The Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy offers undergraduate and master’s degrees in two academic programs. Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies offers undergraduate majors and minors in Outdoor Recreation & Education and Recreation Management, as well as a master’s degree in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies with concentrations in Outdoor Recreation & Education, Recreation Management, and Campus Recreation. Coaching, Health & Physical Education offers undergraduate majors in Health & Physical Education and Physical Activity & Sport Coaching, as well as master’s degrees in Coaching Education, and Soccer Coaching Education. The department is also home to the Physical Activity & Wellness program, which offers a variety of activity-based courses intended to promote health and wellness through participation in physical activity and recreational sport. Finally, the department offers certificate programs in Ecotourism and Festivals, Events & Entertainment Management, as well as minors in Outdoor Recreation & Education, Recreation Management, and Coaching.
Featured in the Athenaeum: Nina Adjanin, a doctoral student in Instructional Technology, studied surging glaciers with a research team from University of Scotland and Norway University.
Featured in the Athenaeum: Vlatko Andonovski, who completed his master’s degree in Soccer Coaching Education in 2018, is head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team.
June 03, 2020
June 01, 2020
Sarah Murphy, a Recreation and Sport Pedagogy senior, collected over 100 business cards from working professionals at this year’s Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) Conference and Trade Show.
June 01, 2020
Alan Rousseau and his climbing partner became the first-ever alpinists to reach the 6,940-meter west face summit of Tengi Ragi Tau in the Nepal Himalayas. Rousseau got his master’s in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies.
“Black Women’s Academic and Professional Experiences” will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Students are gaining new skills in the Patton College of Education’s Coaching Strength & Conditioning class, which Professor Annie Olcott has adapted for a virtual environment.
