Physical Education and Recreation Administration

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Dr. Virginia Politano, Chairperson
Department Telephone: (919) 530-6186, (919) 530-5383
Fax: (919) 530-6156
Main Office: C 211 L. T. Walker Physical Education
and Recreation Complex
Email: politano@nccu.edu

The Department of Physical Education and Recreation Administration  with individual areas of concentration in Athletic Administration, Physical Education Licensure/Pedagogy and Adapted Physical Education, Recreational Therapy, and Recreation Management.  These programs provide a comprehensive graduate education in Physical Education and Recreation.  They are designed to stimulate professional competence, scholarship, and independent research.  The Master of Science Degrees in Physical Education offers concentrations in Physical Education Pedagogy, Adapted Physical Education Pedagogy and Athletic Administration.  The Master of Science Degree in Recreation offers concentrations in Athletic Administration, Recreation management and Recreation Therapy. These concentrations are designed to provide advanced study in teaching, learning, curriculum development, and leadership.  Students interested in the Master of Science in Physical Education or Recreation Administration with an Athletic Administration concentration must have an earned undergraduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional association and Graduate Record Examination scores in order to be admitted to the program. Students interested in the Master of Science in Physical Education Pedagogy and Adapted Physical Education Pedagogy must have an earned undergraduate degree in Physical Education from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional association and Graduate Record Examination scores in order to be admitted to the program.  Students seeking the Master of Science in Physical Education Pedagogy must also have the North Carolina “A” license or the equivalent from another State, two years of teaching experience, an essay of current issues the candidate would like to address in the Master’s program, three letters of recommendation, (one each from a supervisor, a peer, and a community representative), an interview with an impromptu writing sample, and a 15-minute CD or videotape of the applicant’s teaching. 

Graduate Programs in Recreation Administration

The Department of Physical Education and Recreation offers the Master of Science Degree in Recreation Administration with concentrations in Athletic Administration, Recreation Management and Recreation Therapy.  The Recreation Administration concentration is designed to prepare students for upper management leadership in positions in city, county, state, private, and national parks, as well as recreation, leisure and sport agencies.  It is further designed to stimulate scholarship and independent research within the discipline and prepare students for advanced education beyond the master’s level.  Graduates of the Recreation Administration Program are eligible to sit for the National Recreation and Park Certification Examination.  The Recreation Therapy concentration prepares students to develop and implement treatment, leisure education and recreation programs for individuals with disabilities.  Students completing the program are qualified to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification Examination.

Department of Physical Education and Recreation Graduate Faculty

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