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GRADUATE DEGREE(S) OFFERED:
Master of Arts – Recreation and Sport Management
Master of Science – Recreation and Sport Management
Department of
Recreation and Sport Management
Room B-64, Health and Human Performance Building
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Phone: (812) 237-2183
Fax: (812) 237-4338 (School)
Fax: (812) 237-2493 (Dept.)
E-mail:
rcsm@indstate.edu
Web Site: http://web.indstate.edu/rcsm/
Department Chair:
Dr. Daniel D. McLean
Room B-64, Health and Human Performance Building
(812) 237-2183
GRADUATE FACULTY
PROFESSORS
McLean, Daniel D., Ph.D., Kansas State University
Chairperson and Professor of
Recreation and Sport Management
Specialization(s):
Management, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Organizational Effectiveness,
Budget and Finance, Master Planning.
Sawyer, Thomas H.,
Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Professor of Sport Management and Physical Education
Specialization(s): Sport Facility Design, Sport Finance, Sport
Law, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Rogers, Nancy Brattain,
Ph.D., Indiana University
Associate Professor of Recreation
and Sport Management
Specialization(s):
Leisure and Aging Recreation Management, Computer Applications, Nonprofit
Management
ASSISTANT
PROFESSORS
Bodey, Kimberly J., Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Assistant Professor of Recreation and
Sport Management
Specialization(s): Sport
Management Theory and Practice, Sport Governance and Policy Development, Ethical
Decision
Making, Sport Law.
Strigas, Ethan; Ph.D., Florida State University
Assistant Professor of
Recreation and Sport Management
Specialization(s):
Sport Management, Volunteerism, Legal Aspects of Sport, Marketing, Sport
Governance
INTRODUCTION
Graduate study in the
Department of Recreation and Sport Management is designed to strengthen the
basic principles and
understandings in the recreation and sport management
disciplines. The program meets the guidelines for graduate degrees
in sport management established by the National
Association for Sport and Physical Education and the North American
Association for Sport
Management.
FACILITIES
The Department of Recreation and
Sport Management is located in the School of Health and Human Performance Building.
The department manages the ISU
Field Campus and the Memorial Stadium Golf Course.
Further, theThe University library
holdings in recreation and sport management are
excellent and include subscriptions to many recreation and sport
management journals and periodicals.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the requirements of the School of
Graduate Studies for admission, applicants are expected to have completed
an undergraduate major in recreation, sport, physical
education, business, or related field. Applicants with deficiencies may
be granted conditional admission. Students failing to
meet GPA requirements will be required to take the GRE and attain a
combined score of 800 in the verbal and quatitive
sections. Students without a sport management or
recreation major will be
required to take RCSM 510 as a prerequisite.
Prospective students should submit official transcripts and three letters of
recommendation. Students must meet admission standards
as established by the Graduate School for full or conditional
admission. International students must submit a TOEFL
score no less than 550.
Several graduate
assistantships are available through the Department of Recreation and Sport
Management. Other
assistantships and financial assistance are available
through other sources on campus. All are awarded on a competitive
basis.
CURRICULA REQUIREMENTS
Master of Arts (Thesis) (36 semester hours minimum)
Research:
RCSM 604 or Physical Education 601, 605, 699 – 9 hours
Major:
RCSM 620,
621,
622,
623,
624, 631, 635, Physical Education 665. – 24 hours
Internship:
629 – 3 hours
Culminating
Experience: Satisfactory performance on a
thesis defense.
Master of Science (Non-Thesis) (36 semester hours
minimum)
Research: RCSM
604 or Physical Education 601 – 3 hours
Major:
RCSM
620,
621,
622,
623,
624, 631, 635, Physical Education 665. Select 6 credit
hours (2 courses)
from: RCSM 627,
633,
690, or Physical Education 666 – 30 hours
Internship:
629 – 3 hours
Culminating Experience: Satisfactory
performance on culminating comprehensive examination.
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