Graduate Degree Requirements
Full-time students can complete the program in two years. Part-time students taking two courses per semester can complete the program in three years. There is a thesis and non-thesis option. Students who are considering future doctoral studies are encouraged to pursue the thesis option.
| Required Core Competencies: (12 credits)
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| RMP 800 | Concepts of Recreation and Leisure | ||
| RMP 805 | Management & Policy in Therapeutic Recreation | ||
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| RMP 806 | Recreation Administration and Organizational Behavior Graduate Level Statistics Course | ||
| Graduate Level Research Methods Course | |||
Five approved electives (four if thesis option), at least one from the following (12-15 credits):
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| RMP 811 | Recreation Resource Management | ||
| RMP 830 | Camp Administration and Leadership | ||
| RMP 843 | Cultural Environmental Interpretation | ||
| RMP 860 | Community Sport Organizations: Administration and Development | ||
| RMP 870 | Management & Design of Recreation and Park Facilities | ||
| RMP 872 | Law and Public Policy in Recreation Services | ||
| RMP 875 | Entrepreneurial and Commercial Recreation | ||
| RMP 910 | Conceptual Issues and Trends in Therapeutic Recreation | ||
| RMP 912 | Non-Profit Administration and Leadership | ||
| RMP 924 | Grantwriting and Fund Development | ||
| RMP 964 | Graduate Internship | ||
| RMP 970 | Teaching Practicum | ||
| RMP 980 | Independent Study | ||
Remaining electives are selected from the graduate offerings at UNH that support the student’s area of concentration. Capstone Course: |
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| RMP 899 | Master’s Thesis (6 credits) | ||
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| RMP 995 | Colloquium Seminar (3 credits) | ||
Electives Example of Electives outside of the department:
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| ED 853 | Contemporary Issues in Behavioral Disabilities | ||
| ED 854 | Contemporary Issues of Developmental Disabilities | ||
| ED 920 | Counseling Theory and Practice | ||
| ED 949 | Supporting Families of Individuals with Exceptionalities | ||
| KIN 806 | Neurology | ||
| KIN 882 | Therapeutic Applications of Adventure Programming | ||
| KIN 884 | Programs in Outdoor Education | ||
| NUTR 840 | Nutrition for Children with Special Needs | ||
| NUTR 873 | Clinical Nutrition | ||
| SOC 970 | Social Stress and Health | ||
| SOC 988 | Medical Sociology: Health, Healing and Society | ||
| SOC 880 | Social Conflict | ||
| SW 840 | Implications of Race, Culture and Oppression for Social Work Practice | ||
| SW 814 | Introduction to Addiction: Assessment and Intervention | ||
| ADMN 851 | Advertising and Promotion | ||
| ADMN 855 | Marketing of Services | ||
| NURS 945 | Clinical Decision Making in Health Care | ||
| RAM 805 | Ecotourism: Managing for the Environment | ||
| RAM 867 | Social Impact Assessment | ||
| KIN 841 | Social Issues in Contemporary Sports | ||
| KIN 843 | Sport Marketing | ||
| KIN 890 | Social and Health Issues in Sport Psychology | ||
| RAM 877 | Fundamentals and Practice of Community Planning | ||
| PHP 920 | Social Marketing | ||
| PHP 922 | Public Health Economics | ||