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Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (MS)

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Degree Requirements

Required Courses15
Conceptual Foundations of Recreation
Statistical Methods For Researchers I *
Research Methods in Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Master's Thesis Research
Elective Courses15
"Elective Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 30 total hours (see "Suggested Electives" listed below)
Total Hours30
*

Students have the option to take ³§°ÕÌý511 or above coursework in Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences approved in conjunction with the academic committee.

Suggested Electives 

Select a minimum of five elective courses:15
´¡±·°ÕÌý531Tourism, Culture and Anthropology3
´¡±·°ÕÌý533Anthropology of Ecotourism and Heritage Conservation3
COM 536/798Seminar in Environmental Communication3
COM 562/798Communication and Social Change3
¶Ù¶Ù±·Ìý779Human Use of the Urban Landscape3
·¡°ä³ÒÌý540Economic Development3
·¡°ä±õÌý709Special Problems In Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary STEM and Environmental Learning in Informal Settings)3
·¡¶ÙÌý711Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II3
·¡±·³ÒÌý626Advanced Writing for Empirical Research3
¹ó°¿¸éÌý595Special Topics (Environmental Justice and Decision Making)1-6
³Ò±õ³§Ìý510Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Science and Technology3
³Ò±õ³§Ìý520Spatial Problem Solving3
HI/ANT 587Cultural Resource Management3
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý593Special Topics in Atmospheric Science (Climate Communication)1-6
±·¸éÌý595Special Topics in Natural Resources (Conserving Urban Biodiversity)1-6
NR 400/500Natural Resource Management4
NR 460/560Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy3
±Ê´¡Ìý515Research Methods and Analysis3
±Ê´¡Ìý536Management of Nonprofit Organizations3
±Ê´¡Ìý715Quantitative Policy Analysis3
±Ê´¡Ìý771Seminar on Nonprofit Organizations3
PRT 595/795Special Topics In Recreation Resources (Social Science Research Methods in Natural Resources)1-6
±Ê¸é°ÕÌý555Environmental Impacts of Recreation and Tourism3
±Ê¸é°ÕÌý795Special Topics in Recreation Resources (Advanced qualitative research methods)1-6
±Ê³§³ÛÌý584Advanced Developmental Psychology3
³§°¿°äÌý711Research Methods In Sociology I3
³§°¿°äÌý791Special Topics In Sociology (Seminar in Environmental Sociology)1-6
³§°ÕÌý503Fundamentals of Linear Models and Regression3
³§°ÕÌý505Applied Nonparametric Statistics3
³§°ÕÌý507Statistics For the Behavioral Sciences I3
³§°ÕÌý5083
³§°ÕÌý511Statistical Methods For Researchers I3
³§°ÕÌý512Statistical Methods For Researchers II 3
³§°ÕÌý590Special Topics (Applied Bayesian Analysis)1-6
³§°ÕÌý7113
³§°ÕÌý715Theory Of Sampling Applied To Survey Design3
³§°ÕÌý7443

Faculty

Professors

  • Carla Barbieri
  • Jason Bocarro, Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership with a Global Perspective
  • Myron Floyd, Dean
  • Aaron Hipp
  • Corey Johnson, Karla A. Henderson Distinguished Professor
  • Michael Kanters
  • Yu-Fai Leung, Director of Graduate Program
  • Duarte Morais
  • Rasul Mowatt, Department Head
  • Erin Seekamp, Goodnight Distinguished Professor

Associate Professors

  • Kyle Bunds
  • Jonathan Casper
  • Bethany Cutts
  • Michael Edwards
  • Whitney Knollenberg
  • Lincoln Larson
  • Kathryn Stevenson
  • Jelena Vukomanovic

Assistant Professor

  • Bryan Clift

Teaching Professors

  • Perver Baran
  • Kimberly Bush, Associate Department Head

Teaching Associate Professors

  • Edwin Lindsay
  • Stacy Supak
  • Laura Tateosian