Career Opportunities

The Recreation and Leisure Studies major prepares students to work as leaders, coordinators, and supervisors who can manage a wide range of recreation and leisure service agencies. The interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum leads to recreation career opportunities in parks, playgrounds, schools, child care centers, hospitals, youth clubs, health clubs, YM/YWCAs, corporations, and commercial leisure ventures. The commercial recreation venture, such as hotels, resorts and tourist agencies, is a growing area for employment opportunities. The field of theraeutic recreation offers careers in hospitals, retirement homes, prisons, rehabilitation centers and the community.

The Recreation and Leisure Studies minor enables students to concentrate their coursework in municipal, commercial or therapeutic recreation. The Travel and Tourism minor prepares students to work in the travel industry, convention planning, hotel management, and special events production.