Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

An Option is a specified combination or grouping of courses which provides the student with an emphasis in a particular discipline.

The Recreation and Leisure Studies Department has available the following Options to students in Honours plans:

1. Parks Option
2. Tourism Option

Students interested in pursuing an Option should speak with the Academic Advisor by the beginning of second year.

Parks Option

• Required Courses (2.0 units):
  • ENVS 200
  • REC 230
  • REC 334/ENVS 334 
  • REC 433/ENVS 433 or ENVS 444/REC 437
• Elective Courses (2.0 units):
  (Choose 4 of the following)
  • ENVS 201
  • ERS 215
  • ERS 383/BIOL 383
  • GEOG 102 or SCI 250
  • GEOG 356
  • GEOG 368/PLAN 341
  • GEOG 405
  • PLAN 340
  • REC 280
  • REC 316
  • REC 416
  • REC 425/PLAN 414
  • REC 433/ENVS 433 or ENVS 444/REC 437

Notes:

1. Only the second completed course of REC 433/ENVS 433 or ENVS 444/REC 437 may be counted as a Parks Option Elective.
2. Students interested in working for the Canadian Federal Government are encouraged to take French language courses.

Tourism Option

• Required Courses (2.0 units):
  • GEOG 233
  • GEOG 423
  • REC 280 
  • REC 383/GEOG 323 
• Elective Courses (2.0 units):
  (Choose 4 of the following, at least 2 of which must be above the 200 level.)
  • ANTH 348
  • ECON 220
  • ENGL 208M
  • GEOG 202
  • GEOG 319/PLAN 320
  • GEOG 333/REC 333
  • GEOG 426
  • REC 215
  • REC 380
  • REC 425/PLAN 414
  • REC 433/ENVS 433
  • REC 480