Recreation Management and Policy: Recreation Administration (M.S.)
The Recreation Administration option prepares professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to plan and administer recreation services. Postgraduate employment opportunities include directors of municipal recreation programs, YMCAs, resort programs, camps, campus/intramural sports, fitness centers, youth services agencies, and sports and recreation facilities as well as outdoor recreation planners for the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and state park systems.
Specializations are available in adaptive sports through our partnership with Northeast Passage (www.nepassage.org), or in campus recreation through our partnership with UNH Campus Recreation (http://campusrec.unh.edu/).
Applied research opportunities are available through our Applied Recreation Research Collaborative (ARRC Lab: The Applied Recreation Research Collaborative, which provides public, private, and non-profit recreation resource managers and practitioners with data-driven solutions to inform decision-making and policy.
Degree Requirements
The 30-credit Recreation Administration option consists of required and elective coursework. In consultation with a faculty adviser, students will select either a thesis or non-thesis track. Full-time students typically take two years to progress through the RA option degree requirements. If a student takes leveling courses, they may need to complete more than two years. Part-time students typically complete the program in three years.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Competencies | ||
| RMP 800 | Concepts of Recreation and Leisure | 3 |
| RMP 806 | Recreation Administration and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Required Research Competencies | ||
| RMP 998 | Special Topics (Research Methods) | 3 |
| SW 962 | Data Analysis and Statistics | 3 |
| or EDUC 881 | Introduction to Statistics: Inquiry, Analysis, and Decision Making | |
| Capstone Course (choose 1 track) | 6 | |
| Thesis Track: | ||
| Master's Thesis (Sections I & II - 6 cr total) | ||
| Non-Thesis Track: | ||
| Independent Study (counts as elective course for non-thesis track; can take twice) | ||
| Colloquium Seminar | ||
| Elective Courses in RMP Dept (Thesis track takes 4 electives; Non-thesis track takes 5 electives. Both tracks may also take electives outside Dept) | 12 | |
| Recreation Resource Management | ||
| Adaptive Sports and Recreation Facilitation | ||
| Camp Administration and Leadership | ||
| Aging, Advocacy, and Active Learning | ||
| Program Administration in Recreational Sport | ||
| Theories of Youth Development | ||
| Management and Design of Recreation and Park Facilities | ||
| Law and Public Policy in Leisure Services | ||
| Entrepreneurial and Commercial Recreation | ||
| Non-Profit Administration and Leadership | ||
| Fund Development and Grantwriting | ||
| Graduate Internship | ||
| Teaching Practicum | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Options Outside of RMP Department (not all-inclusive list): | ||
| Exploration in Entrepreneurial Management | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| Organizations, Leadership, and Environments | ||
| The Social Power of Leadership in the 21 Century | ||
| Managerial Decision Making | ||
| Marketing/Building Customer Value | ||
| Economics of Competition | ||
| Creating Winning Strategies | ||
| Introduction to the Health Services Industry | ||
| Health Analytics | ||
| Health Content and Youth Risk Behaviors | ||
| Inclusive Teaching Through Sport | ||
| Social Issues in Contemporary Sports | ||
| Athletic Administration | ||
| Sport Marketing | ||
| Advanced Topics in Coaching | ||
| Psychological Factors in Sport | ||
| Therapeutic Applications of Adventure Programming | ||
| Inclusion in Physical Education | ||
| Psych Factors of Adventure Ed | ||
| Historical Foundations of Outdoor Experiential Education | ||
| Program Models and Evaluation in Outdoor Education | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Social and Behavioral Health | ||
| Policy and Practice of Community Health Assessment | ||
| Health Education and Promotion | ||
| Health and the Built Environment | ||
| Public Health Economics | ||
| Ecotourism: Managing for the Environment | ||
| Social Impact Assessment | ||
| Topics in Community Planning | ||
| Social Conflict | ||
| Implications of Race, Culture, and Oppression for Social Work Practice | ||
| Introduction to Addiction: Assessment and Intervention | ||