Our Mission:
The mission of the Department of Recreation and Tourism Management is to facilitate students' achievement of their educational and career goals through a learning-centered academic program that develops intellectual capacity and practical skills, is committed to excellence, experiential learning, and to the development of innovative professionals capable of adapting dynamic environments, using the Greater Los Angeles area as a laboratory.
We promote appreciation of, and advocacy for, the benefits of play, leisure and recreation across the lifespan for all CSU Northridge students by offering a variety of general education courses.
We provide a challenging, student centered education to prepare professionals with a commitment to enhancing the quality of human life through recreation, leisure and play. We value each student as a unique individual and work in partnership with the community to match student strengths and interests in field placements where classroom theory comes to life.
More from Dr. Alan Wright, Department Chair
Degree Programs
The department offers options in:
Minor Degree Focus:
Under Graduate Degree Focus:
- Recreation Management B.S. Degree
- Recreation Therapy B.S. Degree Program
Graduate Degree Focus:
Student Learning Outcomes and Education Effectiveness Indicators
Students in the RTM programs are expected to demonstrate growth in the following SLO's:
Students will demonstrate critical thinking including analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in the fields of play, leisure, recreation, parks, and/or tourism through a variety of pedagogies.
Students will practice and self-assess progress toward mastery of the standards and competencies of appropriate accrediting bodies through continual self-assessment and portfolio development.
Students will demonstrate application and integration of theoretical knowledge in a practical setting through 600 hours of professional internship in preperation for pursuing employment.
Students will demonstrate and increase in Emotional Intelligence while pursuing their degree(s) objectives as measured by an Emotional Intelligence survey instrument at point of entry and exit from the degree program.
Educational Effectiveness Indicator areas of these student learning outcomes are:
Critical Thinking
Work and/or research projects completed in a capstone course.
Student performance on papers completed in RTM 402 and 490 taken in the last few semesters of study reflects the adequacy of their previous course work.
Mastery of Professional Competencies
Student-prepared portfolios of selected coursework.
Reflective essays included in student portfolios provide insight into students' understanding of key emphasis in the major and the skill sets they have aquired while they are in the major.
Internship
Final evaluations completed by agency internship supervisors reflect the scope of the student's abilities in the field.
Emotional Intelligence
As measured by the Emotional and Social Inventory and published by the Hay Group.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing your educational experience.
Dr. Alan Wright, Chair
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management
College of Health and Human Development