Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

In order to continue in Honours Recreation and Sport Business, students must maintain a minimum cumulative major Recreation and Leisure Studies average of 70% and a minimum cumulative overall average of 65%.

Degree Requirements

1. Recreation courses (minimum of 10.0 units):
   • Required recreation courses (6.0 units): REC 100, REC 101, REC 120, REC 201, REC 213, REC 215, REC 313, REC 371, REC 373, REC 405, REC 413, REC 420
   • Recreation elective courses (minimum of 4.0 units):
     Students 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 (5.0 units):
  AHS 107
  AFM 123
  AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
  BET 100
  BUS 121W (see Laurier calendar)
  BUS 352W (see Laurier calendar) or MGMT 244
  BUS 288W (see Laurier calendar) or PSYCH 238 or MSCI 211
  HRM 200
  PSYCH 101
  SOC 101
• Recreation and Sport Business elective courses (2.5 units):
  Recreation and Sport Business electives have been categorized into the following focus areas. Students may opt to choose courses from any of the areas, or concentrate on one area. The focus area does not appear on your transcript or degree. It is only a guideline for selecting your elective courses. Some courses may have prerequisite courses that the student will need to complete.
  

  Select 2.5 units from the following lists:

  Communications
  
  • ENGL 210F
  • ENGL 295
  • SPCOM 100 or BUS 208W (see Laurier calendar)
  • SPCOM 101
  • SPCOM 223
  • SPCOM 225
  • SPCOM 226
  • SPCOM 228
  • SPCOM 324
  
  Entrepreneurship
  
  • BET 300
  • GSJ 207
  • MGMT 220
  • REC 218
  • REC 311
  • SPCOM 433
  
  Finance
  
  • AFM 231 or BUS 231W (see Laurier calendar)
  • BUS 311W (see Laurier calendar)
  • ECON 101
  • ECON 102
  • ECON 254
  
  Government and Policy
  
  • PSCI 100
  • PSCI 231
  • PSCI 252
  • PSCI 260
  • PSCI 283
  • PSCI 331
  • PSCI 334
  
  Human Resources
  
  • HRM 301
  • HRM 303
  • HRM 305
  • HRM 307
    Note that these courses may require declaration of the minor.
  
  Leadership/Group Dynamics
  
  • PACS 202
  • SPCOM 227
  • SPCOM 432
  
  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)
  
  Occupational/Culture
  
  • PHIL 206
  • PHIL 215
  • SOC 241
  
  Practicum
  
  • REC 312
• Free elective courses: 2.5 units
3. Total number of units to complete is 20.0.

Course Sequence

Year One (Regular and Co-operative System of Study)

1A (Fall)

REC 100
REC 101
REC 120
AHS 107
PSYCH 101

1B (Winter)

REC 215
BET 100
SOC 101
Two electives

Regular System of Study

Year Two

2A (Fall)

REC 201
REC 213
AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
HRM 200
One elective

2B (Winter)

BUS 121W (see Laurier calendar)
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Three electives

Year Three

3A (Fall)

REC 313
REC 371
AFM 123
BUS 288W (see Laurier calendar) or PSYCH 238 or MSCI 211
One elective

3B (Winter)

REC 373
BUS 352W (see Laurier calendar) or MGMT 244
Two Recreation and Sport Business electives
One elective

Year Four

4A (Fall)

REC 405
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Three electives

4B (Winter)

REC 413
REC 420
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Two electives

Co-operative System of Study 

Year Two

2A (Fall)

REC 201
REC 213
AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
HRM 200
One elective

Work Term 1 (Winter)

2B (Spring)

BUS 121W (see Laurier calendar)
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Three electives

Year Three

Work Term 2 (Fall)

3A (Winter)

REC 373
BUS 352W (see Laurier calendar) or MGMT 244
Two Recreation and Sport Business electives
One elective

Work Term 3 (Spring)

3B (Fall)

REC 313
REC 371
AFM 123
BUS 288W (see Laurier calendar) or PSYCH 238 or MSCI 211 
One elective

Year Four

Work Term 4 (Winter)

4A (Spring)

REC 405
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Three electives

Work Term 5 (Fall)

4B (Winter)

REC 413
REC 420
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Two electives

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 Sport Business, Honours Therapeutic Recreation, and Honours Tourism Development, by meeting the requirements of each plan.