Internships Correlated to RPTS Emphases

 

 

                    Natural Resource Recreation

Positions:

Planner                                                             Park Ranger

Backcountry Fire Patrol                                     Interpreter

Public Information Specialist                              Rafting Guide

Game Warden                                                   Hunting/Fishing Guide

Visitor Service Provider

 

Sites/Agencies:

Municipal PARD                                               National Parks Service (NPS)

Conservation Agencies                                      Leave No Trace

State Park Services                                           Texas Park and Wildlife Dept. (TPWD)

Golf Courses                                                     Skydiving Company

Museums, Arboreta, Zoos                                  Coastal Bend Basin Estuaries Project

US Army Corps of Engineers                             Student Conservation Association (SCA)

United States Forest Services (USFS)

 

 

 

                    Community Parks and Recreation

Positions:

Recreation Intern (rotate through depts.)             Operations/maintenance staff

Camp Staff                                                       Program Planner/organizer

Youth/children’s programmer                            

 

 

Sites/Agencies:

Municipal PARD’s                                            TAMU Rec Center

Camps                                                              TAMU Intramurals

After School Programs                                      Brazos Valley Sports

Scouts                                                              YMCA

 

 

 

                    Tourism Management

Positions:

Resort/Hotel Front Desk Clerk                           Cruise Line Staff

Children’s programmer at a resort                      Small Tourism Business Mgr.

Resort Intern (rotate through depts.)                   Office Mgt. Intern

Event Planner                                                   Guide

Guest Service/Host                                            Customer Service         

 

Sites/Agencies

Chamber of Commerce                                     Convention Center

Convention and Visitor Bureaus                         Conference Centers

Health and Fitness Clubs                                    RCRA Resorts

Pro/Semi-Pro Sports Teams                               Amusement Parks

B&B’s                                                             Tour Companies           

Country Clubs                                                   Airlines            

Travel Agencies