9 courses with the subject REC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
REC 117Outdoor Equipment Maintenance1
“real world” experience in the areas of leisure, recreation, Course will familiarize students with techniques required to and sports management. During this internship, students will work in a business, organization, program, or facility of manage, maintain, and repair outdoor equipment. Students their choice based on their career interests. This internship will examine various types of outdoor equipment focusing is considered to be the highlight and culmination of the on the anatomy and function, maintenance concerns, and degree program. (Prerequisites: REC 101 and REC 150 or repair techniques for each. Hands on experience will be permission of instructor. Cross-listed as SPM 201.) provided. (Prerequisite: WRL students only)
An overview of wilderness recreation as a career choice and an in-depth look at job and educational opportunities Introduces navigation techniques using GPS, USGS map, in the field. Students will investigate current job openings, compass, and digital maps. Covers a brief explanation of develop a resume package, research college transfer global positioning system along with basic skills necessary options, assess personal and professional needs, for route-planning and navigating in the backcountry. practice interview skills, and explore professional training Basic skills include interpreting topographical map terrain, opportunities. (Prerequisites: REC 240 or permission of integrating compass and map, configuring a handheld recreational GPS device, and transferring data between instructor) 130 BACK
backcountry use, outdoor leadership, and introduction of fundamental outdoor skills. This Sports and Events Management Program Internship is designed as an opportunity for the students to get practical
Forty-hour workplace experience designed to allow students to explore potential career options, apply theoretical classroom principles to real world work environment, and develop interpersonal, leadership and other prerequisite management skills. Depending on their chosen field and/or workplace setting, students may experience varying levels of responsibility for administrative tasks, support functions, or front-line service. (Prerequisites: 2nd semester standing in Sports & Events Management or Wilderness Recreation Leadership Program and approval of Program Chair/ Director)
Prepares students to sit for NYS Guide License s Exam offered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). All students will prepare for the general guide exam and may choose to prepare for additional testing in the following areas: hiking, camping, canoeing, rock-climbing, ice climbing, whitewater rafting and canoeing, hunting and fishing. Exam preparation may vary according to the above mentioned discipline options.
This course introduces students to backpacking and canoe expeditioning with an emphasis on safety management and minimum impact techniques. In a supervised, experiential setting, students learn and practice wilderness living skills and expedition leadership. Outdoor industry standards and professionalism are emphasized as students assist in expedition preparations and execution. (Prerequisite: C or better in the following courses – PSY 105; REC 115; PED 167; HED 160; overall cumulative average of 2.0 or higher; successful completion of 15 credits)
REC 249 is a three-phase course that includes: 1) instruction and practical experience in various areas of winter expedition planning, 2) an expedition to enable participants to practice winter field skills and leadership, and 3) a post-trip wrap-up, evaluation process and slideshow development. (Prerequisite: REC 240 and permission of instructor)
Introduces philosophical foundations of wilderness and fundamentals of wilderness area allocation and management. Course explores history of wilderness in the U.S. as well as current wilderness issues on a regional, national and global scale. Topics include wilderness values, legislation, principles of management, recreational impacts, threats to wilderness, and Adirondack Wilderness. (Prerequisites: REC 240 or permission of instructor).
