Tourism and Event Management Minor to Master of Science in Recreation Management Pathway
The Tourism and Event Management Minor to Master of Science in Recreation Management Pathway provides students the opportunity to earn graduate credit for up to nine credits. Six credits will count towards both the tourism and event management minor and the Recreation Management Graduate Program. Students on the tourism and event management minor-to-master’s pathway have the option of taking an additional three credits of a 500-level REC elective as an undergraduate that will count towards the Recreation Management Graduate Program.
(All colleges, excluding outdoor and recreation management majors with a tourism and event management emphasis)
21 credits
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| REC 150 | Leisure, Quality of Life, and Well Being | 3 |
| REC 301 | Introduction to Recreation Programming and Event Management | 3 |
| REC 320 | Introduction to Tourism | 3 |
| REC 350 | Experience Design, Promotion, and Communication | 3 |
| REC 360 | Sustainable Tourism | 3 |
| REC 520 | Revenue Management in Recreation, Tourism, and Events 1 | 3 |
| REC 545 | Advanced Event Planning and Management 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
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Graduate courses cannot be taken until the student has completed 75 undergraduate credits. Students must also have a minimum GPA of 2.85 or higher.
GPA requirements and additional information
- Undergraduate students who are pursuing the minor-to-master’s pathway will take REC 520 and REC 545 after they have completed 75 undergraduate credits. These six graduate credits that will count toward both the undergraduate minor and the Recreation Management Graduate Program requirements. Students pursuing this pathway also have the option to take an additional three elective credits of REC at the 500-level. These optional graduate credits will automatically count toward the Recreation Management Graduate Program if they are one of the following: REC 500, REC 502, REC 504, or REC 515.
- Student must have and maintain a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.85/4.0 to enroll in the 500-level courses; and maintain a minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0/4.0.
- Final admission to the Recreation Management Graduate Program is contingent upon completion of all undergraduate major program requirements.
- All majors may only pursue one REC minor-to-master's pathway.
- Students completing the tourism and event management minor-to-master's pathway may also complete the regular outdoor and recreation management minor; however, 12 unique credits of coursework are required for each minor.