2024-2025 Honours Therapeutic Recreation, Regular 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 101 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services
  • REC 120 Experience Design and Delivery

Winter

  • REC 151 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation Practice
  • HEALTH 150 Foundations of Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Three electives

Year 2

Fall

  • REC 201 Introduction to Leisure, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Just Communities
  • REC 252 Therapeutic Recreation: Physical Disabilities
  • Three electives

Winter

  • REC 251 Therapeutic Recreation: Developmental and Emotional Disabilities
  • HLTH 245 Canadian Health Systems
  • Three electives

Year 3

Fall

  • REC 253 Practicum in Therapeutic Recreation
  • REC 357 Theories and Evidence for Therapeutic Recreation Practice
  • REC 371 Quantitative Data Analysis and Mobilization
  • Two electives

Winter

  • REC 351 Therapeutic Recreation Facilitation Techniques
  • REC 373 Qualitative Approaches to Leisure Research
  • Three electives

Spring

  • REC 450 Internship for Therapeutic Recreation

Year 4

Fall

  • REC 405 Leisure and Well-being
  • Four electives

Winter

  • REC 420 Advanced Program Evaluation in Leisure Services
  • REC 455 Advanced Seminar in Therapeutic Recreation
  • Three electives

Notes

  • Before completing REC 253 (105 hour Practicum), students must:
  • Before completing REC 450 (560 hour Internship), students must:
    • successfully complete the course prerequisites: REC 253, 351, 357 and be in level 4A;
    • submit the REC 450 Getting Started Form a minimum of eight months prior to the term in which they plan to complete their Internship.
  • Students should be using the slotted electives to complete:
    • A minimum of 2.0 units of REC electives;
    • Free electives (7.5 units)