According to the University of Arkansas Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation Department, "The undergraduate program in recreation and sport management prepares professionals for a variety of career opportunities in the fields of recreation and sport management. Career opportunities include positions of park and recreation directors for a city, fitness center managers, state and national park managers, camp administrators, sport marketers, sport administrators or work at YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, or other youth-serving agencies.
Graduates of this program should be well-prepared to enter the recreational work force at an entry level position or pursue graduate studies in such areas as recreation management, sport management, or other allied-health professional schools.
Examples of concentrations of study include, but are not limited to:
- sport management
- public recreation
- children and family
- fitness club management
- commercial recreation
- correctional recreation
- outdoor leadership
- youth at risk
- outdoor recreation
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| Outdoor ability | Physical fitness |
| Oral and written communication | Public speaking |
| People skills | Endurance |
| Work independently & in groups | Organize activities |
| Follow-through skills | Remaining objective |
| Outdoor ability | Physical fitness |
| Oral and written communication | Public speaking |
