Recreation Management and Policy Major: Program and Event Management Option (B.S.)

Recreation Management and Policy Major: Program and Event Management Option (B.S.)
UNH Recreation Management and Policy Major Program and Event Management students at Gunstock Festival

The Program and Event Management program at UNH is designed to prepare students for careers in event planning, tourism, and community recreation and sport. The Department of Recreation Management and Policy has been accredited with the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions since the early 1980s, and is nationally known for its Therapeutic Recreation and Outdoor Leadership and Management programs.

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The mission of the Program and Event Management Option in the Department of Recreation Management and Policy is to provide professional learning and development opportunities for UNH students interested in working with a diverse array of community-based recreation and leisure programs, special events, facilities, and organizations through classroom teaching, lab, field, and service-learning experiences.  Program and Event Management faculty and students seek to improve management and administrative practice in the recreation and leisure services field through research, engaged scholarship, and professional service throughout the country and world, with a special focus on the state of New Hampshire and the New England region.

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