Outdoor Recreation 4 LEIST 201-Leisure Services Programming and Leadership 3 LEIST 210-Human Resource Management in Leisure Organizations 0 LEIST 280-Orientation to Practicum 12 LEIST 284-Leisure Studies Practicum 3 LEIST 290-Research in Leisure Studies 3 LEIST 291-Research Applications in Leisure Studies 3 LEIST 310-Leisure Service Management and Finance 3 LEIST 316-Leisure and Human Development 3 LEIST 332-Program Design and Evaluation in Leisure 45 TotalAreas of Concentration
Hours Recreation Management 3 LEIST 218-Recreation Business 3 LEIST 240-Leisure Resource and Facility Management 3 LEIST 320-Leisure Services Marketing 3 LEIST 329-Contemporary Issues in Leisure 9 Select three of the following:1 ACCY 200-Fundamentals of Accounting ADV 281-Introduction to Advertising B ADM 200-Legal Environment of Business B ADM 202-Principles of Marketing B ADM 210-Management and Organizational Behavior GEOG 205-Business Location Decision-Making 21 Total1. Or courses approved by the academic adviser.
Hours Tourism Management 3 LEIST 212-Dynamics of Tourism 3 LEIST 218-Recreation Business 3 LEIST 320-Leisure Services Marketing 3 LEIST 329-Contemporary Issues in Leisure 9 Select three of the following:1 ACCY 200-Fundamentals of Accounting ADV 281-Introduction to Advertising B ADM 202-Principles of Marketing GEOG 104-Social and Cultural Geography L A 134-Site Design 21 Total1. Or courses approved by the academic adviser.
Hours Park and Natural Resource Management 3 LEIST 240-Leisure Resource and Facility Management 3 LEIST 340-Outdoor Recreation Management 3 LEIST 341-Outdoor Recreation Resource Planning 3 LEIST 344-Social Impact Assessment 9 Select three of the following:1 ENVST 317-Introduction to Natural Resources Economics ENVST 372-Environmental Psychology NRES 101-Introduction to Forestry L A 134-Site Design U P 205-Ecological Systems in Planning 21 Total1. Or courses approved by the academic adviser.
Hours Sports Management 3 LEIST 218-Recreation Business 3 LEIST 240-Leisure Resource and Facility Management 3 LEIST 320-Leisure Services Marketing 3 LEIST 329-Contemporary Issues in Leisure 9-10 Select three of the following:1 ACCY 200-Fundamentals of Accounting ADV 309-Public Relations B ADM 202-Principles of Marketing KINES 247-Introduction to Sport Psychology LAW 344-Sports Law PSYCH 349-Social Psychology of Sport SOC 249-Sport and Modern Society 21-22 Total1. Or courses approved by the academic adviser.