Overview

The Recreation Administration program at Southern Illinois University leads to a Master of Science in Human Sciences degree with three concentrations in Exercise Science, Nutrition and Dietetics*, and Sport and Recreation Administration. In addition, the fourth concentration is an Interdisciplinary concentration that allows students to create a program of study specific to their career goals.

Key facts

Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours including a research core, a professional development course, and concentration-specific courses. The research core requires 3 credit hours of research methods, 3-4 credit hours of statistics or analytics, and 3-4 credit hours of a culminating project. For the culminating projects students will choose from one of four options: thesis, research paper, professional development project, or internship.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Managing & Marketing Leisure Services

Planning & Design of Recreation Facilities

Human Resources for Recreation Professions

Commercial Recreation

Campus Recreation

Modern Concepts of Leisure

Trends and Global Issues in Leisure Services

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-08 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Carbondale, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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General requirements

2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

25566 USD / year

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Out-of-State

11268 USD / year

≈ 11268 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

11268 USD / year

≈ 11268 USD / year

Living costs

Carbondale

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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