Recreation professionals deliver health, social, economic and environmental benefits through leisure services.
Each concentration teaches theoretical concepts and provides practical experiences through small group activities, experiential learning and placement/internship opportunities. Ties to professional associations and community organizations are established for students prior to graduation.
You may choose one of the following areas of concentration:
Community Recreation strives to ensure citizens have access to quality recreation programs and services. Students develop skills needed to run recreation programs, manage indoor and outdoor multi-purpose facilities, and implement recreation planning projects.
Outdoor Recreation focuses on leadership in the natural environment. Students prepare to serve as wilderness trip leaders, facilitate groups in outdoor recreation settings, work in outdoor and experiential education environments and promote social and environmental change in the world.
Therapeutic Recreation is dedicated to ensuring all individuals, regardless of ability, have access to meaningful leisure in their lives. Students gain hands-on experience in providing services to marginalized individuals (recent immigrants, people who experience poverty, older adults and people with physical and developmental disabilities and physical and mental health illnesses), using leisure to improve functional abilities and quality of life.
Expected cut-off: mid 70s
OUAC Code: BW
The Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR) program is dedicated to ensuring all individuals, regardless of ability, have access to meaningful leisure in their lives. Graduates of this concentration are eligible for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) exam.
Expected cut-off: mid 70s
OUAC Code: BTR
The Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies (Honours)/Bachelor of Education degree enables you to develop core interdisciplinary skills in outdoor education, recreation, and physical education and prepares you to work in a multitude of educational and recreational settings. In six years, you’ll complete an Honours degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies as well as a Bachelor of Education degree. Your teachable subject will be Health and Physical Education , and you will also take courses in Kinesiology, Child and Youth Studies, and Education.
The Degree Pathway for Professionals initiative is intended for experienced professionals in recreation services who wish to complete their undergraduate studies in order to further their careers.
- Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies (BRLS)
- Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR)
- Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies (BRLS)/Bachelor of Education
- Minors in Outdoor Recreation, Gerontology and Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Micro-credentials in Outdoor Recreation Leadership, Recreation Programming Foundations, and Therapeutic Recreation Foundations
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