Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Recreation and leisure studies students interested in the Honours Recreation and Sport Business 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 Recreation and Sport Business major, students must have completed a minimum of 5.0 units including  REC 100, REC 101, and two of REC 200, REC 202, REC 203, REC 215, REC 230, REC 252, or REC 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

1. Recreation courses (minimum of 10.0 units):
   
   
   • Required Recreation courses (6.0 units): REC 100, REC 101, REC 205, REC 220, REC 270, REC 371, REC 413, and one 400 level REC course; two of REC 215, REC 314, REC 316 or REC 415; two of REC 200, REC 202, REC 203.
   • Recreation elective courses (minimum of 4.0 units):
     Each student must complete additional recreation electives to meet the required minimum of 10.0 recreation units.
                
     • Note that MU353 Inclusive Arts for Children (1.0 unit) (see Laurier calendar) is accepted as a University of Waterloo 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 10.0 units):        

   • Required courses (3.5 units): 
     PSYCH 101
     SOC 101
     AFM 123
     AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
     BUS 121W (see Laurier calendar)
     BUS 352W (see Laurier calendar) or ECON 344
     BUS 288W (see Laurier calendar) or PSYCH 338 or MSCI 211 
   • 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, ENGL 129R, ENGL 140R, or any ENGL 210 course) is strongly recommended.
     • A Fine or Performing Arts course
       DRAME, 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 Recreation)
       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.
   • Recreation and Sport Business elective courses (2.0 units): 
     Recreation and Sport Business electives have been categorized into five focus areas – Finance and Administration, Marketing, Human Resources, Management and Application, and Communications. Students may choose electives from one focus area or any combination of courses listed. The focus area is not designated on the degree.
     Select 2.0 units from the following list:
     
     Finance and Administration
   • AFM 102
   • AFM 231/MTHEL 100/BUS 231W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 311W (see Laurier calendar)
   • ECON 101
   • ECON 254 
   • PHIL 215
   • REC 316
   • REC 416 
   • SOC 241, SOC 243
   • WS 207

   Marketing

   • BUS 362W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 412W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 432W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 452W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 462W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 472W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 482W (see Laurier calendar)
   • REC 215, REC 415

   Human Resources

   • BUS 398W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 468W (see Laurier calendar)
   • BUS 474W (see Laurier calendar)
   • HRM 200

   Management and Application

   • REC 311
   • REC 312

   Communications

   • BUS 458W (see Laurier calendar)
   • ENGL 210F
   • REC 314
   • SPCOM 223
   • SPCOM 100/BUS 208W (see Laurier calendar)
   • SPCOM 225, SPCOM 324

Note: Students may only count REC courses listed here as business electives if they are taken over and above the required recreation business 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) 

Regular System of Study

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four

Co-operative System of Study 

Year Two

Year Three 

Year Four 

Notes

1. The elective courses are used to fill the recreation elective courses, non-department restricted elective courses, recreation and sport business elective courses, and free elective courses.
2. Students are permitted to pursue a double major in any of Honours Recreation and Sport Business, Honours Therapeutic Recreation, and Honours Tourism and Parks Management, by meeting the requirements of each plan.