Your passion can be your profession
In the School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management, we help you turn your passion into professional success. You will learn in small classes from industry-leading experts. You will gain real-world experience through internships and fieldwork in a major metropolitan area. Whether you want to advocate for the stewardship of natural resources, inform policy, promote economic development, or improve the quality of life of individuals, families, and communities, George Mason University will help you get there.
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Why Choose Mason?
What is a recreation management degree?
When people think of recreation management, they may envision exciting outdoor activities, organized exercise programs, and fun-filled sports programming at parks and recreation centers. In reality, it is much more.
Recreation management covers services intended to improve community wellness and quality of life. It includes programs such as therapeutic recreation to help people with disabilities improve mobility, outreach for environmental education, and policy work to ensure parks and recreation facility accessibility.
Many individuals seek a career in recreation management because they enjoy the challenge of developing high-quality, accessible activity programming. If you love outdoor recreation and want to give back to the community, we invite you to explore Mason’s undergraduate program and turn your passion into your profession!
What is the sport and recreation studies program?
A master of science degree from the sport and recreation studies program equips students to pursue professional and academic careers. Our graduate program provides access to world-class faculty near sports-rich Washington, D.C.
Whether you are pursuing an advanced career in media relations, recreation policy, or academia, the sport and recreation studies program cultivates forward-thinking leaders. This program offers concentrations in Sport, Recreation, and Tourism; Recreation Administration; Sport and Leisure Studies; and Sport Management.
As the demand for sport and recreation studies professionals rises, our graduate program prepares students for careers in three of the world's leading industries — sport, recreation, and tourism.
What is a tourism and events management degree?
If you want an exciting career within the travel and tourism industry, an event management degree may be exactly what you are looking for. To be successful in a hospitality career, you must have strong planning skills, an understanding of public relations, an aptitude for contract negotiations, attention to detail, strong technical skills, financial planning abilities, and a love of working with people.
Are you interested in pursuing a hospitality degree or hotel management degree? Mason’s Tourism and Events Management program helps you acquire these same attributes and more with hands-on training and internships. Whether working for a luxury resort hotel, a convention and visitors bureau, a concert center, a nonprofit organization, or a major theme park, the career opportunities are endless.
Alumni of Mason’s Tourism and Events Management program have landed exciting jobs at organizations such as:
- Destination DC
- Disney World
- Hilton
- Make a Wish Foundation
- Marriott
- Monumental Sports & Entertainment
- Washington Convention Center
- and many others.
What is a sport management degree?
A sport management degree prepares students for various careers in the athletic industry. From college athletics to professional sports franchises to athletic associations—sport management plays an essential role in helping organizations excel in a competitive market.
Mason's undergraduate program offers career opportunities in areas beyond those traditionally associated with the sports industry, such as computer game design and conflict resolution. Graduates may pursue careers in sport marketing, communications, public relations, finance, sport analytics, coaching, or facilities and sporting event management.
Within all the possibilities, one thing stands out: Mason's sport management degree will help you turn your passion for sports into a career you love.