PhD Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at University of Utah

Programme overview

Course topics include leisure services management, natural resources, recreation planning and management, therapeutic recreation, experiential education, and sport management. Specialists in this field manage and maintain healthy, fulfilling, and sustainable outdoor leisure and tourism opportunities to people of all backgrounds. Ensure the public can safely enjoy the great outdoors.

Faculty: College of Health | Duration: 70 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 70 credit hours. For information about program of study, click here .

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Application information

Entry requirements

The requirements and submission processes are the same as the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, M.S. Potential PhD students must have earned a masters degree. Students with degrees not in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism are encouraged to apply. We currently only consider doctoral applications once a year, in the spring (February 15) for fall enrollment. Graduate assistantships are available. International applicants are encouraged to allow additional time for the application 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.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their academic department or programme; entry terms are set by each programme.

Graduate deadlines are set by each academic programme. The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utah.edu/admissions/

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