Minors

Explore More with a Minor in Recreation and Leisure Studies

Looking to complement your major with something that broadens your perspective and adds value to your degree? A minor in Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University gives you the opportunity to explore the important role recreation, leisure, sport, and community play in people’s lives and society.

A minor can complement your major while helping you develop knowledge and skills that can set you apart in your future career. Discover where Recreation and Leisure Studies can take you — and how a minor can enhance your Brock experience.

Speak with your academic advisor to learn more about adding a minor to your degree and how it can fit within your program.

Students from another faculty looking to add a minor in Recreation to your degree

Minor in Outdoor Education

Take your learning beyond the classroom with a Minor in Outdoor Education. Develop the skills and knowledge to understand how people experience, learn and grow through outdoor environments. Through hands-on field courses, you’ll build practical skills in outdoor education, outdoor leadership, as well as foundational outdoor technical skills while gaining experience preparing for and leading outdoor education and outdoor adventure experiences. This minor gives you opportunities to learn by doing and turns your interests into practical skills.

Minor in Therapeutic Recreation

Make a difference through recreation. Explore how recreation and leisure can enhance health, well-being and quality of life. In the Therapeutic Recreation Minor, you’ll develop foundational knowledge and practical skills for using recreation-based approaches to support individuals and communities. Through your studies, you’ll examine the role of meaningful leisure experiences in promoting inclusion, participation and well-being across diverse populations and settings.

Email a declare a minor/major form to [email protected]

Students in Recreation and Leisure Studies looking to add a minor

Certificates and Micro-Certificates

You can explore various aspects of recreation and leisure studies through our certificates and micro-certificates allowing you to expand your repertoire of skills and knowledge and enhance your major program of study. We offer the following:

Certificate in Outdoor Recreation

Certificate in Recreation and Leisure Studies

Micro-Certificate in Outdoor Recreation Leadership

Micro-Certificate in Recreation Programming Foundations

Micro-Certificate in Therapeutic Recreation Foundations

Declare a minor/major form from the Office of the Registrar