M.A. in recreation, park and leisure studies sample program (plan B) with an emphasis in sport management

Developed by Dr. Bruce Anderson

Required Program: 30 credits minimum

GPA: A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 is required to maintain good standing and to graduate

Major: 14 credits minimum with REC prefix

Required courses:

• REC 5101—Foundations of Recreation, 3 cr.
• REC 5111—Sport Facilities, 3 cr.
• REC 5461—Foundations of Sport Management, 3 cr.
• REC 5511—Women in Sport and Leisure, 3 cr.
• REC 5801—Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation, 4 cr.
• REC 5981—Research Methodology in Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport, 3 cr.
• REC 6796—Practicum: In Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies, 1-9 cr.
• REC 8390—Seminar: Administrative Problems in Recreation and Parks, 3 cr.
• REC 8980—Graduate Research Seminar in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies, 1-3 cr.
• REC 8995—Research Problems in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies, 1-4 cr.

Recommended courses: (or required- depending on student needs)

• REC 5511—Women in Sport and Leisure, 3 cr.
• REC 6796—Practicum: Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies, 3-9 cr.
• REC 8390—Seminar: Administrative Problems in Leisure Services and Therapeutic Recreation, 3 cr.

Required course:
6 credit minimum in one or more related fields (not REC prefix)

• EPSY 5260—Statistics, 4 cr.

Recommended:

• BLAW 5088—Law of Personal and Real Property, 2 cr.
• CI 5952—The Everyday Lives of Youth, 3 cr.
• ECON 5821—Public Economies, 3 cr.
• EDPA 5701—American Higher Education, 3 cr.
• EDPA 8304—Leadership and Ethics, 3 cr.
• EDPA 8724—Strategic Planning in Higher Education, 3 cr.
• IR 5021—Systems of Conflict Relation, 4 cr.
• IR 8040—Seminar: Organizational Theory, 3 cr.
• JOUR 8001—Studies in Mass Communication, 3 cr.
• JOUR 8211—Seminar: Advertising Research, 3 cr.
• KIN 5126—Sport Psychology, 3 cr.
• KIN 5371—Sport and Society, 3 cr.
• KIN 5725—Organization and Management of PE and Sport, 3 cr.
• KIN 8122—Seminar: Sport Psychology, 3 cr.
• MGMT 5004—Negotiations, 2 cr.
• MGMT 5050—Management of Innovation and Change, 2 cr.
• MGMT 5101—Advanced Topic, 4 cr.
• MKTG 8811—Seminar: Consumer Behavior, 4 cr.
• SPCH 5261—Communicative Processes in Electronic Media, 3 cr.
• SPCY 5431—The Process of Persuasion, 3 cr.
• YOST 5031—Youth in the World, 3 cr.
• YOST 5234—Youth Agencies, Organizations, Service Systems, 3 cr.
• YOST 5291—Independent Study in Youth Studies, 1-8 cr.

The courses in the related fields area will be selected by the student and the adviser, subject to the adviser's approval. These will be selected according to the student's prior academic background and future career goals. Access to graduate level courses in related fields may be limited by prerequisites and demand.

Revised August 2002