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  • 4.00 Credits

    Fourth-semester Quichua. Maintains a strong emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Through readings of more extensive texts and informal writing as a support for speaking, it develops oral fluency toward narration/elaboration and paragraph-length discourse. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in QUECH 2010 OR Instructor Consent.
    General Education Course
  • 3.00 - 5.00 Credits

    Participation in the ongoing research of any one of our faculty members.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This class is designed to introduce the multifaceted characteristics of Recreational Therapy (RT). Course content focuses on an understanding of historical and philosophical development of recreational therapy. Recreational therapy service delivery models, professional organizations, credentialing, the RT process, standards of practice, and code of ethics will be reviewed. In addition, an overview of the concepts and terms relevant to recreational therapy practice and therapeutic/helping relationships within health and human service agencies will be provided. Prerequisites: Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better. Corequisites: RECTH 4300.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This class is designed to teach the critical components of client assessment, documentation, and evaluation in the RT Process. Course content includes protocol development, client assessment (standardized assessment, interview, observation, and record review) and the process of treatment planning, documentation, and evaluation. Client evaluation will be discussed as it relates to client assessed outcomes. Students will learn about the WHO International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICF) and role within the assessment process. Prerequisites: "C" or better in RECTH 3330 AND RECTH 4300.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    This course is designed to allow the RT student to work with faculty on clinical projects or research. It is an opportunity for RT faculty to assist the undergraduate student in gaining specific course content or needed competency content for national certification. Goals and objectives are created with assigned faculty and/or a syllabus is provided outlining assignments and necessary outcomes.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This class is designed as a combined lecture and lab experience. Students will gain an understanding of the historical perspective regarding individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including the effect of legislative policies or the lack thereof. Class discussion will include diagnostic definitions and classifications, behavioral, emotional, and psychological considerations in treatment and programming, and the influence of society, family, and multicultural factors. A primary focus will be the role of recreational therapy in providing evidence-based services along the continuum of care and community programming for these populations. Lab experiences may include volunteering at an agency that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and experiential activities to enhance learning. Prerequisites: Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better. Corequisites: RECTH 3330.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This class is designed as a combined classroom and clinical experience. Students will learn foundational knowledge about the aging process, and examine recreation's role in health promotion and rehabilitation in the older adult population. Common health conditions and diagnoses that impact the health and wellbeing of older adults will be reviewed along with possible recreational therapy assessments and interventions appropriate for treatment. Class discussion topics will include the influences of ageism, race, gender, ethnicity, and legislative policies on service delivery. The role of the recreational therapist as a health and human service provider in different service settings for older adults and as a member of the end of life support system will be introduced. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in RECTH 3330 AND RECTH 4300
  • 4.00 Credits

    This class is designed as a combined classroom and clinical lab experience. Students will learn about various diagnoses and conditions associated with individuals receiving services through physical rehabilitation and the impact of the conditions on the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional functional domains. Specific information related to etiology, symptomatology, diagnostic treatment, and related treatment courses for individuals with physical, neurological, and neuromuscular conditions. Course discussions will highlight influential legislative policies, accessibility and inclusion criteria for community integration, diversity and lifespan implications associated with physical, neurological, and neuromuscular conditions. Students will be exposed to different service delivery options including various assessments, accessibility, and universal design, assistive technology, adaptive sport and recreation, and various interventions appropriate for individuals with physical, neurological, and neuromuscular conditions. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in RECTH 3360 AND RECTH 4310.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This class is designed as a combined classroom and clinical experience to introduce students to mental health disorders and the practice of recreational therapy in mental health services. The use of the DSM-5 and understanding diagnostic criteria will be a primary focus. Discussion will include understanding diagnosis, etiology, pathology, and prognosis as well as legislation, advocacy and the vital role of recreational therapy in health care and human service delivery. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in RECTH 4320 AND RECTH 5350 AND RECTH 5360
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed for students in the Honors Program who are completing their honors thesis or project.