Sports & Recreation Management in Contemporary Society.

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This course provides an introduction to the history, philosophy, and scope of the sport and recreation professions. Students will examine the field as an applied administrative discipline grounded in the social sciences and consider how leisure services are delivered across community, nonprofit, collegiate, and commercial sectors. Students will engage in leisure activities as part of a broader study of motivations for participation--affective, cognitive, and social--and their role in shaping effective service delivery. The course orients students to professional roles and prepares them for advanced study in sport and recreation management.