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The requirements
for the thesis based masters degree in Resource Interpretation are 30 credit hours consisting of 12 credit hours of core graduate level coursework, 12 credit hours of restricted graduate level
electives, and 6 credit hours of thesis.
The requirements
for the non thesis based masters degree
are 36 credit hours consisting of 12 credit hours of core graduate level coursework, 21 credit hours of restricted graduate level electives and 3 credit hours of Problem
Analysis. This course is to be taken during the last semester and
requires the student to develop and complete a scope of work and
then prepare a presentation/paper/poster suitable for presentation
at a professional conference.
Whether taking the thesis or non thesis track all courses must be approved by the
student's advisory committee and are subject to approval by the
Associate Dean of ATCOFA.
During your first semester students must consult with their major professor and develop an advisory committee. This committee will consist of no fewer than three members of the graduate faculty; two must be from the ATCOFA. The advisory committee, chaired by the major professor, will then assist the student in the development of a degree plan If a student does not have a degree plan on file by the time they have taken 12 credit hours a registration hold will be placed on their account until a degree plan has been turned in.
FORMS
Degree Plan
Change Degree Plan
Thesis Proposal Approval
Request for Non-Thesis Exam
Request for Thesis Exam
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
COURSE ROTATION
Core
Courses (4 courses, 12 hours total):
To
satisfy your core course requirements for the thesis or non thesis
track include all four courses in Group A.
| Group
A |
NPS
Competency |
| FOR
567 (3 hrs) Oral Interpretive
Programs |
Preparing and Presenting an Effective Interpretive Talk,
Module
103 |
| FOR
568 (3 hrs) Interpretive Writing |
Effective Interpretive Writing, Module
230 |
| FOR
569 (3 hrs) Interpretive Research and Evaluation |
|
| FOR
580 (3 hrs) Adv Professional Interpretation |
Interpretive
Research and Resource Liaison,
Module
340 |
|
|
Restricted
Electives (4 courses, 12 hours total) for the thesis track
or (7 courses, 21 credit hours total ) for the non thesis
track.
To satisfy your
electives include courses from Group
B or
other courses agreed upon by the advisory committee. |
| Group
B |
NPS
Competency |
| FOR
542 (3 hrs) Human Dimensions |
|
| FOR
570 (3 hrs) Field-based Interpretive Programs |
Prepare
and Present an Effective Conducted Activity,
Module
210 |
| FOR
571 (3 hrs) Curriculum-Based Interpretive Programs |
Present an Effective Curriculum-based Program, Module
270 |
| FOR
572 (3 hrs) Interpretive Planning |
Planning Park Interpretation, Module
310 |
| FOR
573 (3 hrs) Interpretive Leadership |
Leading
Interpreters: Training & Coaching,
Module
330 |
| FOR
574 (3 hrs) Advanced Interpretive Media and Graphics |
Interpretive
Media Development, Module
311 |
| FOR
577 (3 hrs) Data Analysis |
|
| FOR
578 (3 hrs) Cultural and Heritage Interpretation |
|
| FOR
579 (3 hrs) Principles & Policies in Resource Interpretation |
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Note: SFA course
numbers are subject to change.
To complete
30 credit hours for the thesis track you must take
FOR 590 Thesis
(6
credit hours total): Students
may enroll in this course fall, spring or summer.
Note: Students taking the thesis track must be enrolled in thesis
the semester they plan to graduate.
FOR
590 THESIS - is comprised of Thesis Research (3
credit hours) and Thesis Writing (3 credit hours).
To move forward to your second 3 credit hours of thesis, your
thesis draft must be submitted and approved by your thesis committee,
Associate Dean, and Dean.
To
complete 36 credit hours for the non thesis track
you must take FOR 575 Problem Analysis (3 credit hours):
Students may enroll in this course fall, spring or summer their
final semester.
COURSE
OFFERINGS FOR FALL SEMESTER:
CORE
COURSES
FOR
567 Oral Interpretive Programs
FOR 568 Interpretive Writing
ELECTIVES
FOR 542 Human Dimensions
FOR 573 Interpretive Leadership
COURSE OFFERINGS FOR SPRING SEMESTER:
CORE
COURSES
FOR
569 Interpretive Research and Evaluation
FOR
580 Adv Professional Interpretation
ELECTIVES
FOR
570 Field-based Interpretive Programs
FOR
571 Curriculum-based
Interpretive (spring only, even years only)
FOR
574
Advanced Interpretive Media and Graphics (odd years only)
FOR
577 Data Analysis
COURSE
OFFERINGS FOR SUMMER I
FOR 572 Interpretive Planning
FOR 578 Cultural & Heritage Interpretation, even
years only
FOR 579 Principles & Policies in Resource Interpretation, odd years only
COURSES
OFFERED FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER
FOR
575 Problem Analysis
FOR 590 Thesis
COURSE
ROTATION
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