The SDSU major provides a sound education and offers a sufficiently wide range of courses for students who may wish to enter diverse recreation, park, or human services fields. Students who major in recreation administration at SDSU elect one of three areas of emphasis. The outdoor recreation emphasis stresses conservation, natural science, ecology and recreation administration. Society's efforts to sustain a balance between the environment and recreational use are studied. Recreation systems management stresses the effective organization, administration, and supervision of recreation, park and tourism agencies, both public and private.
Recreation therapy prepares students to work with the disabled.
It stresses elements of both psychology and social science, as well as recreation leadership skills. The Program Both the lower division core of courses and the upper division requirements for the major vary with the emphasis selected. Students take various other courses in recreation and in related fields which are directed toward developing competence in the specific emphasis. The outdoor recreation emphasis includes courses in recreation, biology, geography, geological sciences, psychology, history, and political science. Students who select the recreation systems management emphasis will learn budgeting techniques and procedures, personnel management, communication skills and facility design.