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Susan Wilson, chair
Kenneth Cohen, graduate coordinator
Jacqueline Dyke, online therapeutic recreation graduate coordinator
Professional Studies Building, Room 2213
607-753-4941
Fax: 607-753-5982
Email: rpls@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/rec

School of Professional Studies

Faculty

Kenneth Cohen, Jacqueline Dyke, N. Qwynne Lackey, Jason Page, Mark Roark, Sharon Todd, Esther VanGorder, Susan Wilson, Anderson Young

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section of this catalog.

Degrees and Admission Requirements

Master of Science in Recreation  

Concentrations

Management of Leisure Services
Outdoor and Environmental Education
Therapeutic Recreation (offered on campus and online)

Advanced Certificate

Therapeutic Recreation Online Graduate Certificate Program  

Departmental Information

The Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department at SUNY Cortland is the most comprehensive professional preparation program of its kind in New York state. Established in 1948, SUNY Cortland's department also is one of the oldest and most highly respected programs in the United States. Many of the most distinguished scholars and professionals in the recreation field began their careers by studying here. The curriculum further prepares students for a wide variety of career opportunities in outdoor recreation, therapeutic recreation and recreation management in diverse settings and agencies.

Special Features

• Very bright job market for recreation graduates, as predicted by the U.S. Department of Labor and as evidenced by the high employment rate (over 90 percent) of our graduates
• Nationally and internationally recognized faculty committed to students
• Opportunities for research in areas such as outdoor recreation, therapeutic recreation and recreation management
• Internship experience
• The Annual Cortland Recreation Conference — one of the premier recreation conferences in the Northeast, planned and implemented by students
• Environmental and Outdoor Education Center in the Adirondacks
• Direct credit agreement with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
• Home to the Inclusive Recreation Resource Center and the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors 
• Opportunities for international study
• Graduate assistantships, available on a competitive basis

Programs

• Recreation [REC] M.S.
• Therapeutic Recreation Online Graduate Certificate Program [CT_TR]

Courses

• EDU 515 - Leisure Education

• EDU 568 - Environmental and Outdoor Education
• REC 503 - Campus Recreation Programming and Administration
• REC 508 - Leisure Services for Older Adults
• REC 509 - Human Resource Management in Leisure Services
• REC 516 - Tourism and Events Planning
• REC 520 - Youth Development through Recreation
• REC 527 - Cultural Events
• REC 528 - Corporate Events
• REC 529 - Special Topics in Recreation and Leisure Studies
• REC 530 - Therapeutic Recreation Process I: Assessment
• REC 531 - Inclusive Outdoor Education
• REC 532 - Therapeutic Recreation in the Schools
• REC 533 - Therapeutic Recreation Process II: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
• REC 535 - Therapeutic Recreation Interventions I
• REC 536 - Therapeutic Recreation Interventions II
• REC 538 - Design and Administration of Therapeutic Recreation Services
• REC 541 - Sites and Facilities
• REC 544 - Commercial and Entrepreneurial Recreation
• REC 545 - Adirondack Park Policies and Issues
• REC 546 - Legal Aspects of Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services
• REC 549 - Natural Resource Recreation Policy and Management
• REC 553 - Practicum in Inclusive Recreation Services
• REC 560 - Camp and Outdoor Program Administration
• REC 565 - Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll: Introduction to Aberrant Recreation
• REC 569 - Environmental and Cultural Interpretation
• REC 570 - Outdoor Education Practicum
• REC 574 - Outdoor Pursuits Education and Leadership
• REC 600 - Survey of the Recreation and Leisure Profession
• REC 601 - Recreation Research and Evaluation I
• REC 602 - Recreation Research and Evaluation II
• REC 603 - Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives of Recreation and Leisure
• REC 604 - Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
• REC 605 - Fieldwork in Recreation
• REC 606 - Recreation Internship
• REC 607 - Therapeutic Recreation Internship
• REC 610 - Wilderness and American Culture
• REC 611 - Background Readings in Outdoor Education
• REC 629 - Special Topics in Recreation and Leisure Studies
• REC 640 - Recreation Resource Management
• REC 676 - Wilderness Leadership Education
• REC 677 - Belize Inclusive Recreation Project
• REC 678 - Expeditionary Learning Practicum
• REC 683 - Comprehensive Examination in Recreation and Leisure Studies
• REC 684 - Master's Thesis
• REC 685 - Master's Project
• REC 697 - Extension of Graduate Culminating Activity
• REC 698 - Research in Recreation
• REC 699 - Independent Study in Recreation

• SAB 676 - International Wilderness Leadership Education

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