2019 - 2020 College Catalog 
    
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2019 - 2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PRKM 420 - Internship for Recreation and Sports Facility Management


Credit Hours: 12
Lecture Hours: 12
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all Recreation and Sports Facility Management courses. Students must have completed PRKM 230  with a grade of C or better. Students must have a 2.5 Grade Point Average within the Recreation and Sports Facility Management major. Students must have an overall Grade Point Average of 2.0. Approval of practicum placement by practicum coordinator (completed during PRKM 400 ).

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

Provides students with a full semester of learning experience in the management aspect of a park, recreation or sports related agency. Internship site is selected by the student and must be approved by the college. Interns will be jointly supervised by a qualified agency manager and a college internship supervisor.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. Students will have been afforded the opportunity to apply recreation, leisure, and management theory, concepts, philosophies, skills, and ideas through practical experience.
  2. Students will have further developed their individual planning, leadership, and administrative skills.
  3. Students will have built upon their existing practical experience.
  4. Students will have been exposed to various nuances of day to day operations of recreation and sports areas and facilities.