History

The Department of Recreation Management has started to accept students at the undergraduate level as of the 2019-2020 academic year. The beginning of the faculty's education was also with the Recreation Management department. 1 Professor and 2 Assistant Professors were involved in the establishment of the department. The department had its first graduates in the spring semester of 2022-2023.

Qualification Awarded

Graduates who successfully complete all the requirements of the program receive a Bachelor's Degree in RecreationManagement.

Level of Qualification

Undergraduate

Specific Admission Requirements

In order to be accepted to this program, it is necessary to have completed a high school or equivalent education and have a diploma and to have sufficient points in the verbal score type in the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) organized by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center of the Republic of Turkey, or to have sufficient points in the Foreign Student Examination (YÖS).

Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

For students who want to transfer from universities in Turkey to Giresun University, the provisions of the "Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer" apply.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Successfully completing all courses available in the program (equivalent to a total of 240 ECTS) and having a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 is the qualification requirement for graduation.

Profile of The Programme

The Recreation Management department includes planning indoor and outdoor activities, designing travel contents and providing services for travel groups with different needs in order to improve the general quality of life of individuals and enable them to spend their free time outdoors comfortably. Includes well-rounded training in custom program design. Make your spare time productive and your daily life productive. In this context, the main employment opportunities for graduates include the entertainment industry, hotels, museums, libraries, ski resorts, SPA centers, theme parks and fields such as mountaineering, camping and photography. The mission of the Department of Recreation Management is: To create positive changes in the lives of people participating in social and tourism activities while expanding the horizons and abilities of students. Our goal is to offer a comprehensive training program that includes numerous foreign languages, theoretical and practical training, activities carried out in cooperation with industry actors and bilateral agreements with similar educational institutions abroad.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

Employment opportunities for students who will graduate from the Department of Recreation Management vary. In this context, areas that offer business opportunities are as follows: Hotel businesses and holiday villages, Group A travel agencies, national and international airline companies, blue flag marina and yacht businesses, cruise ships and floating facilities, event and organization companies, congress-fair and festivals. centers, entertainment establishments and theme parks, sports-golf and swimming facilities, ski resorts, facilities providing health tourism services (medical, thermal, wellness and spa centres), camping areas and facilities (such as natural life, slimming, motivation, yoga centres). Provincial Planning and Coordination Directorates serving within the governorships, Urban Aesthetics Departments-Environmental Protection and Control Departments and Parks and Gardens Directorates serving within the municipalities, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, State and foundation universities. Health-Culture and Sports Departments, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorates, non-governmental organizations-foundations-associations-professional unions-federations and confederations, museums and historical sites, libraries, state theaters and private theaters that play a role in the development of the tourism sector. (team membership responsible for organization and preparation), social facilities of public institutions, media-communication and promotion organizations broadcasting on tourism themes, tourism-based non-governmental organizations serving disadvantaged groups, sports clubs.

Access to Further Studies

Students who have successfully completed their undergraduate education can apply to postgraduate (master's and doctoral) programs, provided that they receive a valid score from the ALES exam and meet the criteria of the target institution.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The mid-term evaluation for any course consists of homework, practice and other studies, provided that there is at least one midterm exam. In the evaluation of each course; The contribution rate of midterm exams, homework, practice and other studies for which students are responsible to the success grade is taken into account. Success grade; It is calculated from mid-semester evaluation and final exam grades. The contribution of the final exam to the success grade is determined by the course instructor as minimum 40% and maximum 60%. Course instructors determine the contribution of the studies that will constitute the mid-term evaluation to the final grade. A student who does not take the end-of-semester and/or make-up exam, if any, is deemed to have failed the relevant course. In order to be evaluated for a course or application, the student's final exam grade and make-up grade, if any, must be 60 out of 100 points. Students who fall below this score are considered directly unsuccessful. The application grade is determined out of 100 points by the instructor and staff who carry out the application. The evaluation of students' application success is made by the relevant instructor in the application environment. Success and the transfer of theoretical knowledge developed according to the characteristics of this course into practice are determined by the course instructor. When giving a practical grade for students who do not have an attendance requirement but retake the course, the course instructor may ask the students to participate in evaluations such as seminars, practice exams, case presentations, case discussions and similar evaluations. Even if students fulfill the attendance requirement in applied vocational courses, if their practical grade is below 50, they are considered unsuccessful in this course and cannot take the end-of-year and make-up exams of the relevant course. Repeats the lesson and application. Students who fulfill the attendance requirement, whose practical grade is over 50, but who cannot achieve a passing grade according to the average of their practical and final grades and who fail their theoretical grades, take the theoretical and practical midterm exam(s) and the final exam in the next year of the course. Additionally, there is no attendance requirement and repeated courses are not included in the credit limit. Exams are evaluated out of 100 points. In converting a grade given out of 100 points into a letter grade; The weight of the midterm exam, mid-term studies and final exam is taken into account and a letter grade is given by the instructor according to the grade ranges below. Success evaluation for undergraduate programs is made as follows: Students who receive one of the letter grades of 90-100 (AA), 85-89 (BA), 80-84 (BB), 70-79 (CB) and 60-69 (CC) from a course. They are considered to have succeeded in that lesson. Students who receive one of the letter grades DC (50-59), DD (40-49), FD (30-39) and FF (0-29) from a course are considered unsuccessful in that course. For students who cannot take the final exam due to an excuse accepted by the department chair, the grades they receive from the final excuse exam will replace their final exam grades. Students who fail a course or cannot take the course in the required semester must take this course again in the first semester it is offered. Students may repeat courses in which they received a CC grade, with the approval of the advisor, in order to increase their overall GPA. In repeated courses, the last grade received is valid and this last grade is used in the calculation of the overall weighted grade point average. Students can take make-up exams for the courses they failed. In order to take the make-up exam; It is mandatory to enroll in the relevant courses in the academic year in which the exams will be held and to meet the requirements for taking the final exam of these courses. Students who cannot take make-up exams are not given the right to take an excuse exam. Make-up exams can be taken from courses with letter grades below CC. It is mandatory to get at least 60 points out of 100 in the make-up exam. The grade obtained in the make-up exam replaces the final exam of that course. A letter grade is given, taking into account the weight of the midterm exam and semester studies, if any. Make-up exams are held at the end of each semester and before graduation exams. Make-up letter grades are included in the semester GPA.

Graduation Requirements

In accordance with the T.R. Giresun University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations, students must successfully complete 240 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits in order to graduate. Students who successfully complete all the requirements of the registered education program, such as courses, practice and internship, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, are entitled to receive a diploma.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Tam Zamanlı

Address, Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Musa GENÇ Department E-mail: musa.genc@giresun.edu.tr Department E-Mail: rky@giresun.edu.tr Faculty Phone: +90 454 310 1875 Faculty Fax: +90 454 310 1880 Faculty Address: Giresun University Faculty of Tourism Uğurca Mahallesi Yayla/5 Sokak No: 3 PK: 28902 Keşap/Giresun

Facilities

4 Classrooms: 80 square meters, for 65 people, with projection and whiteboards 1 Information Technologies Laboratory (for shared use by the faculty): 78 square meters, 40+1 users, computer with the server system, projection, and whiteboard. 1 Ballroom: 100 square meters 1 Hotel Management Application Classroom (for shared use by the faculty): 80 square meters 1 Foyer Area (for shared use by the faculty): 255 square meters 1 Cafeteria (for shared use by the faculty): 335 square meters, 120 people 1 Canteen (for common use by the faculty): 190 square meters closed area, capacity for 70 people 1 Basketball Court (for shared use by the faculty): 162 square meters 1 Volleyball Court (for shared use by the faculty): 250 square meters 1 Car Park (for shared use by the Faculty): 30 vehicle capacity 2 Place of Worship (for shared use by the faculty): 21 square meters 1 Shelter (for faculty common use): 355 square meters Event Area (indoor): 400 square meters Open Area (in faculty common use): 17747 square meters