Therapeutic Activities
A goal-based learning tool, recreational activities help individuals improve cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual functioning and can be used to teach skills in a variety of settings.
Therapeutic recreation majors are not eligible for this minor.
Career Paths
Therapeutic Activities professionals have a unique skill set that can be found employed in a multitude of settings to include:
- Nursing
- Social Work
- Music & Art Education/Therapy
- Education
- Special Education
- Health & Fitness Specialists
- Public Health Professionals
- Parks & Recreation Professionals
- Corporate Wellness Programs
- Mental Health Professionals
- Communications/Human Resource Professionals
What You'll Study
Requirements and Prerequisites
Foundational Implementation Course
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3 credits (Required for all in the minor)
RECR 205 - Recreation Leadership and Activity, 3 credits
Foundational Leisure Course
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3 credits (Required for all in the minor)
RECR 220 - Happiness, Well-Being & Leisure: Designing Your Best Life, 3 credits
Planning & Implementation Course
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3 credits (Choose One)
RECR 320 - Facilitation Techniques/Interventions I in Therapeutic Recreation, 3 credits
RECR 321 - Facilitation Techniques/Interventions II in Therapeutic Recreation, 3 credits
RECR 371 - Program Planning in Leisure Services, 3 credits
Special Populations Course
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3 credits (Choose One)
RECR 261 - Developmental Disabilities Throughout the Lifespan, 4 credits
RECR 301 - Therapeutic Recreation in Mental Health, 3 credits
RECR 303 - Recreation Therapy in Physical Rehabilitation Settings, 3 credits
RECR 304 - Leisure and Aging: Therapeutic Services, 3 credits
Human Service Electives
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6 credits (Choose Two)
EDUC 245 - Human Growth, Development, and Learning, 3 credits
HLTH 210 - Global Health, 3 credits
HLTH 215 - Physical Activity and Health, 3 credits
HLTH 313 - Drugs and Human Behavior, 3 credits
HLTH 315 - Promoting Mental Health, 3 credits
HLTH 335 - Nutrition, 3 credits
HPEP 201 - Introduction to Health Education and Promotion, 3 credits
HPEP 340 - Cultural Competence, 3 credits
KINS 205 - Introduction to Kinesiology, 2 credits
KINS 215 - Exercise Is Medicine, 3 credits
KINS 218 - Motor Learning and Control, 3 credits
KINS 301 - Principles of Therapeutic Interventions, 3 credits
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology, 3 credits
PSYC 340 - Health Psychology, 3 credits
RECR 110 - Introduction to the Therapeutic Recreation Profession, 3 credits
RECR 120 - Foundational Skills of the Therapeutic Recreation Profession, 3 credits
SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education, 3 credits
SPED 305 - Behavior Management, 3 credits
Courses
Prepare to lead and implement goal-based recreational activities in courses that emphasize professional therapeutic communication, program planning, intervention techniques, clinical assessment and reasoning, and management.
