Posted November 15, 2007

Recreation Management degree lets you combine your work and your passion

Off-highway vehicle recreation has finally gained some legitimacy in the academic world.

How is that? Well, at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, students can graduate with a degree in OHV Recreation Management. These are specific college-level courses for the folks who will be making a career (or who may already be engaged in one) of implementing and managing the hundreds of OHV public trail systems throughout the country. Previously, many of land managers in those positions did not have any experience at all with off-highway recreation and were taking on the task blindly.

The Park and Recreational Resources program at Marshal University offers a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in parks and conservation and you can now major in OHV Recreation Management.

"This is a great new opportunity for anyone who is considering a career in parks or recreation and who also happens to be an OHV enthusiast," says National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council Communications Director Steve Casper. "It is a dream of most of us to be able join our work and play in some capacity, and having a college degree in OHV Recreation Management can do just that. With that on a resume, you will be looked up to as an expert in that field and will likely get the position you really want."

Students and land managers throughout the country can now take the OHV recreation management course curricula via the Internet. No campus visits are required to complete the distance-learning courses.

Complete admission and enrollment information for online courses is available at the Marshall University website. You can also get more information by contacting  Professor Raymond L. Busbee, Park and Recreation Resources, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, or call (304) 696-2922.

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