• REC 420R: Outdoor Leadership and Management Practicum

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 2400, Instructor approval, and University Advanced Standing. Provides students with practical work experience (volunteer or paid) either through a program offered by the college or in an existing outdoor or experientially based agency. Includes participation in a 150 hour department approved supervised outdoor recreation service. Examines topics that vary by practicum experience. May be repeated for a total of 6 hours toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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• REC 430R: Teaching Assistantship in Outdoor Recreation

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Instructor Approval and University Advanced Standing. Provides students who have demonstrated a high level of proficiency to serve as assistant instructors in selected Outdoor Recreation courses. Requires students to take active leadership roles. Includes planning, sequencing and teaching outdoor recreation topics and skills with faculty supervision. May be repeated for up to 8 credit hours toward graduation. Graded Credit/No Credit.
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• REC 4350: Research Methods in Outdoor Recreation

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 2400 and (MAT 1010 or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Introduces students to key research in their field. Emphasizes analytical and interpretive skills. Develops scientific writing skills. Promotes design and utilization of comprehensive research methodologies commonly applied in Outdoor Recreation.
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• REC 4400: Natural Resource and Protected Area Management

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 2200 and University Advanced Standing. Examines topics in the management of Nation Parks, National Forests, Bureau of Land Management, and other public lands and protected areas focusing on management strategies and techniques for addressing common resource and social problems in natural resource recreation management. Emphasizes case studies and problem analysis.. Course fee of $30 applies for transportation, support applies.
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• REC 4500: Wildland Recreation Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 4400 and University Advanced Standing. Studies behaviorally-based models and relevant research in wildland recreation. Provides an in-depth analysis of human behavior influences and topics including visitor satisfaction, crowding, carrying capacity, resource destruction, motivations, attitudes, preferences, norms, conflicts, and specialization. Using these theoretical concepts, visitor-based management models will be presented and criticized. Emphasis on critical problems affecting public land recreation management.. Course fee of $20 applies for transportation, support applies.
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• REC 4800: Professional Preparation in Recreation

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Pre- or Corequisite(s): REC 2400. Prepares the student to make the transition from student to professional in Outdoor Recreation. Includes discussion of internship selection, application materials, interviewing skills, job search, salary negotiation, and other professional issues. Provides mentoring during the internship search process.
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• REC 481R: Senior Internship

  1.00 - 8.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 4800, REC 420R, 80 credit hours completed, minimum 2.5 GPA, instructor approval, and University Advanced Standing. Provides supervised, hands-on field experience for excellent students preparing to take entry-level positions in recreation. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits toward graduation. May be graded Credit/No Credit.
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• REC 489R: Undergraduate Research in Recreation

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 2200, Departmental approval of research proposal, and University Advanced Standing. Provides students the opportunity to conduct research under the mentorship of a faculty member. Students will put in practice the theoretical knowledge gained in prior major courses. Students will create a significant intellectual or creative product that is characteristic of the recreation discipline and worthy of communication to a broader audience. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation.
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• REC 490R: Topics in Recreation

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (REC 2200 or Instructor Approval) and University Advanced Standing. Focuses student reading, research, and discussion on specific areas of concentration within the field of outdoor recreation management. (Specific areas of focus will change as the instructor and his or her focus or expertise changes.) Analyzes how outdoor recreation affects and is affected by culture, ideology, socio-economic factors, history, etc. Focuses may include: Recreation and Popular Culture, Recreation and Diversity, and History and Philosophic Issues in Recreation, among others. May be repeated for up to 6 credits toward graduation.
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• REC 4950: Senior Seminar

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): REC 2400, REC 3100, REC 4800, STAT 1040 or higher, and University Advanced Standing. Examines current outdoor recreation topics that allow senior students the opportunity to relate academic studies to the latest problems, changes, and trends in the field.
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