MS in Administration of Outdoor Recreation and Nature-based Tourism

Comply with the regular admission requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and Research, which includes an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0, and
have either:
a) a bachelor's degree in a relevant major, or
b) 9 semester hours of relevant coursework in the fields of Leisure, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Ecotourism, or Tourism.

Rolling admissions; the program does not accept applications for the summer term.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Health and Human Performance department page.

Total Credits Required

Core Courses	16
RE 500 History and Philosophy of Leisure	3
RE 510 Sustainability in Outdoor Recreation	3
RE 520 Current Issues in Outdoor Recreation	3
RE 521 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Outdoor Recreation	3
RE 522 Management and Administration of Outdoor Recreation	4

Electives	6
RE 511 Areas and Facilities Management (3)
RE 531 Human Health and Outdoor Recreation (3)
RE 532 Social and Psychological Aspects of Outdoor Recreation (3)

Seminar	2
RE 591 Seminar (1) - students take RE 591 two times	2

Research	11
ED 500 Educational Research	3
ED 505 Measurement and Evaluation	2
RE 589 Research Development (1-2)	2
RE 590 Creative Project (1-4)	4
or RE 599 Thesis (1-4)

Graduates must meet the requirements of the College of Graduate Studies as outlined in the Graduate Bulletin in addition to the following:

Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

MS in Administration of Outdoor Recreation and Nature-based Tourism - NMU Graduate Bulletin