BS in Recreation: Recreation Management

Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University’s recreation management concentration is designed to prepare you for a leadership or administrative role in a public, nonprofit, commercial or recreational sport organization. This program allows you the flexibility to take courses from throughout the University to provide you with knowledge for many of the different fields of recreation. This program does not require a minor.Many of the classes in the recreation management concentration are based on service learning, which means you will be engaged in programs and services throughout the Kalamazoo area that will allow you to learn while you work. Students are engaged in organizing and administering events for Kalamazoo City Parks and Recreation, Kalamazoo County Parks and other agencies.As a recreation management student you are required to complete a 225-hour practicum experience. This experience gives you the opportunity to see if you want to enter the field. Upon completion of your coursework, you will be required to complete a 600-hour internship with an agency anywhere in the world.

College of Education and Human Development