Sport Management and Recreation - Graduate Internship Experience

The graduate internship is a major part of the graduate program in Sport Management and Recreation. All graduate internships in Recreation follow the guidelines of the National Recreation and Parks Association. Graduate internships in Recreation Management and Outdoor Recreation Management are required for a minimum of twelve weeks full-time for a minimum of 480 hours in one setting. A wide range of opportunities is available throughout the United States, and internships have been done in other countries as well.

Graduate internships in Therapeutic Recreation Management require twelve to fifteen weeks full-time for 480-600 hours in one setting. Students will be supervised by a faculty member and an agency supervisor who are both certified as CTRS by the NCTRC. All internships for Therapeutic Recreation Management students must meet the requirements of the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification. Graduate internships in Sport Management are required for a minumim of 12 weeks (480 clock hours) in one approved site.

The Sport Management and Recreation Office (Wilbraham Hall) maintains an A-Z schedule of placements for internships throughout the world. Graduate students have the opportunity to peruse this file throughout their tenure at Springfield College.

Sport Management and Recreation

Springfield College’s philosophy of humanics has been the impetus behind the development of the philosophy, art, and skill in the recreative use of leisure and management of sport for over a century. At the turn of the century, a pioneer in the American sport and recreation movement named Luther Gulick envisioned a world in which sport and recreational activities are available to everyone.

Today, career opportunities abound in the fields of sport management and recreation. The Gross National Sports & Recreation Product represents a multi billion dollar industry. Opportunities for college graduates with sport management education and experience abound. Likewise, the recreation industry recognizes the need for well-prepared, knowledgeable individuals to create and manage high quality youth and community agencies, resorts, health clubs, private recreation businesses, armed forces, school, college and government recreation and fitness programs. One of the twenty faster-growing occupations in the United States is recreation management.

The graduate programs in the Department of Sports Management and Recreation provides preparation for sports management and recreation professionals in leadership, supervisory, and management positions.

Springfield College offers graduate programs in:

Outdoor Recreation Management
Recreation Management
Sport Management
Therapeutic Recreation Management

Contact Person(s):
Dr. Matthew Pantera, III, CPRP
Associate Professor and Chair
E-Mail: mpantera@spfldcol.edu

Dr. Donald R. Snyder, CTRS
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
E-Mail: dsnyder@spfldcol.edu

Sport Management and Recreation Department
Tel. (413) 748-3693, (413) 748-3749, (413) 748-3272
Fax: (413) 748-3685

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Sport Management and Recreation - Graduate Internship Experience

Sport Management and Recreation