Faculty of Health

The Tourism Minor is available to all University of Waterloo undergraduate degree students. The Minor is designed for students specializing in tourism impacts, tourism planning, tourism marketing, heritage, and outdoor recreation.

The requirements for the Tourism Minor are eight courses (four core and four elective) with a minimum cumulative minor average of 65%. Environment students must have approval of the Office of the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Environment to use their thesis towards this Minor. Recreation and Leisure Studies students should seek advice from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies academic advisor.

Requirements

• Required courses (2.0 units):
• GEOG 233, REC 280, REC 383/GEOG 323
• One 400-level tourism course from the following list: GEOG 430C (1.5), REC 425/PLAN 414, REC 433/ENVS 433 (1.0), REC 475 (Topic: Tourism/Commercial Recreation), REC 480, a tourism related thesis in either REC 471A/REC 471B (1.0) or GEOG 490A/GEOG 490B (1.0). See the appropriate academic advisor for thesis approval.
• Elective courses (2.0 units):
  • Select four courses from the following, with at least two of the courses being greater than the 200-level: ANTH 348, ENGL 208M, GEOG 423, HRM 200, MGMT 220, REC 215, REC 218, REC 219, REC 230, REC 312, REC 319, REC 380, REC 419, REC 422, REC 425/PLAN 414, REC 433/ENVS 433 (1.0), REC 480