Youth Services Administration
Department Information
Department of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
College of Education and Allied Studies
Office: Kinesiology and Physical Education Bldg. 130
Phone: (510) 885-3043
Professor
Melany A. Spielman, Ph.D. University of Oregon
Program Information
The programs in Youth Services Administration are intended to prepare students for roles of professional leadership in voluntary youth and human services organizations. These organizations include, but are not limited to: American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys Clubs, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire, 4-H, Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts, Junior Achievement, YMCA, and YWCA.
Students pursuing a baccalaureate degree may have the program recorded on their records as a minor; those who have no degree objective can receive a certificate for completion of the program. A person may not receive both the minor and the certificate.
Minor Requirements
The minor consists of 36-44 units and must be part of a baccalaureate degree.
- Core Requirement (16 units)
- REC 2200 Programming in Leisure Services (4)
- REC 4100 Professional Issues in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism (4)
- SOC 3700 Introduction to Social Services (4)
- REC 2500 Service Learning in Leadership, Hospitality and Leisure (1-4)
- SOC 4718 Field Practicum (4)
- Management Requirement (4 units)
One of the following:- MGMT 3600 Theories of Management (4)
- PUAD 4830 Organization Theory and Human Behavior (4)
- REC 4000 Administration and Budgeting in Recreation (4)
- Communication Requirement (4-12 units, including completion of the University Writing Skills Requirement, UWSR)
One of the following:- COMM 1000 Public Speaking (or 2400) (4)
- COMM 1004 Interpersonal Communication (4)
- COMM 3411 Argumentation and Debate (4)
- COMM 3510 Small Group Communication (4)
- COMM 4830 Intercultural Communication (4)
- ENGL 3005 Study of Language (4)
- Human Understanding Requirements (12 units)
- One of the following (4 units):
- ES 1001 Ethnic Experience in America I: Minorities (4)
- ES 2200 Introduction to Latino/a Studies (4)
- ES 1300 Introduction to Native American Studies (4)
- ES 2100 Blacks in the Americas (4)
- ES 3105 African American Identity (4)
- ES 3305 Contemporary American Indian Life (4)
- SOC 3520 Sociology of Minority Groups (4)
- One of the following (4 units):
- ES 4290 Latino Politics and Public Policy (4)
- REC 1000 Introduction Recreation (4)
- SOC 4450 Urban Sociology (4)
- One of the following (4 units):
- HDEV 4400 Adolescence (4)
- SOC 3410 Sociology of the Family (4)
- One of the following (4 units):
Certificate Program
The certificate program in Youth Services Administration consists of the same 36 units as the Youth Services Administration minor, but may be earned without a degree.
