Northern Arizona University (www.nau.edu) is located in Flagstaff and offers an online bachelor's degree program in parks and recreation management. Courses in the program include recreation leadership, inclusive recreation, wildlife recreation management, community and commercial recreation management, and parks and recreation management and finance. Students are required to complete a senior seminar and a parks and recreation management internship. Communication in the online program takes place through chat rooms, discussion boards and message boards.
Located in Raleigh, North Carolina State University (www.ncsu.edu) offers an online master's degree in parks, recreation tourism and sports industries. Students in the program are required to complete 30 credits, and the curriculum covers topics involving parks, recreation tourism, sports, data management and evaluation, spatial analysis, and organizational behavior and leadership. The online program allows students to learn through recorded lectures, assigned readings, and real-time online class meetings.
The University of Illinois-Champaign (www.uillinois.edu) offers an online master's degree program in recreation, sport and tourism. The online program is 36 credits, and in addition to academic coursework, students must complete a professional paper. Courses in the program include theories and concepts in leisure, recreation management, finance and budgeting, event and facility management, and advanced leisure research methods.
Slippery Rock University (www.sru.edu) is located in Pennsylvania and offers an online Master of Science in Park and Resource Management. Students need 30 credits to graduate, and have the option of completing either a thesis or internship. Courses in the program include environmental grant writing, ecosystem ecology, park and resource management, environmental issues and management strategy.