Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

Website: https://health.utah.edu/health-kinesiology-recreation/recreation

Phone: 801-581-8542

Parks, Recreation and Tourism offers either a thesis (research) or non-thesis (professional) preparation program. Our faculty support interests under a comprehensive research theme; Healthy Communities and Environments. Students can pursue research in areas relating to youth and family development and well-being, sustainable tourism and natural resource management, sport and community recreation, leisure for health and well-being, and outdoor recreation studies.

• Students must have earned a Bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher for the final two years of undergraduate work. Students with degrees not in Parks, Recreation and Tourism are encouraged to apply, but will enroll in content awareness classes.

• Three letters recommendation (forms can be found at the Graduate School Application Website below).

• Resume indicating background and experience.

• For international applicants, performance on TOEFL meeting the requirement of the Graduate School.

• Entrance examination (written composition of approximately 10 pages).

• Graduate school application, fee, and official transcripts.

• Scores of 155 Verbal and 145 Quantitative on the GRE. Comparable scores on alternate graduate exams may be acceptable (e.g., GMAT).

• All materials can be submitted electronically at: Graduate School Application Website

Application Materials Due Date. Students seeking fall admission to the MS program should complete their graduate applications by March 1.

International applicants are encouraged to allow additional time for the applications process. In addition, the international student applicant pool is highly competitive, and most successful applicants have arranged for faculty sponsorship prior to completing their applications with the Department.