UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Physical Education
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester II - Allied Subject II - Recreation and Camping

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

RECREATION:

Unit I

i. Meaning and Definition of recreation.

ii. Scope and Significance of recreation.

Unit II

i. Agencies providing recreation. (Municipal Agencies, public, private, voluntary, youth serving Agencies.)

ii. Rural, Urban community and industrial recreation.

Unit III

Types of recreational activities, indoor and outdoor games, leadership in recreation.

CAMPING:

Unit IV

i. Scope and Significance of camping.

ii. Types of camps, selection and lay out of camp sites.

Unit V

i. Organisation and administration of camps (camp programme and activities).

ii. Leadership and supervision.

iii. Evaluation of camp work.

Reference Books:

1. Ford, H.G. Recreation in the American community, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1953.

2. Butler GD. Introduction of Community Recreation McGraw - Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1949.

3. Royappa, D.J. and Govind Rajulu, L.K. Camping and Education, Jupiter Press Private Ltd, Madras, 1973.

4. Rubin, R. Book of Camping, N.V. Assn Press, 1949.

5. Torkildsen, G.Leisure and 'recreation Management, E.& F.N. Span Ltd., New York, 1986.