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Master of Applied Science - Parks, Recreation and Tourism
at Lincoln University - NZ

Lincoln - NZ, New Zealand

Tuition Fee NZ$ 36,210
Country Rank#7
Duration24 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Lincoln University’s focus and reputation for research opens the way for you to study programmes that connect different topics across a range of fascinating areas with real relevance to the future of our planet and natural resources.

This research-based Master’s lets you blend study and application across areas like agriculture, industry, transport, communications, recreation and tourism. Then relate these to vitally important subjects like international rural development and the management and conservation of our biosphere and natural resources.

The Parks, Recreation and Tourism specialisation is a more recent response from Lincoln to study fields that are critically relevant to understanding and working with the economic, social and cultural fabric of modern-day societies. You’ll gain an understanding of the complexity of the tourism, recreation and parks sectors, and cultivate an appreciation of the impact political systems, policy bodies, local and global economies and environmental change can have. You’ll also be able to contribute at an advanced level to recreation planning and development with sophisticated insights into the complexities and nuances of both the recreation and tourism industries.

Course Content
You’re required to complete 240 credits. This is normally made up of 120 credits of taught courses (from the regulation schedules for the relevant Master’s degree) and a thesis worth 120 credits. Students enrolling in a thesis-only Master’s only need complete a minimum of 120 credits.

The first year’s study provides preliminary research preparation.

Compulsory Courses
- Advanced Theory in Resource Studies
Choose one of the following courses:
- SOCI 601 - Social Science Research Methods (Quantitative)
- SOCI 602 - Social Science Research Methods (Qualitative)
Choose a minimum of three of the following courses:
- MAST 603 - Mana Kaitiaki (Māori Resource Management)
- PSYC 602 - Advanced Social Psychology of Wellbeing
- RECN 604 - Sport, Physical Activity and Fitness
- RECN 626 - Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
- RECN 627 - Advanced Sport and Recreation Management
- RECN 640 - Events and Festivals: Contexts and Concepts
- TOUR 603 - Tourism Management
- TOUR 604 - Tourist Behaviour
Entry Requirement
- For a 240 credit Master’s (thesis plus exam) you need a relevant New Zealand level 7 bachelor’s degree or recognised equivalent with a B average or better in the 300 level and final year (full-time equivalent) courses
- For the 120 credit Master’s (thesis only) a relevant postgraduate honours degree with Second Class Honours, Division One equivalent or higher.
Fees & Scholarships
Master of Applied Science $36,210

Cost Of Studying At Lincoln University - NZ

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Master of Applied Science - Parks, Recreation and Tourism at Lincoln University - NZ