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
- Recreation courses (minimum of 10.5 units):
- Required recreation courses (6.5 units): REC 100, REC 101, REC 120, REC 201, REC 213, REC 215, REC 219, 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 10.5 recreation units.
- Note that MU353, Inclusive Arts for Children (1.0 unit) (see Wilfrid Laurier University 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.
- Courses outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (maximum of 9.5 units):
- Required courses (4.0 units):
AHS 107
AFM 123
AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
BET 100
BUS 352W (see Laurier calendar) or MGMT 244
BUS 288W (see Laurier calendar) or PSYCH 238 or MSCI 211
HRM 200
PSYCH 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 a student's transcript or degree. It is only a guideline for selecting elective courses. Some courses may have prerequisite courses that the student will need to complete.
- 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 and Events: BET 300, GSJ 207, MGMT 220, REC 218, REC 319, REC 419, 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: These courses will require declaration of the Human Resources Management Minor.)
- Leadership/Group Dynamics: PACS 202, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 432
- Marketing: BUS 121W, BUS 362W, BUS 412W, BUS 432W, BUS 452W, BUS 462W, BUS 472W, BUS 482W (Note: See Laurier calendar for course information.)
- Occupational/Culture: PHIL 206, PHIL 215, SOC 241
- Practicum: REC 312 (must be approved by the associate chair, undergraduate studies)
- Free elective courses: 3.0 units
- 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
Three electives
Regular System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 201
REC 213
REC 219
AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
One elective
2B (Winter)
HRM 200
Two Recreation and Sport Business electives
Two 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
One Recreation and Sport Business elective
Two electives
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
REC 219
AFM 131 or BUS 111W (see Laurier calendar)
One elective
Work Term 1 (Winter)
2B (Spring)
HRM 200
Two Recreation and Sport Business electives
Two 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
- The elective courses are used to fulfil the recreation elective courses and free elective courses.
- 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.