Department of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management

Clifton E. Watts, Jr., Chair
Edwin Gómez, Undergraduate Degree Director (Recreation, Park, and Sport Management, BS)
Cari Autry, Undergraduate Degree Director (Recreational Therapy, BS)

Faculty

• https://hhp.ecu.edu/rcsc/directory/

Programs

• Recreation and Park Management, BS/Recreation Sciences, MS
• Recreational Therapy, BS/Recreation Sciences, MS

• Recreation, Park, and Sport Management, BS
• Recreational Therapy, BS

• Recreation and Park Management Minor

Courses

• RCSC 2400 - Adventure-Based Program Leadership
• RCSC 2600 - Outdoor Recreation Activities
• RCSC 2601 - Leisure in Society
• RCSC 2710 - Introduction to Commercial Recreation and Community Development
• RCSC 2711 - Foundations in Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management
• RCSC 2902 - Professional Seminar in Recreation, Park, and Sport Management
• RCSC 3003 - Recreation and Sport Event Programming
• RCSC 3104 - Public and Non-Profit Recreation
• RCSC 3120 - Commercial Recreation and Tourism
• RCSC 3131 - Recreation for Diverse Populations
• RCSC 3300 - Outdoor Recreation Programming
• RCSC 3301 - Interpretation of Cultural and Natural Resources in Recreation Settings
• RCSC 3500 - Recreation Leadership and Group Process
• RCSC 3900 - Advocacy and Practice in Recreation and Park Management
• RCSC 4000 - Research Methods and Techniques
• RCSC 4002 - Recreation, Park, and Sport Administration
• RCSC 4080 - Recreation and Sport Facilities Management
• RCSC 4090 - Aquatic Facilities Management
• RCSC 4111 - Recreation and Park Planning
• RCSC 4120 - Recreation, Park, and Sport Marketing
• RCSC 4121 - Tourism Planning and Entrepreneurship
• RCSC 4122 - Case Studies in Recreation, Park, and Sport Management
• RCSC 4123 - Study Abroad in International Sustainability
• RCSC 4124 - Study Abroad in Sustainable Tourism
• RCSC 4170 - Youth Development Organizations and Services
• RCSC 4335 - Geography of Tourism
• RCSC 4700 - Independent Study in Recreation Sciences
• RCSC 4701 - Independent Study in Recreation Sciences
• RCSC 4702 - Independent Study in Recreation Sciences
• RCSC 4800 - Great Smoky Mountains Outdoor Field Experience
• RCSC 4901 - Recreation and Park Management Internship Pre-Placement Seminar
• RCSC 4903 - Special Topics in Recreation and Park Management
• RCSC 4990 - Recreation and Park Management Internship
• RCSC 5100 - Aquatic Facility Management
• RCSC 5111 - Recreational Facilities Management
• RCTX 4125 - Study Abroad in Disability and Inclusion

• RCSC 2000 - Foundations of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Studies
• RCSC 3004 - Recreation Programming Experience
• RCSC 3501 - Recreation Leadership and Group Process Lab
• RCSC 4003 - Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration II
• RCSC 4004 - Philosophical and Theoretical Issues in Leisure
• RCSC 4130 - Recreational Sport Programming

• RCTX 2200 - Principles and Practices in Stress Management
• RCTX 2230 - Recreational Therapy Foundations
• RCTX 3240 - Disability Survey for Recreational Therapy Services
• RCTX 3254 - Assessment and Measurement in Recreational Therapy
• RCTX 3255 - Recreational Therapy Clinical Assessment and Measurement Lab
• RCTX 4004 - Disability and Adaptive Sport
• RCTX 4100 - Leisure, Aging, and Health
• RCTX 4200 - Advanced Stress Management
• RCTX 4210 - Introduction to Biofeedback
• RCTX 4211 - Biofeedback Lab
• RCTX 4252 - Recreational Therapy Leadership and Group Dynamics
• RCTX 4255 - Clinical Application of Recreational Therapy Skills
• RCTX 4260 - Recreational Therapy Senior Practicum
• RCTX 4263 - Cognitive and Psychosocial Interventions in Recreational Therapy
• RCTX 4267 - Program Design and Management for Recreational Therapy Services
• RCTX 4272 - Physical and Movement Interventions in Recreational Therapy
• RCTX 4700 - Independent Study in Recreation Therapy
• RCTX 4701 - Independent Study in Recreational Therapy
• RCTX 4702 - Independent Study in Recreational Therapy
• RCTX 4900 - Recreational Therapy Professional Development
• RCTX 4902 - Recreational Therapy Internship Pre-Placement Seminar
• RCTX 4903 - Special Topics in Recreational Therapy
• RCTX 4990 - Recreational Therapy Internship
• RCTX 5000 - Theoretical Foundations of Aquatic Rehabilitation
• RCTX 5001 - Applied Techniques in Aquatic Rehabilitation

• RCTX 4266 - Organization and Management of Recreational Therapy Services
• RCTX 4268 - Comprehensive and Individual Treatment Programming in Recreational Therapy

• SMGT 2003 - Introduction to Sport Management
• SMGT 3150 - Sport and Recreation for Social Change
• SMGT 4250 - Revenue and Promotion Generation for the Sport Enterprise
• SMGT 4301 - Comparative Sport and Physical Education: International Aspects
• SMGT 4350 - Risk Management and Legal Aspects of Sport
• SMGT 4700 - Independent Study in Sport Management
• SMGT 4701 - Independent Study in Sport Management
• SMGT 4702 - Independent Study in Sport Management
• SMGT 4901 - Sport Management Pre-Internship Seminar
• SMGT 4903 - Special Topics in Sport Management
• SMGT 4990 - Internship in Sport Management
• SMGT 4991 - Field Experience in Sport Management I
• SMGT 4992 - Field Experience in Sport Management II