Bachelor’s in Recreation & Sport Management
The Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) bachelor’s degree focuses on fostering healthy lifestyles, effective management of organizations, and the social and economic development of communities through recreation, tourism and sports services.
Our curriculum is designed to expose students to all facets of the sport and leisure profession, with an emphasis on developing critical leaders in an ever-changing global industry. Classes offer a unique blend of management, leadership, experience design, and professional development as well as sport and leisure behavior education, creating the perfect environment to foster skill development, critical thinking and innovation. The RSM program aligns with national standards focusing on four main industry benchmarks, which include:
- Sport and leisure career foundations and social science perspectives
- Program, event, and experience design
- Strategic management and operations
- 400-hour minimum internship experience
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS/GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Municipal parks and recreation departments
- Intercollegiate athletic departments
- Nonprofit youth organizations
- University campus recreation
- Event management organizations
- Outdoor outfitters and guide services
- Professional and amateur sport organizations
- Resort and tourism agencies
- Graduate school in a variety of disciplines
Contact
Joseph Lovell, Ed.D.
RSM Program Director
Email: Joseph.Lovell@utahtech.edu
Phone: 435.879.4631
Office: HPC 305
Jin Woo Ahn
Assistant Professor of Recreation and Sport Management
Email: Jin.Woo.Ahn@utahtech.edu
Phone: 435-879-4753
Office: HPC 338
Gina Taualii
Academic Advisor for College of Health Sciences - Pre-Nursing, Exercise Science, and Rec & Sport Mgt.
Email: Gina.Taualii@utahtech.edu
Phone: 435-879-4797
Office: HPC 346
Karen Davis
Academic Advisor for College of Health Sciences - Exercise Science, and Rec & Sport Mgt.
Email: Karen.Davis@utahtech.edu
Phone: 435-879-4627
Office: HPC 342