In order to continue in Honours Tourism Development, 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 219, REC 230, REC 280, REC 371, REC 373, REC 380, REC 405, REC 420, REC 480
- 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):
- Tourism Development elective courses (5.0 units): ANTH 348, ENGL 108D, ENGL 208M, ENGL 295, ENVS 195, ERS 253, ERS 372, ERS 404/PSCI 432, GEOG 233, GEOG 319/PLAN 320, GEOG 323/REC 383, GEOG 426, GEOG 432/HLTH 420/PLAN 432, HRM 200, INDEV 100, INTST 101, INDG 272, MGMT 220, PLAN 100, PSCI 252, PSCI 350, PSCI 389, PSCI 404, REC 215, REC 218, REC 312, REC 319, REC 356, REC 419, REC 422, REC 425/PLAN 414, REC 433/ENVS 433 (1.0)
- Free elective courses: 3.5 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 280
One Tourism Development elective
Three electives
Regular System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 201
REC 219
REC 230
One Tourism Development elective
One elective
2B (Winter)
Two Tourism Development electives
Three electives
Year Three
3A (Fall)
REC 371
REC 380
One Tourism Development elective
Two electives
3B (Winter)
REC 373
Two Tourism Development electives
Two electives
Year Four
4A (Fall)
REC 405
Two Tourism Development electives
Two electives
4B (Winter)
REC 420
REC 480
One Tourism Development elective
Two electives
Co-operative System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 201
REC 219
REC 230
One Tourism Development elective
One elective
Work Term 1 (Winter)
2B (Spring)
Two Tourism Development electives
Three electives
Year Three
Work Term 2 (Fall)
3A (Winter)
REC 373
Two Tourism Development electives
Two electives
Work Term 3 (Spring)
3B (Fall)
REC 371
REC 380
One Tourism Development elective
Two electives
Year Four
Work Term 4 (Winter)
4A (Spring)
REC 405
One Tourism Development elective
Three electives
Work Term 5 (Fall)
4B (Winter)
REC 420
REC 480
Two Tourism Development electives
One elective
Notes
- The elective courses are used to fulfil the required number of 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.