学士学位
This program is designed to prepare students to enter the professional fields of park & recreation management and tourism & hospitality management.
关于项目
The mission of the 公园、娱乐 and 旅游研究 (PRTS) Program is to facilitate the professional preparation of students interested in pursuing and/or continuing a career in the recreation and leisure service industry. Through quality instruction, 应用研究, and community 订婚了 learning, the PRTS program stimulates the pursuit of knowledge and the development of professional competencies in park and recreation management, and tourism and hospitality management, encouraging students to be leaders in the field. In addition to outstanding teaching and community engagement, the PRTS faculty are dedicated to making valuable contributions to the field of leisure through regional, 国家 and inter国家 研究.
The 公园、娱乐 and 旅游研究 program aims be a regionally and 国家ly recognized program that positively impacts and influences the fields of park and recreation management, and tourism and hospitality management through its teaching, 研究, and service initiatives. 知识渊博的, 订婚了, and effective PRTS alumni will promote and provide opportunities for life-long and sustainable recreation to all individuals. 教师's scholarly 研究 will advance the leisure discipline's body of knowledge and contribute to the overall well-being of members of society.
The PRTS program value:
- Self-determination: autonomous behavior in decision-making within park, recreation and tourism spaces
- Diversity and inclusion: equity for all people and embrace all abilities
- Environmental stewardship: sustainable use and preservation of natural 资源
- Well-being: a balanced lifestyle to ensure physical, 认知, 社会, 情感, and spiritual health
- Social justice: positive 社会 change to achieve a more equitable society
成员
We have currently suspended the advisory board as the PRTS program undergoes some changes. We will be re-evaluating the advisory board composition in the near future. We greatly value receiving input from professionals in the field, and it is vital to the success of our program.
The PRTS program was approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) in 1980 as the 娱乐 and Leisure Studies (RLS) program and conferred its first degree in 1981. RLS was first accredited in 1984 as a stand-alone baccalaureate degree housed within the Department of 健康, 体育课 and 娱乐 (HPER), and we had four concentration areas: (1) Outdoor Education, (2) Public and 军事 娱乐, (3) Therapeutic 娱乐, and (4) 旅游 and Commercial 娱乐.
In 1998, the department was re-named Exercise Science, 体育课 and 娱乐 (ESPER). In 2002, we changed both our program and department name to 娱乐 and 旅游研究 (RTS) and Exercise Science, 体育运动, 体育课 and 娱乐 (ESPER), 分别, and decreased our concentration areas in RTS to two: (1) Therapeutic 娱乐 and (2) 娱乐 and 旅游 Management.
The department name was changed to Human Movement Sciences (HMS) in 2010. Our most recent change occurred in 2012 when the program's name was changed to its current form of 公园、娱乐 and 旅游研究 (PRTS) to reflect current trends and practices within the field, and we added an additional concentration area, bringing our concentration areas to three: (1) Therapeutic 娱乐, (2) 旅游 Management, and (3) Park and 娱乐 Management. 旅游 Management became the 旅游 & Hospitality Management major in Fall 2022 and 娱乐al Therapy moved to the College of 健康 Sciences in Fall 2023.
The 公园、娱乐 and 旅游 faculty include two lecturers with terminal degrees. Additional faculty include adjunct instructors with many years of experience in their professional fields.
The mission of the 公园、娱乐, and 旅游研究 实验室 is to facilitate regional, 国家, and inter国家 研究 and community engagement opportunities through 应用研究, experiential learning, and evidence-based programming. 了解更多
The mission of the 公园、娱乐 and 旅游研究 (PRTS) Program is to facilitate the professional preparation of students interested in pursuing and/or continuing a career in the recreation and leisure service industry. Through quality instruction, 应用研究, and community 订婚了 learning, the PRTS program stimulates the pursuit of knowledge and the development of professional competencies in park and recreation management, and tourism and hospitality management, encouraging students to be leaders in the field. In addition to outstanding teaching and community engagement, the PRTS faculty are dedicated to making valuable contributions to the field of leisure through regional, 国家 and inter国家 研究.
The 公园、娱乐 and 旅游研究 program aims be a regionally and 国家ly recognized program that positively impacts and influences the fields of park and recreation management, and tourism and hospitality management through its teaching, 研究, and service initiatives. 知识渊博的, 订婚了, and effective PRTS alumni will promote and provide opportunities for life-long and sustainable recreation to all individuals. 教师's scholarly 研究 will advance the leisure discipline's body of knowledge and contribute to the overall well-being of members of society.
The PRTS program value:
- Self-determination: autonomous behavior in decision-making within park, recreation and tourism spaces
- Diversity and inclusion: equity for all people and embrace all abilities
- Environmental stewardship: sustainable use and preservation of natural 资源
- Well-being: a balanced lifestyle to ensure physical, 认知, 社会, 情感, and spiritual health
- Social justice: positive 社会 change to achieve a more equitable society
成员
We have currently suspended the advisory board as the PRTS program undergoes some changes. We will be re-evaluating the advisory board composition in the near future. We greatly value receiving input from professionals in the field, and it is vital to the success of our program.
The PRTS program was approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) in 1980 as the 娱乐 and Leisure Studies (RLS) program and conferred its first degree in 1981. RLS was first accredited in 1984 as a stand-alone baccalaureate degree housed within the Department of 健康, 体育课 and 娱乐 (HPER), and we had four concentration areas: (1) Outdoor Education, (2) Public and 军事 娱乐, (3) Therapeutic 娱乐, and (4) 旅游 and Commercial 娱乐.
In 1998, the department was re-named Exercise Science, 体育课 and 娱乐 (ESPER). In 2002, we changed both our program and department name to 娱乐 and 旅游研究 (RTS) and Exercise Science, 体育运动, 体育课 and 娱乐 (ESPER), 分别, and decreased our concentration areas in RTS to two: (1) Therapeutic 娱乐 and (2) 娱乐 and 旅游 Management.
The department name was changed to Human Movement Sciences (HMS) in 2010. Our most recent change occurred in 2012 when the program's name was changed to its current form of 公园、娱乐 and 旅游研究 (PRTS) to reflect current trends and practices within the field, and we added an additional concentration area, bringing our concentration areas to three: (1) Therapeutic 娱乐, (2) 旅游 Management, and (3) Park and 娱乐 Management. 旅游 Management became the 旅游 & Hospitality Management major in Fall 2022 and 娱乐al Therapy moved to the College of 健康 Sciences in Fall 2023.
The 公园、娱乐 and 旅游 faculty include two lecturers with terminal degrees. Additional faculty include adjunct instructors with many years of experience in their professional fields.
The mission of the 公园、娱乐, and 旅游研究 实验室 is to facilitate regional, 国家, and inter国家 研究 and community engagement opportunities through 应用研究, experiential learning, and evidence-based programming. 了解更多
Career Opportunities
旅游 & Hospitality Management Major
This major focuses on management in the travel and tourism industry. Students will develop the knowledge, 技能, and abilities to plan events, deliver high quality customer service, market tourism products and manage visitors in tourism destinations. This major will be of interest to students seeking careers in festival, meeting and event planning, 酒店管理, travel and tour services, and tourism destination marketing.
就业:
- 酒店及度假村
- Convention and 访问ors Bureaus
- 主题公园
- 邮轮公司
- 旅行社
- Event Planning Companies
- Vacation Rental Companies
Park and 娱乐 Management Major
This major prepares students to work in community recreation, parks and protected areas, military recreation, camps and in the outdoor recreation industry. Students will develop the knowledge, 技能, and abilities to provide recreational programs for individuals from preschool age through older adults, as well as manage outdoor recreation opportunities in urban and wilderness settings. This major is designed for students seeking careers with the state and federal land management agencies, municipal recreation agencies, for-profit guiding services or nonprofit charitable, recreation and education organizations.
就业:
- State and Federal Land Management Agencies
- Municipal Parks and 娱乐
- Outdoor Adventure 项目
- 校园娱乐
- 营地
- 军事 娱乐
- Non-Profit 组织
Location is often a determining factor in salary range. 成本 of living impacts greatly on pay scales. Whether you work for a public, non-profit, or private agency also affects pay levels. Many of our graduates in the 旅游 & Hospitality Management major have been promoted and advanced quickly within hospitality companies; some of them obtaining mid-upper management positions within 2-3 years of graduation. Starting wages/salaries in the PRT industry can range from $30,000-$60,000.
Yes, many of our PRTS graduates have gone on to graduate school. Some examples of alternate career paths include:
- Business 政府
- Public 政府
- Nonprofit 政府
- Conservation 领导
- Corporate Training and Development
- Environmental Education
- 户外零售
- Business and Franchise Ownership
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