Great Classes – Recreation, Sport Tourism – Improving the quality of Life!!

Check out these great courses – FOR SPRING 2015
We have a variety of general education courses and fantastic electives to choose from!  See below:
RST 100- Society and Leisure (43096) Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-1:50pm
Central issues in defining leisure; historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and economic approaches to understanding leisure behavior, its meanings, social contexts, and personal and social resources. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in SPRING 2014 for a UIUC Social Sciences course
RST 110 – Leisure Service Delivery (CRN 43099)  Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:40pm
Introduces students to the concepts, principles, and practices related to the provision of leisure services; description of the various fields of professional practices and basic elements of leisure service systems such as budgeting, planning, staffing, and characteristics of client populations.
RST 130 Foundations of Sport Management (CRN 43102) Tuesday & Thursday. 9:30-10:50am
Examines career opportunities within the sport industry and provides knowledge relevant to the management, marketing, legal, and financial operations of sport organizations. Incorporates applications in a variety of sport entities including intercollegiate athletics, campus recreation, event and facility management, professional sport, management and marketing agencies, and international sport.
RST 230 Leisure Services and Diversity (CRN 43112)  Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30-1:50pm
Course is designed to increase awareness and knowledge of the leisure needs of members of ethnic and racial minorities, the poor, women, the elderly, people of alternative lifestyles, and people with disabilities. It introduces students to concepts and factors that influence the delivery of leisure services to diverse populations.
RST 255 Ethical Issues in Sport Mgmt. (CRN 43105) Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00-3:40pm
Explores ethical issues in sport related to government, sporting opportunities, journalism and media, education, coaching, and business. Students become familiar with concepts and principles of applied ethics and gain insight into the complexity of ethical issues in sport.
RST 330 Leisure and Consumer Culture (43116)  Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30-10:50am
Examination of contemporary patterns and meanings of leisure in a consumer society. Understanding of the impact of consumption on expressions of identity, gender, social class, race and ethnicity. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Spring 2014 for a UIUC Social Sciences course , and UIUC: Western Compartv Cult course
RST 340  Facility Management in RST ( 43127) Tuesday & Thursday, 3:30-4:40pm
Basic understanding of park operations, facility design, construction, and maintenance practices; staff allocations, job analysis, contract administration, organizational structures.
RST 354 Sport Law (43118) Wednesday, 6-8:50 p.m.
A study of legal principles and their impact on the sport industry; the course examines the application of different areas of law including tort, contract, constitutional, anti-trust, and intellectual property law to professional, amateur and recreational sport.

Do you have questions about Recreation, Sport and Tourism?  Please let me know. I am happy to discuss the course offerings and the major with you!
Contact LoriKay Paden at lkpaden@illinois.edu or Contact a Peer Advisor at (217)300-3787 or Drop in 220 Huff Hall and talk to a Peer Advisor!
 
 
LoriKay Paden, CPRP
Academic Advisor
Recreation, Sport & Tourism