The Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism 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 Recreation, Sport and Tourism offers a bachelor of science degree
with three areas of concentration: recreation 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
leisure theory, management, 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 further information,
contact the Department of Leisure Studies, 104 Huff Hall, 1206
S. Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-4410.
Internship Program
All students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism 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 a university and
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 of 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 LEIS 480
in the first semester of their senior year. During this semester,
students make final arrangements for completing LEIS 484-Recreation, Sport and Tourism Practicum the following semester.
The practicum is taken after the student satisfactorily
completes all course work including LEIS 480, and fulfills
the pre-internship field experience. LEIS 484 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.
Students have been placed across the United States and even
abroad.
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 Recreation, Sport and Tourism
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.
NOTE: THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION.
CONSULT THE UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ADVISER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.
| Hours |
Communication Arts |
| 6-7 |
Composition
I and an approved speech performance course; or SPCM 111
and 112 |
| 3 |
Advanced
Composition (LEIS 410 fulfills requirement) |
| Hours |
Quantitative Reasoning I & II |
| 6 |
From
approved campus list |
| Hours |
Humanities and the Arts |
| 9 |
From approved campus
list |
| Hours |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 9 |
From approved campus
list |
| Hours |
Natural Sciences and Technology |
| 9 |
From approved campus
list |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies1
|
| 3 |
From Western cultures
approved campus list |
| 3 |
From U.S. minority
cultures or non-Western cultures approved campus list
|
| |
Foreign Language:
Completion through the third level of the same language
in high school or college |
| 51 |
Total General Education
Hours |
| Hours |
Leisure Studies Professional Core Requirements |
| 3 |
LEIS 100—Society
and Leisure |
| 1 |
LEIS 101 - Orientation
to Leisure Studies |
| 2 |
LEIS 110—Leisure
Service Delivery |
| 4 |
LEIS 300—Leisure
Programming |
| 3 |
LEIS 316—Leisure
and Human Development |
| 3 |
LEIS 370—Research
Methods & Analysis |
| 3 |
LEIS 410—Administration
of Leisure Serv |
| 3 |
LEIS 420—HRM
in Leisure Organizations |
| 0 |
LEIS 480—Orientation
to Practicum |
| 12 |
LEIS 484—Recreation, Sport and Tourism Practicum |
| 12 |
Hours as determined
by adviser |
| 45 |
Total |
Areas of Concentration
Please consult the undergraduate academic adviser for approved
courses in the following Areas of Concentration:
- Recreation Management
- Sport Management
- Tourism Management
Summary of Degree Requirements
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 51 |
General Education
|
| 45 |
Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Professional Core |
| 21 |
Area of Concentration
|
| 11 |
Free electives |
| 128 |
Total Hours required
for graduation |
|
|
