Department of Recreation and Sports Management

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Department History
The school was founded in March 1966. It was formerly known as Tajen Pharmacy Institute. At the beginning of its establishment, it took the pharmacy as a principal axis for the development of the college. Currently, the whole school has been expanded to 4 colleges, 21 academic departments / bachelor programs, 6 master programs / research institutes and 1 general education center. The Recreation & Sports Management Department was established in February 2000 and the master program was started in August 2004 after the approval by the Ministry of Education.
Educational Objectives
The formulation of the educational objectives for this department needs to consider the social development trends & needs, student sources and traits, school and college educational objectives, along with the leisure policies of the government and non-governmental organizations. The department has two educational objectives respectively shown in the following:

Cultivate the grass-roots professional service talents for the recreation service industry.
Cultivate the grass-roots professional service talents for the sport service industry.
Also, the formulation of the educational objectives for the master program needs to be coordinated with the development trends of the leisure industry, social & economic fluctuations, and also consider the government’s policy trends for the leisure sports, tourism & hospitality, and health management. The master program of this department has three educational objectives respectively shown in the following:

Cultivate the mid-level management talents related to the recreation and sport industry.
Cultivate the mid-level management talents related to the tourism and hospitality industry.
Cultivate the mid-level management talents related to the recreation and health industry.

Faculty
For the full-time teachers, there are 2 professors, 12 associate professors, 3 assistant professors, and 2 lecturers with 19 in total.

Facilities
The facilities include hot spring hotel and spa, Pétanque, the paintball field, the rock climbing center, the adventure educational field, the archery field, the frisbee field, the swimming pool, the gym, the table tennis room, the dancing room, the physical fitness room, and the therapy room for sports injuries.

Career Prospects
The fields of recreation and sports management offer a wide variety of occupational opportunities for graduates. Graduates can expect to work as adventure educational trainers, activity planners for teenagers, recreation and sports managers, recreation and sports technicians, physical fitness trainers for elders, fitness trainers, lifeguards in the water fields, leaders for bicycle sports, personal fitness trainers, mountain guides etc. In addition, pursuing graduate degrees at domestic or overseas institution is a good prospect as well.

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