The curriculum consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours. This includes 12 semester hours of core requirements focusing on concepts and competencies in areas of research and administration of leisure services.
With guidance from their graduate committee, students will choose 12 semester hours of directed electives. The program is customizable to meet individual student’s needs; however, students do tend to select courses based on common professional goals.
The final six hours of the program consist of the exit option requirement which may take the form of the Thesis, Graduate Research Project, or Professional Internship