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Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Recreation and Leisure Studies

General Recreation and Leisure Studies

Note: The General degree is offered through the regular system of study only.

  1. Recreation courses (minimum of 9 units):
    • Required (3.5 units): REC 100, 101, 205, 220, 270, 371, and one 400 level REC course.
    • Recreation Electives (minimum of 5.5 units):
      Each student must complete additional Recreation Electives to meet the required minimum of 9 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 11 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
      • A Faculty of Environment Course
        ENVS, ERS, GEOG, INDEV, 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 8.0 units of Open Electives.
  3. Total number of units to complete degree is 20.

Course Sequence

See Honours Recreation and Leisure Studies Course Sequence.


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