Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

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, REC 101, REC 230, and 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 (6.5 units):
     REC 100, REC 101, REC 205, REC 220, REC 230, REC 270, REC 280, REC 334/ENVS 334, REC 371, REC 380, and three of REC 383/GEOG 323, REC 416, REC 425/PLAN 414, REC 433/ENVS 433, REC 437/ENVS 444, REC 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.
     
     
     • 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 (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, ENGL 129R, ENGL 140R, or any ENGL 210 course) 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
  • ANTH 348 
  • ENGL 208M 
  • ENVS 200 
  • GEOG 202 
  • GEOG 233 
  • GEOG 319/PLAN 320 
  • GEOG 323/REC 383 
  • GEOG 333/REC 333 
  • GEOG 423 
  • GEOG 426 
  • REC 215 
  • REC 311 
  • REC 425/PLAN 414 
  • REC 433/ENVS 433 
  • REC 480

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)

Regular System of Study

Year Two

2B (Winter)

Year Three

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

Year Four

Notes

1. The elective courses are used to fill the recreation elective courses and free elective courses.
2. 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.