Youth and Family Recreation - Brigham Young University - Provo

Youth and Family Recreation from Brigham Young University - Provo is a Campus Master Youth Services degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Program Purpose The Youth and Family Recreation Masters Program serves students by providing a spiritually enriching, stimulating, and rigorous educational environment that fosters analytical, problem solving, and writing skills related to strengthening youth and families through wholesome recreation. The scholarly focus of the program requires students to work closely with graduate faculty members in a mentored environment in designing, conducting, and disseminating quality research that contributes to the body of knowledge in family leisure and other related disciplines. Graduates of the program are well equipped to pursue advanced degrees and are active engaged lifelong learners with the ability to think critically and creatively, behave ethically, and contribute to their chosen professions and to society. Expected Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the graduate program in Youth and Family Recreation, students will meet the Aims of a BYU Education by being able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to gain knowledge, understanding, and insight through the use and production of quality research that contributes to the body of knowledge, community, and world. (Intellectually Enlarging, Lifelong Learning and Service, Character Building) 2. Demonstrate the ability to apply theoretical knowledge, understanding, and insight related to youth, family, and leisure in practical situations, services , and programs in the home, community, and world. (Intellectually Enlarging, Lifelong Learning and Service, Character Building) 3. Demonstrate academic and personal integrity as well as excellence in oral and written communication. (Character Building, Intellectually Enlarging) 4. Demonstrate their moral character, spiritual insight, and commitment to serve and learn through their Christ-like action towards others in personal, professional, and academic settings. (Character Building, Learning and Service, Spiritually Strengthening) 5. Communicate a strengthening of their testimonies of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ particularly as it relates to ?The Family: A Proclamation to the World? and strengthening youth and families through wholesome recreation. (Spiritually Strengthening, Learning and Service) View more details on Brigham Young University - Provo, UT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Youth Services courses.