Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Foundation Courses		9
PRT 700	Concepts and Theories of Leisure and Recreation
PRT 750	Foundations of Social Science Research
PRT 801	Doctoral Seminar in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Research (4 credits in total out of which 1 credit can be substituted by a special topics career prep course: e.g., Pedagogy in College Teaching)
Required Methodology Courses		12
PRT 701	Research Methods in Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
PRT 705	Qualitative Research for Environmental and Social Transformation
or PRT 706	Quantitative Inquiry for Healthy People and Places
Six credits of Statistics/Research methods/Design courses
Required Substantive Experience Courses		3
PRT 884	Advanced Directed Study in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
or PRT 885	Doctoral Supervised Teaching
Required Research Credits		15
PRT 893	Doctoral Supervised Research
PRT 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
Disciplinary courses related to dissertation topics or minor		15
Total Hours ¹		54

¹: Although each doctoral course of study will be unique to the individual student, the usual course of study will include a minimum of 54 hours beyond the Master's.

Carla Barbieri
Jason Bocarro, Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership with a Global Perspective
Myron Floyd, Dean
Aaron Hipp
Corey Johnson, Karla A. Henderson Distinguished Professor
Michael Kanters
Yu-Fai Leung, Director of Graduate Program
Duarte Morais
Rasul Mowatt, Department Head
Erin Seekamp, Goodnight Distinguished Professor