Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
The occupation Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary covers people who teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Expect to initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. The strongest interest signal is Social (7.0 of 7), then Investigative (4.7) and Conventional, which gives it the code SIC. Plan on graduate school and often five years or more of related experience; O*NET labels this extensive preparation. Strength in speaking, instructing, and writing helps most here. You may also need to prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. It tends to suit people who want helping, teaching or caring for people, and it offers little for anyone seeking leading, persuading and making business decisions.
What they do
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Main tasks
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Skills
- Speaking
- Instructing
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
- Active Listening
Who this career fits
May suit you if
- You get energy from helping other people move forward.
- You enjoy working out why something happens, not just what happened.
- You are prepared for graduate-level study and a long training path.
- You are comfortable relying on speaking and instructing.
May not suit you if
- You find a full day of dealing with people draining.
- You want to be working in the field within the next few years.
Interest profile
O*NET rates each occupation from 1 to 7 on six interest types. The code SIC takes the three highest, and Social comes first here.
Preparation
Extensive preparation. Many jobs here need graduate study, and people often spend five years or more building specialist experience.
Most-reported requirement in the O*NET survey: Doctoral Degree. This reflects what workers reported most often and is not a legal minimum. Licensing rules can differ by state or industry, so confirm what applies where you plan to work.
Also called
- Adjunct Professor
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
- Health and Human Performance Professor
- Health and Physical Education Professor (HPE Professor)
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