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Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Recreation and Leisure Studies

Honours Recreation and Leisure Studies

Degree Requirements

  1. Recreation courses (minimum of 10 units):
    • Required (4 units): REC 100, 101, 205, 220, 270, 371, REC 471A/B or two 400 level REC courses.
    • Recreation Electives (minimum of 6 units):
      Each student must complete additional Recreation Electives to meet the required minimum of 10 Recreation units.
    • Please note that MU 380e (WLU) "Creative Arts for Children with Special Needs" is accepted as a UW Recreation Elective.
    • All cross-listed courses with REC are counted as Recreation Electives and are included in the major average.
  2. Courses outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (maximum of 10 units):
    • Required (1.0 units): 
      PSYCH 101
      SOC 101
    • Select one course from four of the following seven categories (2 units Restricted Electives):
      • An English Course
        An English writing course (one of ENGL 109, 129R, 140R, 209, any 210 course, or 240R) is strongly recommended.
      • A Fine or Performing Arts Course or Language Course (other than English or ESL)
        DRAMA, FINE, MUSIC, SPCOM or any language course other than ENGL
      • A Humanities Course
        CLAS, EASIA, HIST, JS, NATST, PACS, PHIL, RS, SPD
      • A Social Science Course other than Psychology or Sociology
        ANTH, ECON, ISS, PSCI, SMF, SOCWK, STV, WS
      • An Applied Health Sciences Faculty Course (other than Recreation)
        GERON, HLTH, KIN
      • An Environmental Studies Faculty Course
        ENVS, ERS, GEOG, PLAN
      • A Course offered by the School of Computer Science 
        Note: The course subjects listed may not be comprehensive. For a complete list, or approval of a specific course subject, please see the undergraduate advisor or the department website.
    • Students must take an additional 7.0 units of Open Electives.
  3. Total number of units to complete degree is 20.

Course Sequence


Year One (Co-op and Regular)
Fall Winter
REC 100 Two REC Electives from 200, 215, 230, 252, 280
REC 101 SOC 101 
PSYCH 101 One Restricted Elective 
Two Restricted Electives One Elective



Regular System of Study

Year Two
Fall Winter
REC 205 REC 220
REC 270 Four Electives
One Restricted Elective
Two Electives

Year Three
Fall Winter
REC 371 Five Electives
Four Electives

Year Four
Fall Winter
A fourth-year Recreation Course A fourth-year Recreation Course
Four Electives Four Electives



Co-operative System of Study

Year Two
2A (Fall) 2B (Spring)
REC 205 REC 220
REC 270 Four Electives
One Restricted Elective
Two Electives

Year Three
3A (Winter) 3B (Fall)
Five Electives REC 371

Four Electives

Year Four
4A (Spring) 4B (Winter)
A fourth-year Recreation Course A fourth-year Recreation Course
Four Electives Four Electives


Note:

  1. The elective courses are used to fill the Recreation Electives and Open Electives.

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