Recreation PhD program provides education within the Department of Recreation at Akdeniz University Institute of Social Sciences. The aim of the Recreation PhD program is to specialize in the relevant field of science in order to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Recreation, to adopt a lifelong learning approach, to renew and continuously improve their knowledge. Another aim of this program is to interpret the concepts and ideas learned in the field of recreation by the people who will specialize in this field in the field of recreation, in national and international dimension, through comparative and interdisciplinary analysis and application, to provide and offer individuals who will work in the field of recreation and take part in the academic environment, in addition to the theoretical and practical education given in the undergraduate program, to provide more theoretical and scientific study opportunities. In this way, it is to contribute to the development of individuals who think more rationally, have more knowledge, are based on cooperation and scientificity.

The mission of the Department of Recreation at Akdeniz University is to train highly qualified, researching, science-producing and enlightening scientists for the future of generations with high quality of life in the light of universal values, using scientific methods, analyzing and transferring them to their students, knowing the existing studies in their field, reaching new findings and disseminating these findings.

The vision of Akdeniz University Department of Recreation is to train scientists who can adapt to the ever-changing and renewing global conditions and technology, perceive the needs of the age, maintain the science of recreation in a multidisciplinary format, contribute to national and international literature, provide widespread education and applications in the sub-headings within the scope of recreation.