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Curriculum

Each student in the American Humanics program will have an entrance interview with the Campus Director to plan a course of study that will meet the nationally specified level of competency required to earn the AH certificate. The following curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of the majority of AH students. The Campus Director will work with each student to determine if other coursework or relevant life experience can meet some of the competencies.

AMERICAN HUMANICS CORE CLASSES

RCSM 150 Introduction to Nonprofit Management (3)
RCSM 462 American Humanics Management Institute (1)

INTERNSHIP

Students must complete a minimum 300 hours internship through their major department or enroll in RCSM 493.  All internships applied to the AH program must be approved by the Campus Director.

American Humanics Professional Courses

Youth and Adult Development 
(Select One Course)
FCS 103 Human Development within the Family Context
PSY 266 Developmental Psychology
PSY 362 Psychology of Personality
EDPSY 221 Developmental Psychology
EPSY 202 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
EPSY 342 Growth and Development of the Young Child
ITE 489 Adult Learners in Higher Education and Training
RCSM 473 Leisure and Aging
FCS 237 Child Development
FCS 238 Adolescent Development 
FCS 436 Parent Education
SOWK 240  Family and Child Welfare
SOWK 281 Human Development and Ecological Systems

Human Resource Development and Supervision 

(Select One Course)
MGMT 301 Survey of Management (Non-Business Majors)
BUS 371 Management and Organizational Behavior (Business Majors)
ITE 276 Characteristics of Human Resource Development
PSCI 426 Government Personnel Management
PSCI 429 Organizational Theory and Behavior
RCSM 331 Management in Recreation & Sport Management II 

Financial Management

(Select One Course)
ACCT 200 Survey of Accounting
RCSM 334 Financial Management in Recreation and Sport Management
BUS 201 Principles of Accounting (Business Majors)
PSCI 432 Financial Administration
COMM 414R Grant Proposal Writing

Program Planning

(Select One Course)
RCSM 136 &136L Activity Planning in Recreation and Sport Management
RCSM 236 Fundamentals of Group Leadership
HLTH 424 Health Promotion Planning
ITE 369 Developing Occupational and Training Programs
PSCI 330 Introduction to Public Administration
SOWK 390  Social Welfare Policy
WS 450 Student Activism in Theory and Practice

Marketing

Marketing 301 Introduction to Marketing (Non-Business Majors only)
BUS 361 Principles of Marketing (Business Majors only)
RCSM 420  Marketing Applications in Recreation and Sport Management

In addition to the marketing requirement, the following course is highly recommended:
Marketing 310 Marketing for Non-Profit and Service Organizations