The concentration in recreation resources management is designed for those employed or seeking careers with agencies responsible for managing the nation's lands. One of the principal managerial tasks of these agencies, at federal, state, and local levels, involves accommodating and serving people engaged in outdoor recreation. Preparing personnel to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate programs, policies, and facilities for recreation users is the objective of the core program requirements. The core courses are available in distance learning formats. Access to the Internet is required.
Enrollment is continuous.
Students have six months to complete each course. Students should consult with their faculty advisors to design a program of study beyond the core requirements. Students are required to present an oral defense of all theses or projects on campus. The concentration in peace operations has been established to provide practitioners and potential practitioners of various aspects of peace operations a focused degree in all dimensions of a peace operation. Based on the conceptual model of peace building and peace support, the degree is designed to educate practitioners with experience in the field about what practitioners of other professions contribute to a field intervention for peace.