Department of Recreation and

Sport Management

As the recreation and sport industry is rapidly developing in Taiwan, recreation and sport management is getting important.  The aim of this department focus on three streams, include (1) professional sports, (2) sport facilities design and management, and (3) sport training and health instruction.  Based on these streams this department attempts to improve students’ operational and managerial ability.

【Teaching Facilities】

    The department of recreation and sport located at the 5th levels of Building A.  Facilities employ for educational use include fitness centre, dance classroom, martial-art classroom, rocket claiming areas, multiple-use gymnasium, tennis courts, volleyball courts, archery field and softball field.  There is also a sport centre under designing which will include water sport related facilities.

【Student Recruitment】

    Our students are come from variety sport backgrounds and they are top.  Students who are interesting in sport management are welcome to apply.

【Course Character】

    Our program focuses on combining both theory and practical practice. 300 hours internship is required to fulfill department requirement, in which 150 hours, code internship, are offered by contracted and recognized sports industry companies and students are assigned via department. Another 150 internship hours, students could choice sports related industry to practice internship.  In addition, 6 sports related profession licenses was required prior to graduation.

Program related courses characteristics as following: 

1. To cultivate fundamental academic ability: code courses such as management, marketing,

   accounting, information management and statistics. Department requirements such as sports

   marketing, sports event management and so on.

2. To practice and to familiar recreational sports skills： Recreational sports curriculum includes

   water sports, aerobic sports and extreme sports curriculums and internships.  Meanwhile, sports

   facilities management and design are also offered. Other athletic motor skills, training theory,

   sports injury management, and sports competition event management are included as well.

3. To understand both international and domestic sports industry: Sports service management focus

   on discussing sports industry and its related industries. How economics goes in these industries?

   How to manage and how to do marketing? The current development status! What’s the future

   trend? Those are our main focus topic.

4. International communication: to attend international conferences and to cooperate with

   international well-known companies and universities.

 【Possible Careers】

 （Job Market）

1. Personal trainer：Personal trainer, instructor and manager position at hotel, resort, fitness club

   and recreational health club.

2. Sports marketing industry: Professional sports market, sports equipment designing, manufacture,

   sales and retailer.

3. Sports recreational club: Golf club, water sports industry, weight control clinic and swimming and

   other recreational clubs.

4. Other sports industries: Sports stadium architect, sports tourism, sports and medical equipment,

   sports broadcasting and media, sports agent, fitness consultant.

（Further Education）

1. Graduate school and elementary and high school teaching curriculums, studying abroad

    - Physical education and sports: 16 schools, 12 graduate schools and 3 Ph.D programs.

 - Sports related and other fields: 10 schools and 4 graduate schools.

2. Government position and studying abroad

        - Educational administration national exams.

        - Physical education administration national exams.

【Faculty Research Achievements】

    Faculties have outstanding achievement on academic teaching and researching, 75 publications on well-known journals, 145 conferences papers, both domestic and international conference, and 9 books.

【Intercollegiate Sports Competition Achievements】

    We have great achievements in intercollegiate sports event and we provide scholarship for student athletes in variety of sports, such as archery, TKD, volleyball, tennis, badminton and cheerleading.