Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies, B.S.

Department of Health and Human Performance
615-904-8359
Joey Gray, program coordinator
Joey.Gray@mtsu.edu

The major in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies requires 64 hours and provides knowledge, skills, and experiences for students interested in preparing for positions in the leisure, sport, and tourism services professions. The major requires a general core accredited by NRPA. Specialized areas such as recreation administration, outdoor recreation, event planning, sport studies, and tourism studies may be created, and a minor or advised electives of approximately 15 credit hours may be chosen.

Accelerated Bachelors to Masters (ABM) Program: Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies majors can apply to participate in the ABM program. Students accepted into the program can take up to four graduate classes that count both for the B.S. in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies major AND M.S. in Leisure and Sport Management at no additional cost.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (64 hours)

LSTS 3010 - Introduction to Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies 3 credit hours
LSTS 3380 - Disabilities and Diversity in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 3530 - Program Planning in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 3540 - Facility Operations in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 3560 - Field Studies in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4540 - Organization and Administration of Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4660 - Evaluation of Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4890 - Senior Seminar in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4550 - Business Applications in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours OR
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours OR
MKT 3865 - Sports Marketing 3 credit hours
EXL 4000 - Experiential Learning Seminar 1 credit hour

LSTS Track Electives (15 hours)

LSTS 3150 - Foundations of Sport Industry 3 credit hours
LSTS 3360 - Camp and Camp Counseling 3 credit hours
LSTS 3370 - Principles of Outdoor Recreation 3 credit hours
LSTS 3390 - Tourism and Commercial Recreation 3 credit hours
LSTS 3570 - Outdoor Pursuits Education 3 credit hours
LSTS 4110 - Youth Sport Programming and Administration 3 credit hours
LSTS 4120 - Community Development through Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4130 - Sport Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4140 - Wine Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4250 - The Sport Agent 3 credit hours
LSTS 4350 - Special Event Planning 3 credit hours
LSTS 4470 - Leisure and Aging 3 credit hours
LSTS 4490 - Campus Recreation 3 credit hours
LSTS 4580 - Seminar: Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Issues 3 credit hours
LSTS 4790 - Sport and Society 3 credit hours
LSTS 4850 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Leisure and Tourism 3 credit hours
ATHC 3810 - Directing Intramurals 3 credit hours
ATHC 4800 - Administration of High School and College Athletics 3 credit hours
ATHC 4060 - Sport Psychology 3 credit hours OR
ATHC 4690 - Psychology of Coaching and Officiating 3 credit hours
BCED 4300 - Professional Meeting, Event, Exhibition, and Convention (MEEC) Management 3 credit hours
BCED 4570 - Meeting, Event, Exhibition, and Convention (MEEC) Practicum 3 credit hours

Electives (9 hours)

Advisor approved

Internship (12 hours)

LSTS 4901 - Internship in Outdoor Recreation 12 credit hours
LSTS 4902 - Internship in Recreation Administration 12 credit hours
LSTS 4903 - Internship in Sport Studies 12 credit hours
LSTS 4904 - Internship in Tourism Studies 12 credit hours

Minor/Advised Electives (15 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
LSTS 3010 - Introduction to Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies 3 credit hours
LSTS 3530 - Program Planning in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 3540 - Facility Operations in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS track courses 6 credit hours
Minor or advised elective courses 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

LSTS 3560 - Field Studies in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 3380 - Disabilities and Diversity in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4540 - Organization and Administration of Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4660 - Evaluation of Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4890 - Senior Seminar in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS track courses 9 credit hours
Advisor-approved elective 3 credit hours
LSTS 4550 - Business Applications in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours OR
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours OR
MKT 3865 - Sports Marketing 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

EXL 4000 - Experiential Learning Seminar 1 credit hour
Advisor-approved electives 6 credit hours
Minor or advised elective courses 9 credit hours
LSTS 4901 - Internship in Outdoor Recreation 12 credit hours OR
LSTS 4902 - Internship in Recreation Administration 12 credit hours OR
LSTS 4903 - Internship in Sport Studies 12 credit hours OR
LSTS 4904 - Internship in Tourism Studies 12 credit hours

Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (64 hours)

LSTS Track Electives (15 hours)

Electives (9 hours)

Internship (12 hours)

Minor/Advised Electives (15 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours