Recreation and Leisure Studies

Therapeutic Recreation Concentration for the Graduate Program

The Therapeutic Recreation (TR) concentration provides graduate students with academic courses and field and research experiences that meet the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) standards. However, there is additional elective course work that may be necessary to be able to sit for the national certification examination such as anatomy and physiology, abnormal psychology and developmental psychology. Students are prepared to address the recreation and leisure needs of those with disabilities from a life course, developmental perspective. The College at Brockport´s TR graduates have filled rewarding positions in hospitals and clinical settings, adult retirement communities, camps for individuals with physical and mental illnesses, and other similar service facilities.

Recreation and Leisure Studies Graduate Core: 24 Credits		Credits
MTH 541	Statistical Methods I or equivalent	3
REL 600	Philosophical Analysis of Leisure	3
REL 602	Social and Psychological Analysis of Leisure Behavior	3
REL 610	Advanced Program Design and Evaluation	3
REL 715	Seminar: Research Design	3
REL 796	Internship in Administration or Guided Graduate Elective	3
REL 797	Research Project	6
or
REL 798	Thesis	6
or
Two additional graduate REL courses		6
Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis: 6 Credits
REL 612	Assessment and Evaluation of TR Services	3
REL 613	Administration of TR Services	3
Guided Graduate Elective: 3 Credits
A minimum of one graduate course related to either the core or the area of emphasis is chosen with the approval of the academic advisor.		3