RST 441

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

This project-based course will provide students with a practical opportunity to serve a community in Illinois. This course focuses on the planning process related to outdoor recreational use of lands in the public domain and seeks to develop a deeper understanding of how to inventory, analyze, and create a strategic vision for recreational services in communities. We will build on the students' knowledge from other RST courses (e.g. RST 210: Management in RST, RST 240: Financial Resource Management, and RST 325: Leisure Service Marketing) and incorporate literature reflective of current research and past trends in leisure, psychology, sociology, urban planning, and landscape architecture.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Graduate-level coursework: This course may be taken as a 4-credit graduate level course. Graduate students enrolled in this class will be expected to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles including the development and analysis of an electronic survey that will be used to better understand the needs of the community. Prerequisite: Junior standing; or consent of instructor.