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Recreation Management Major
About the Program
Are you a visionary leader who excels in organization & communication? If you’ve envisioned yourself leading people in a more contemporary business setting, Recreation Management may be the major you’re looking for. This major will allow you to develop & perfect skills specific to recreation, such as:

•    Programming Assessments 
•    Risk Management 
•    Developing Systematic Hiring, Training, & Retention Programs
•    Performance Evaluations
•    Marketing Techniques
•    Budgeting
•    Funding Opportunities such as Grant-Writing
•    Setting Goals & Objectives
•    Interpersonal Skills 
•    And more…!

The coursework in this major is offered within many other academic departments, such as Business, Psychology, Economics, Philosophy, Communication, and Journalism. As such, the major is very academically rigorous and allows you to customize your experience.

Check out the details!

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Bruce Martin
Program Coordinator, Recreation Management
Patton College of Education and Human Services
Grover Center, E150
Athens, OH 45701
740.593.4647
martinc2@ohio.edu

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