Leisure/Recreation Program Delivery Concentration

The Profession

The Leisure/Recreation Program Delivery concentration allows graduates to work in a wide variety of positions in the recreation field. Based on a strong curriculum of leadership, supervision, event planning, human growth & development, and social behavior, the curriculum prepares graduates to work in leadership and programming positions in parks, recreation, human service, senior services, and youth services organizations.  
 

 
The Nationally Accredited Curriculum

The core curriculum and the concentration in Leisure/Recreation Program Delivery are nationally accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association of Physical Activity and Recreation (NRPA/AAPAR) Council on Accreditation. The core and concentration courses, which integrate theory and practice, build on a solid liberal arts foundation. The concentration allows for students to focus in on youth services or senior services, or to study human behavior across the life span.

Recreation Core Courses

• Foundations of Recreation
• Programming in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services
• Leadership in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services
• Outdoor Education Practicum
• Diversity and Inclusive Recreation Services
• Management of Recreation Resources
• Evaluation and Research
• The Law of Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services
• Administration of Recreation
• Senior Seminar
• Internship
  

Program Delivery Concentration Courses

• Special Events Planning I & II
  
• Leisure Education
  
• General Psychology
  
• Advanced administration and supervision course
  
• Human development course
  
• Social Psychology
  
• Social behavior course (youth , senior, general)
  
• Wellness/healthy lifestyles course
  
• Internship
  

 
Internship

A key component of the curriculum in the recreation degree is the internship. This semester-long, capstone experience provides students the opportunity to integrate theory with practice under the supervision of a faculty supervisor and a professional in the field. Students complete their internship experiences in a wide variety of agencies: campus recreation programs, Boys or Girls Clubs, YM/WCA's, after-school programs, teen centers, senior centers, retirement communities, special event planning, and more.
 

 
National Certification

Upon graduation, students are qualified to sit for the national certification exam for the Certified Park and Recreation Professional, administered by the NRPA National Certification Board.
 

 
Careers in Leisure/Recreation Program Delivery

• Campus recreation programs; YM/WCA's; community recreation centers;
• Boys and Girls Clubs; after-school programs; teen centers; at-risk youth programs;
• Retirement communities; senior centers;
• Special events planning; conference centers;
• and more

If you would like a career with an unmatched variety of exciting and meaningful opportunities, including the chance to improve the quality of life for individuals and society, and if you would like to study with the best, then we invite you to apply to SUNY Cortland.