Increasing sustainability through education at United States national parks
Derrick Taff, associate professor in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, is leading studies that influence sustainability education and policies.
Listening lab leading soundscape analyses for United States national parks
RPTM recently received a grant from the National Park Service to launch the Protected Areas Research Collaborative Listening Lab. It is the sole lab assisting the National Park Service with inventorying and monitoring sounds collected in national parks across the United States.
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management class visits Paris ahead of Olympics
As part of the Penn State Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management class "RPTM 399: Creating Worldwide Events," students traveled to Paris this semester to learn how the city is preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Transforming Health and Wellness — Through Engaging People in Recreation
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State strives to positively impact health and wellness through recreation, park, tourism, and leisure opportunities — often affectionately referred to by many as the aspirational “bucket list” activities of their lives.
Undergraduate Program
Undergraduate Program
Explore the undergraduate degree that examines the broad spectrum of ways in which leisure activities, tourism and participating in life changing “experiences” impact our health and well-being.
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Graduate Program
Graduate Program
The graduate program explores how the social, environmental, psychological, and economic aspects of a broad array of leisure activities and pursuits can truly transform people’s lives and sense of well-being.
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Research
Research
Our team of esteemed research professionals collaborates closely with students and industry partners to examine how people engage in a full spectrum of recreational activities and how it affects their lives, the lives of others, and the environment around them.
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World Campus
World Campus
The RPTM program on World Campus can help prepare you for a career in one of the world’s largest service-sector industries, all from the comfort of your home. It has been built to help you gain the theoretical, managerial, practical and technical skills needed to succeed in the field.
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Derrick Taff recently completed a scholar-in-residence program with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy in partnership with Leave No Trace, researching sustainable practices among the bouldering community and sustainability through sanitation.
