2025-2026 Honours Recreation, Leadership, and Health, Co-op course sequence

Year 1

Fall

  • HEALTH 107 Sociology of Activity, Health and Well-being
  • PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology
  • REC 100 Introduction to the Study of Recreation and Leisure
  • REC 101ÌýIntroduction to Leisure, Sport, andÌýRecreation Management
  • REC 120 Experience Design and Delivery

Winter

  • REC 215 Marketing Recreation, Sport, and Events
  • REC 280 Introduction to Tourism
  • Three free electives

Spring

Off

Year 2

Fall

  • REC 201 Introduction to Leisure, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Just Communities
  • REC 219ÌýIntroduction to Event Studies
  • REC 230 Outdoor Recreation and Land-Based Learning
  • REC 256 Foundations of Community Engagement in Recreation and Leisure
  • One of: PSCI 100ÌýPower, Politics, and Policy: An Introduction, SDS 231R Introduction to Social Policy Processes

Winter

Work Term 1

Spring

  • HLTH 260/GSJ 260 Social Determinants of Health
  • Two REC electives
  • Two free electives

Year 3

Fall

Work Term 2

Winter

  • REC 318 Leadership Theory and Practice in Recreation, Sport and Leisure Organizations
  • REC 373 Qualitative Approaches to Leisure Research
  • One of: ENGL 210F Genres of Business Communication, ENGL 210G Genres of Fundraising Communication
  • REC elective
  • Free elective

Spring

Work Term 3

Year 4

Fall

  • ENVS 205ÌýSustainability: The Future We Want
  • REC 356ÌýLeading Action for Community Change
  • REC 371 Quantitative Data Analysis and Mobilization
  • One of: PACS 313 Community Conflict Resolution, PACS 202/LS 271 Conflict Resolution
  • Free elective

Winter

Work Term 4

Spring

  • REC 405 Leisure and Well-being
  • REC elective
  • Three free electives

Year 5

Fall

Work Term 5

Winter

  • REC 420 Advanced Program Evaluation in Leisure Services
  • REC 456 Innovate Solutions for Healthy Communities
  • REC elective
  • Two free electives
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Notes

REC electives and free electives can be moved to different terms.ÌýStudents are responsible for completing the correct number of electives from all categories:

  • A minimum of 2.5 units of REC electives.
  • Free electives (6.0 units).