Academic Programs - Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Counseling Psychology
- Counseling and Student Personnel Services: Counselor Education and Supervision Focus
- Counseling and Student Personnel Services: College Student Affairs Focus
- College Student Affairs Administration
- Professional School Counseling
- Student Affairs Leadership
- Professional Counseling
- Recreation and Leisure Studies
The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies offers Masters and Doctoral degrees. Students supplement a core of shared classes with courses selected from other departments as they personalize their degrees towards their own career goals. Students with no academic background in leisure studies might need to supplement their program of study with additional coursework to provide a stronger foundation in this field.
Masters Program
The masters degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies prepares students for advanced management positions in recreation settings. Graduates move into supervisory careers at summer camps and youth organizations, municipal and non-profit recreation agencies, campus recreation administration, and community or clinical therapeutic settings.
The program focuses on experience-based education in a supervisory capacity which significantly enhances the ability of our graduates to create meaningful, engaging recreation programs that have an educational and beneficial focus.
At the masters level students take supporting coursework in areas such as youth development, sport management, or non-profit organizations. Core graduate courses include:
Concepts of Leisure
Experiential Education Theory
Group Processing
Advanced Administration
Research Methods
Research into Practice
Certificate Programs
Graduate students at the University of Georgia can pursue additional coursework to obtain graduate certificates from Women’s Studies, Gerontology, Environmental Ethics, GIS, Conservation Ecology, Qualitative Inquiry, Disability Studies University Teaching, and other interdisciplinary graduate programs on campus.
