Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Recreation and Leisure Studies |
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Honours Tourism and Parks Management |
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Recreation and leisure studies students interested in the Honours Tourism and Parks Management major will declare this after completing at least 5.0 units (i.e., after the completion of Year One), with a minimum of 2.5 units completed while enrolled in recreation and leisure studies, by submitting a Plan Modification/Application for Internal Transfer form to the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies Undergraduate Office for approval. Admission decisions are normally made in May after winter term grades are available. To be considered for the Honours Tourism and Parks Management major, students must have completed a minimum of 5.0 units including REC 100, 101, 230, and 280; and students must have a minimum major recreation and leisure studies average of 70% and a minimum cumulative overall average of 65% in an honours program.
Degree Requirements
- Recreation courses (minimum of 10.0 units):
- Required Recreation courses (6.5 units):
REC 100, 101, 205, 220, 230, 270, 280, 334/ENVS 334, 371, REC 380, and three of REC 383/GEOG 323, 416, 425/PLAN 414, 433/ENVS 433, 437/ENVS 444, 480 with a minimum of two of these (1.0 unit) at the 400 level.
- Recreation elective courses (minimum of 3.5 units):
Each student must complete additional recreation electives to meet the required minimum of 10.0 recreation units.
- All cross-listed courses with REC are counted as recreation electives and are included in the major average.
- Courses outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (maximum of 10.0 units):
- Required courses (2.0 units):
ECON 101
ENVS 200 (Parks) or ECON 220 (Tourism)
PSYCH 101
SOC 101
- Restricted elective courses (2.0 units):
Select one course from four of the following eight subject categories:
- An English course
An English writing course (one of ENGL 109, 129R, 140R, any 210 course, or 240R) is strongly recommended.
- A Fine or Performing Arts course
DRAMA, FINE, MUSIC
- A Humanities course
CLAS, EASIA, HIST, HUMSC, JS, NATST, PACS, PHIL, REES, RS, SPCOM, SPD, WS
- A Social Science course other than Psychology or Sociology
ANTH, ECON, SDS, LS, PSCI, SMF, SOCWK, STV
- A Language course from the Faculty of Arts (other than English or ESL)
- A course from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (other than REC)
GERON, HLTH, KIN
- A course from the Faculty of Environment
ENVS, ERS, GEOG, INDEV, INTEG, 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 academic advisor or the department website.
- Tourism and Parks Management elective courses (3.5 units):
Tourism and Parks Management electives have been categorized into two focus areas – Tourism Management and Park Management. Students may choose electives from one focus area or any combination of courses listed. The focus area is not designated on the degree.
Select 3.5 units from the following list:
Tourism Management
Park Management
- ECON 220
- ENVS 201
- ERS 215
- ERS 383/BIOL 383
- GEOG 102 or SCI 250
- GEOG 356
- GEOG 368/PLAN 341
- GEOG 405
- PLAN 340
- REC 316
- REC 416
- REC 425/PLAN 414
- REC 433/ENVS 433
- REC 437/ENVS 444
Note: Students may only count courses listed here as Tourism and Park Management electives if they are taken over and above the required recreation courses (see #1 above).
- Free elective courses: 2.5 units
3. Total number of units to complete degree is 20.0.
Course Sequence
Year One (Regular and Co-operative System of Study)
1A (Fall)
REC 100
REC 101
PSYCH 101
One Restricted Elective
One Elective
1B (Winter)
REC 230
REC 280
SOC 101
One Restricted Elective
One Elective
Regular System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 220
REC 270
ENVS 200 or Elective
One Restricted Elective
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
2B (Winter)
REC 205
ECON 101
One Restricted Elective
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
One REC Elective
Year Three
3A (Fall)
REC 334
REC 371
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
One REC Elective
One Elective
3B (Winter)
ECON 220 or Elective
One Required Tourism/Parks Management REC Course
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
Two REC Electives
Year Four
4A (Fall)
REC
380
One Required Tourism/Parks Management REC Course
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
Two REC Electives
4B (Winter)
One Required Tourism/Parks Management REC Course
Two Tourism/Parks Management Electives
Two REC Electives
Co-operative System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 220
REC 270
ENVS 200 or Elective
One Restricted Elective
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
2B (Spring)
REC 205
ECON 101
One Restricted Elective
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
REC Elective
Year Three
3A (Winter)
ECON 220 or Elective
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
Two REC Electives
One Elective
3B (Fall)
REC 334
REC 371
REC 380
One Required Tourism/Parks Management REC Course
One Tourism/Parks Management Elective
Year Four
4A (Spring)
One Required Tourism/Parks Management REC Course
Two Tourism/Parks Management Electives
Two REC Electives
4B (Winter)
One Required Tourism/Parks Management REC Course
One Tourism/Parks Management Electives
Two REC Electives
One Elective
Notes:
- The elective courses are used to fill the recreation elective courses and free elective courses.
- Students are permitted to pursue a double major in any of Honours Recreation and Sports Business, Honours Therapeutic Recreation, and Honours Tourism and Parks Management, by meeting the requirements of each plan.
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