Department of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management

Clifton E. Watts, Jr., Chair
Stacy Warner, Graduate Program Director (Recreation Sciences and Sport Management, MS)

The Department of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management offers a Master of Science in Recreation Sciences and Sport Management with three concentrations – Recreation Management, Recreational Therapy Administration, and Sport Management. The program is designed for individuals employed in or seeking employment in a diverse range of settings. The concentration in Recreation Management prepares students for positions in multiple settings including community parks and recreation, recreation resource management, recreation sports management, and travel and tourism. The concentration in Recreational Therapy Administration (RTA) provides advanced education for clinical, administrative, and research positions in recreational therapy and healthcare-related careers. Individuals pursuing the RTA concentration who do not meet national certification requirements upon admission will be required to take supplemental course work while enrolled in the graduate program. The concentration in sport management offers innovative training in sport administration, marketing, finance, leadership, legal aspects, and contemporary sport issues to prepare students for careers in collegiate, community, professional, and nonprofit sport settings.

Information about the Department of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management is available on the department website.

Programs

Accelerated

Certificate

Master’s

Recreation Sciences and Sport Management, MS

Courses

Recreation Sciences

Recreation Sciences Banked Courses

Recreational Therapy

Sport Management