Recreation, park, and leisure studies

Recreation, park, and leisure studies is a growing field with an increasing demand for high-quality, well-trained, dedicated professionals. Students may focus on working with youth in urban settings, with persons in wilderness settings, adults in a park and recreation sports program, or in the growing tourism and adventure vacation business. This well-designed, research-based program emphasizes program planning, needs assessment, business management, and economics, as well as education and human development theories.

Degree programs

• B.S. in recreation, park, and leisure studies
• B.S. in sport management
• M.A. in recreation, park, and leisure studies
• M.Ed. in recreation, park, and leisure studies
• Ph.D. in education with emphasis in recreation, park, and leisure studies

Research

• The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport

• Recent Ph.D. research