Program Overview

Parks and Recreation Management, M.S.

The M.S. in Parks and Recreation Management requires 30 credit hours for the Community Recreation Management Concentration and 36-39 credit hours for the Recreational Therapy Concentration.

Overview

The student, after discussing career goals with his/her advisor, may choose either the thesis or non-thesis option. If the student selects the non-thesis option, the advisor will determine (based on amount of professional experience) whether the student completes a project, an internship, or a combination of a project and an internship.

Degree Program Requirements

• Required: 30-39 credit hours

Community Recreation Management Concentration

• Required: 30 credit hours
  • Required Core Courses (9 credits)
    • CTR 611: Foundations of Recreation and Parks (3 credits)
    • CTR 613: Recreation and Sport Management (3 credits)
    • CTR 646: Community Development (3 credits)
  • Management Elective (3 credits)
    • Select one course (3 credits) from the following:
      • PCS 605: Skills and Techniques of Conflict Management
      • PSC 540: Nonprofit Management and Leadership
  • Research Techniques (6 credits)
    • Select one analysis course (3 credits) from the following:
      • ERM 604: Methods of Educational Research
      • KIN 601: Applying Research to Professional Practice
    • Select one methods course (3 credits) from the following:
      • ERM 680: Intermediate Statistical Methods in Education
      • KIN 717: Qualitative Research Methods in Kinesiology
      • KIN 723: Statistical Methods for Kinesiology
  • Electives (6 credits)
    • Select two elective courses (6 credits)
  • Capstone Experience (6 credits)
    • Select 6 credits from one of the following options:
      • Internship: CTR 697: Internship in Recreation and Parks
      • Project: CTR 698: Field Project in Recreation and Parks
      • Thesis: CTR 699: Thesis
  • Total Credit Hours: 30

Recreational Therapy Concentration

• Required: 36-39 credit hours
  • Students in the Recreational Therapy concentration who do not have an undergraduate degree in recreational therapy will be required to take one of the following two courses at the undergraduate level: CTR 231 Introduction to Recreational Therapy or CTR 235 Disabling Conditions and Recreational Therapy.
  • Required Core Courses (9 credits)
    • CTR 611: Foundations of Recreation and Parks (3 credits)
    • CTR 613: Recreation and Sport Management (3 credits)
    • Select one course (3 credits) from the following:
      • CTR 646: Community Development
      • PCS 605: Skills and Techniques of Conflict Management
      • PCS 606: Organizational Conflict: Diagnostic and Intervention Tools
      • PCS 685: Resolving Conflict in Health Care Systems: Achieving Peace through Health
      • PSC 540: Nonprofit Management and Leadership
      • PSC 600: Public Administration and Management
      • PSC 604: Public Personnel Management
      • PSC 615: Human Resource Development and Performance Management
  • Recreational Therapy Concentration Courses (9 credits)
    • CTR 633: Professional Issues in Recreational Therapy (3 credits)
    • CTR 634: Advanced Procedures in Recreational Therapy (3 credits)
    • CTR 637: Advanced Interventions and Facilitation Techniques in Recreational Therapy (3 credits)
  • Research Techniques (6 credits)
    • Select one analysis course (3 credits) from the following:
      • ERM 680: Intermediate Statistical Methods in Education
      • HEA 604: Quantitative Methods
      • HHS 601: Qualitative Research Methods for Producers
      • KIN 723: Statistical Methods for Kinesiology
    • Select one methods course (3 credits) from the following:
      • ERM 604: Methods of Educational Research
      • HHS 600: Qualitative Research Methods for Consumers
      • HHS 625: Research Methods in the Health and Human Sciences
      • HHS 630: Survey Design: Health and Human Sciences
      • KIN 601: Applying Research to Professional Practice
      • SOC 616: Advanced Research Methods
  • Students with the CTRS credential (6-9 credits)
    • Select 6-9 credits from 500- to 700-level courses for a specialized line of study
  • Students without the CTRS credential (6 credits)
    • Students without the CTRS credential must complete the following two additional courses (6 credits):
      • CTR 638: Advanced Client Assessment in Recreational Therapy (3 credits)
      • CTR 639: Advanced Clinical Procedures in Recreational Therapy (3 credits)
  • Capstone Experience (6 credits)
    • Select 6 credits from one of the following options:
      • Internship: CTR 697: Internship in Recreation and Parks
      • Project: CTR 698: Field Project in Recreation and Parks
      • Internship and Project: CTR 697 and CTR 698: Internship in Recreation and Parks and Field Project in Recreation and Parks
      • Thesis: CTR 699: Thesis
  • Total Credit Hours: 36-39

Accelerated B.S. in Recreation and Parks Management to M.S. in Parks and Recreation Management

Application and Admission

Qualified UNC Greensboro undergraduate students who are pursuing the B.S. in Recreation and Parks Management may be nominated to participate in the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) by the Graduate Program Director. Students must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours with at least 30 credits and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5 at UNC Greensboro.

Courses

Admitted students may apply a maximum of 12 credits of graduate-level course work (each course carries 3 credits) from the following course list toward completion of both the undergraduate and graduate degree, provided that they earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in each course and fulfill graduate-level requirements:

• Required for both Concentrations
  • CTR 611: Foundations of Recreation and Parks (3 credits)
  • CTR 613: Recreation and Sport Management (3 credits)
• For the Community Recreation Management Concentration
  • Select two of the following:
    • CTR 615: Financing and Budgeting in Recreation and Parks
    • CTR 644: Recreation, Parks, and Health
    • CTR 646: Community Development
• For the Recreational Therapy Concentration
  • Select two of the following:
    • CTR 633: Professional Issues in Recreational Therapy
    • CTR 634: Advanced Procedures in Recreational Therapy
    • CTR 637: Advanced Interventions and Facilitation Techniques in Recreational Therapy
    • CTR 638: Advanced Client Assessment in Recreational Therapy
    • CTR 639: Advanced Clinical Procedures in Recreational Therapy
    • CTR 646: Community Development

All additional degree requirements for the M.S. in Parks and Recreation Management remain the same.