The Department of Rural Planning was established on August 1, 1991, initially admitting one class of four-year undergraduate students every year. On August 1, 2002, approval was granted to establish a Master’s program with one class.

In 2005, due to organizational adjustments within the university’s College of Management, the undergraduate program of the Department of Rural Planning ceased enrollment, and its student quota was merged with the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management. The Master’s program in Rural Planning was restructured into the Graduate Institute of Landscape Architecture and Recreation Management of the College of Management.

Currently, the institute has two Master’s classes, one for first-year and one for second-year students, with a limited enrollment of only 14 students per cohort, adhering to an elite education model. The first cohort of Master’s students graduated in the 2006 academic year, and by the 2017 academic year, 140 students had graduated from the program, demonstrating excellent employment outcomes.