History : Recreation Department was established in 2012 and opened to the students at the 2013-2014 Academic Year.
Qualification Awarded : Bachelor Degree in Recreation

Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) : First Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements : To have a high school and a balanced school diploma and to get enough points from the relevant field of the Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS) made by the Center for Measurement, Selection and Placement (OSYM) and to get enough points from the talent exam.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) : Students enrolled in the program and those who come in the horizontal and vertical transitions can be exempted from the courses they have achieved in the higher education institutions they have already studied. Also; An exemption examination is opened at the eginning of each academic year for the foreign language course and the proposals of the relevant committees and the courses approved by the Senate. Students who score 65 or more on the exemption exam are exempt from these courses.

However, the computer and the plans for training programs in English, German exemption exam is held at the beginning of each
academic semester for the courses. Students, who are expected to take examinations in these courses have the right qualifications.
Students who take the exam and pass the course will be exempt from the related course.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations : Successful completion of all courses in the program (for a total of 240 ECTS) and having a weighted GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 is a necessary condition for graduation.
Profile of The Programme : Recreation, recreational sports industry, sports physiology, sports management, communication, motor learning, motor skills, tourism, kinesiology, sports for health, an interdisciplinary field of sport psychology and program development issues.
Recreation division courses in all parts of Physical Education and Sports schools as well as in other parts of the university is located. Recreation Department began teaching in the academic year 2013-2014. Part more than one foreign language skills, creative and high-quality student training as well as free time activities, aims at planning. Episode students in business, economics, communications and tourism to qualified education. Recreation division, offers courses which enable students to the theoretical and practical knowledge.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples : Ministry of Youth and Sport and and affiliates, Municipalities, Fitness and Sports Centres, Rekreational Tourism Sector, Public Education Centres, Universities, Factories, Hospitals
Access to Further Studies : Upon successful completion of undergraduate studies and take note of the current candidates ALES provided that
they have sufficient English language skills can study in their fields or graduate programs in related fields.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading : Evaluation criteria for each course is determined by the faculty member who is teaching the course and this evaluation criteria is available on the University Course Information Catalogue. The students are required to take at least one midterm and one final exam in the scope of each enrolled course. In addition to these, quizzes, homeworks, presentations, projects etc. are determined by the faculty member to be involved in the evaluation criteria. At the end of the year, the grades of the students are calculated by the combination of midterm and final exam grades, in-year activities and participation in class. When passing grade is determined, midterm exam is 40% and final exam is 60% effective. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. The note that the student gets when calculating the success grade is converted to the letter grade in the relative system. The student must receive at least CC letter grades to be successful in a course. Students with a GANO score of at least 2.00 (DC) and (DD) are considered to be successful in grades. Students who do not have a failed course, but whose GANO is below 2.00, must first take the courses (DC) and (DD) to get their GANOs above 2.00 in order to graduate.
Graduation Requirements : Successful completion of all courses in the program (totaling 240 ECTS) and having a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 is a necessary condition for graduation
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) : Full-time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent : Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Hamdi Alper GÜRNGÖMÜŞ e-mail: hamdialper@gmail.com 0236 231 3002
Asst. Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Cem Dinç e-mail: scem.dinc@gmail.com 0236 231 3002
Facilities : Celal Bayar University, Provincial Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality and
Sports Faculty facilities are used.