Lincoln University's Master of Sport and Recreation Management provides students with an understanding of the complexity of the sport and recreation sector, and how the dimensions of governance, economy, social relations and environment at local, national and global scales can affect individual business decisions and long term planning within the sector. This Master's degree is particularly relevant for those who wish to advance to a senior level in the sport and recreation sector. Lincoln University's programmes in sport and recreation management have an established track record of meeting the professional demands of industry sector agencies. Successful applicants are likely to have an undergraduate degree in sport and recreation management or a related discipline. Staircase Your Degree If studying full-time, you can complete the nine courses that make up the Master of Sport and Recreation Management in just three semesters. As a taught Master's programme, this degree consists of coursework only, with no research thesis requirement. If your plans change before you finish your Master's degree, you can still gain a Postgraduate Certificate (in six months) or a Postgraduate Diploma (in one year), depending on how many courses you want to complete. Staircasing your degree is helpful if you want a postgraduate degree but aren't sure how much time you can commit to the nine courses. Summary of Regulations Students are required to complete 180 credits of courses from the schedules to the regulations for the MSRM over three semesters of full-time study. Courses Compulsory Courses RECN 627Advanced Sport and Recreation Management At least one of: SOCI 601Social Science Research Methods (Quantitative) SOCI 602Social Science Research Methods (Qualitative) Sport and Recreation Courses (three from): RECN 604Sport Physical Activity and Fitness RECN 626Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism RECN 640Events and Festivals: Contexts and Concepts PSYC 602Advanced Social Psychology of Wellbeing RECN 698 Management of Policy Orientation (two from): COMM 601Principles of Managerial Economics COMM 602Principles of Accounting and Finance COMM 603Principles of Business Management COMM 604Principles of Marketing BMGT 618Advanced Business Strategy BMGT 686Managing Programmes of Change MKTG 672Marketing Strategy MKTG 681Managing Marketing TOUR 603Tourism Management ERST 634Applied Policy Analysis Electives Any two other courses from the Schedule of Courses to form a coherent programme of study, upon approval from the Academic Co-ordinator.