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. New 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/).
Phone: (603) 862-2391
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 | 12-13 | |
| RMP 800 | Concepts of Recreation and Leisure | 3 |
| RMP 806 | Recreation Administration and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| RMP 998 | Special Topics (Research Methods) | 3 |
| Select one of the following Graduate-level stats' courses | ||
| SW 962 | Data Analysis and Statistics | 3 |
| EDUC 881 | Introduction to Statistics: Inquiry, Analysis, and Decision Making | 4 |
| Elective Courses | 12-15 | |
| Select courses (4 courses/12 credits for the thesis option or 5 courses/15 credits for the non-thesis option with at least one elective from RMP): | ||
| RMP 811 | Recreation Resource Management | 3 |
| RMP 820 | Adaptive Sports and Recreation Facilitation | 3 |
| RMP 830 | Camp Administration and Leadership | 3 |
| RMP 850 | Aging, Advocacy, and Active Learning | 3 |
| RMP 860 | Program Administration in Recreational Sport | 3 |
| RMP 868 | Theories of Youth Development | 3 |
| RMP 870 | Management and Design of Recreation and Park Facilities | 3 |
| RMP 872 | Law and Public Policy in Leisure Services | 3 |
| RMP 875 | Entrepreneurial and Commercial Recreation | 3 |
| RMP 912 | Non-Profit Administration and Leadership | 3 |
| RMP 924 | Fund Development and Grantwriting | 3 |
| RMP 964 | Graduate Internship | 3 |
| RMP 970 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| RMP 980 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| Capstone Course (choose 1 track) | ||
| Thesis Track: | ||
| RMP 899 | Master's Thesis (I & II, 3 credits each) | 6 |
| Non-Thesis Track: | ||
| RMP 995 | Colloquium Seminar | 3 |
| RMP 980 | Independent Study | 3 |
Example of electives outside of the department (not all-inclusive list):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ADMN 832 | Exploration in Entrepreneurial Management | 3 |
| ADMN 852 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| ADMN 952 | Organizations, Leadership, and Environments | 3 |
| ADMN 953 | The Social Power of Leadership in the 21 Century | 3 |
| ADMN 956 | Managerial Decision Making | 3 |
| ADMN 960 | Marketing/Building Customer Value | 3 |
| ADMN 970 | Economics of Competition | 3 |
| ADMN 982 | Creating Winning Strategies | 3 |
| HMP 900 | Introduction to the Health Services Industry | 3 |
| HMP 812 | Health Analytics | 4 |
| KIN 802 | Health Content and Youth Risk Behaviors | 4 |
| KIN 831 | Inclusive Teaching Through Sport | 4 |
| KIN 841 | Social Issues in Contemporary Sports | 4 |
| KIN 840 | Athletic Administration | 4 |
| KIN 843 | Sport Marketing | 4 |
| KIN 865 | Advanced Topics in Coaching | 4 |
| KIN 880 | Psychological Factors in Sport | 4 |
| KIN 882 | Therapeutic Applications of Adventure Programming | 4 |
| KIN 881 | Inclusion in Physical Education | 4 |
| KIN 883 | Pysch Factors of Adventure Ed | 4 |
| KIN 884 | Historical Foundations of Outdoor Experiential Education | 4 |
| KIN 885 | Program Models and Evaluation in Outdoor Education | 4 |
| PHP 900 | Public Health Care Systems | 3 |
| PHP 902 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| PHP 904 | Social and Behavioral Health | 3 |
| PHP 905 | Public Health Administration | 3 |
| PHP 907 | Public Health Policy | 3 |
| PHP 924 | Policy and Practice of Community Health Assessment | 3 |
| PHP 930 | Climate Change and Health | 3 |
| PHP 938 | Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| PHP 940 | Health and the Built Environment | 3 |
| PHP 920 | Social Marketing | 3 |
| PHP 922 | Public Health Economics | 3 |
| RAM 805 | Ecotourism: Managing for the Environment | 4 |
| RAM 867 | Social Impact Assessment | 4 |
| RAM 877 | Topics in Community Planning | 4 |
| SOC 988 | Medical Sociology: Health, Healing, and Society | 4 |
| SOC 880 | Social Conflict | 4 |
| SW 840 | Implications of Race, Culture, and Oppression for Social Work Practice | 3 |
| SW 814 | Introduction to Addiction: Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| SW 897 | Special Topics in Social Work and Social Welfare | 2 or 3 |
Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission:
Application fee: $65
Campus: Durham
New England Regional: ME MA RI
Accelerated Masters: Yes
Students claiming in-state residency must also submit a Proof of Residence form. This form is not required to complete your application, but you will need to submit it after you are offered admission or you will not be able to register for classes.
If you attended UNH after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally; this includes UNH-Durham, UNH-Manchester and UNH Non-Degree work.
If you did not attend UNH, or attended prior to September 1, 1991, then you must request one official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. International transcripts must be translated into English. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy:
Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted.
Special Note: Currently enrolled UNH students applying to the accelerated masters non-thesis option are only required to submit two letters of recommendation; the third letter is waived. Prior to applying, please contact Patricia Craig (patricia.craig@unh.edu or 603-862-0140) to obtain the third letter waiver.
Prepare a careful statement regarding:
Statements must be included with your submitted application.
A current resume is required with your submitted application.
All applicants are encouraged to contact programs directly to discuss program specific application questions.
Prospective international students are strongly encouraged to complete our international pre-application process and are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent examination scores. Please note that English Language Exams may be waived if English is your first language. If you wish to request a waiver, then please visit our Test Scores webpage for more information.
