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  Honours Bachelor of Human Kinetics - Recreation and Sport Management

      120 Units

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        Students will acquire knowledge and have opportunities to apply what they learn in various types of organizations and contexts related to sport, leisure and physical activity. They will gain theoretical and practical training in governance and management principles, related to planning, policy making, marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications. Students will critically examine the impacts of organizations, sport events and festivals, and learn to evaluate the influence of policy relating to sport, leisure and physical activity, on individuals and society.

        Students will acquire the management skills needed to understand the Canadian sport system, its organizations and people. For example, they will gain an enriched understanding of governmental, for-profit, and non-profit organizations in sport and leisure, ranging from local to international organizations in professional sport, municipal recreation departments, sport events, and the commercial sector. Students will receive training informed by social sciences (e.g., management, sociocultural, leisure studies, psychology). Management courses will give students opportunities to gain competencies in the planning, organizing, marketing, leadership, and evaluation of sport, leisure and recreation organizations and events. Students will acquire cutting-edge knowledge and skills related to the latest developments in branding and marketing a sport, leisure or recreation organization, and managing volunteers in a sport event or festival. Sociocultural courses will enable students to learn about historical and contemporary issues affecting how people interact in organizations and in society. Students will have opportunities to understand the reasons behind current situations and gain skills in critical inquiry they can use to facilitate change in organizations.

        Graduates will have developed management skills allowing them to better integrate into the workplace upon graduation and contribute to their organization and society. They will have acquired skills to provide advocacy and recommendations to policy and decision-makers at all levels of the sport system, from the municipality to Sport Canada, and international sport organizations. Our graduates will also have gained interpersonal, networking, and critical thinking skills, which will benefit their job marketability. They can pursue career-paths in various segments of the sport, leisure and recreation industries (government, non-profit or for-profit) at the local, regional, national and international levels. The emphasis of our program on both foundational knowledge but also how knowledge translates into action enables our graduates to pursue different occupational roles. For example, our graduates can take on leadership, management, and governance roles in local and national amateur sport organizations (e.g., sport clubs, university athletics department, Olympic sport organizations), event organizations (e.g., FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015), professional sport teams and government departments (e.g., Sport Canada, provincial and municipal recreation departments). Our graduates can also pursue research-based or professional-based graduate degrees.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

      Co-operative education is available with this program.

      The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                  Title                                                            Units  
        Basic skills                                                                                                                                         
        ENG 1100                                                                              Workshop in Essay Writing                                        3 Units
        3 course units from:                                                                  3 Units                                                        
          ENG 1112                                                                            Technical Report Writing                                                
          ENG 1120                                                                            Selected Topics in Literature and Composition                           
        Compulsory Courses at the 1000 level                                                                                                                 
        APA 1105                                                                              Functional Anatomy of Movement                                   3 Units
        APA 1122                                                                              Physical Activity in a Global Health Perspective                 3 Units
        APA 1302                                                                              Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity in Canada               3 Units
        LSR 1100                                                                              Introduction to Leisure Studies                                  3 Units
        Compulsory Courses at the 2000 level                                                                                                                 
        APA 2134                                                                              Administration of Leisure, Sport and Physical Activity Services  3 Units
        APA 2180                                                                              Research Methods in Human Kinetics                               3 Units
        APA 2302                                                                              History of Sport and Physical Activity in Canada                 3 Units
        LSR 2118                                                                              Recreation Program Development and Evaluation                    3 Units
        LSR 2121                                                                              Recreation and Environmental Quality                             3 Units
        LSR 2122                                                                              Tourism                                                          3 Units
        LSR 2312                                                                              Principles of Leadership in Recreation                           3 Units
        Compulsory Courses at the 3000 level                                                                                                                 
        APA 3113                                                                              Management of Sporting Events and Festivals                      3 Units
        APA 3146                                                                              Sport and Recreation Marketing                                   3 Units
        APA 3301                                                                              Ethics in Sport, Physical Activity and Health in Canada          3 Units
        APA 3381                                                                              Measurement and Data Analysis in Human Kinetics                  3 Units
        Compulsory Courses at the 4000 level                                                                                                                 
        APA 4112                                                                              Political Economy of Sport and Physical Activity                 3 Units
        APA 4119                                                                              International Sport Management Perspectives                      3 Units
        Optional courses                                                                                                                                     
        3 course units from:                                                                  3 Units                                                        
          PSY 1101                                                                            Introduction to Psychology: Foundations                                 
          PSY 1102                                                                            Introduction to Psychology: Applications                                
        3 course units from:                                                                  3 Units                                                        
          SOC 1101                                                                            Principles of Sociology                                                 
          SOC 1106                                                                            Exploring Diversity in Canada                                           
        3 course units from:                                                                  3 Units                                                        
          PHI 1101                                                                            Reasoning and Critical Thinking                                         
          PHI 1370                                                                            Philosophical Issues in Health Care                                     
          PSY 1101                                                                            Introduction to Psychology: Foundations                                 
          PSY 1102                                                                            Introduction to Psychology: Applications                                
          SOC 1101                                                                            Principles of Sociology                                                 
          SOC 1106                                                                            Exploring Diversity in Canada                                           
        6 course units from: 1                                                                6 Units                                                        
          APA 4200                                                                            Research Project                                                        
          APA 4211                                                                            Internship/Clinical Experience                                          
        6 optional course units at the 3000 level from the list of optional courses           6 Units                                                        
        12 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses  12 Units                                                       
        Elective courses                                                                                                                                     
        30 elective course units                                                              30 Units                                                       
          or a minor                                                                                                                                         
        Total:                                                                                120 Units                                                      
        
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        Students admitted to co-operative education may replace these 6 course units with 6 optional course units in human kinetics (APA) at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses.

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code      Title                                                                      Units  
          APA 3111  Physical Education Methods: Intervention, Observation and Experimentation  3 Units
          APA 3118  Recreation, Sport and Community Development                                3 Units
          APA 3119  Coaching Training Methods                                                  3 Units
          APA 3120  Psychomotor Behavior Laboratory                                            3 Units
          APA 3121  Human Motor Skill Development                                              3 Units
          APA 3122  Physical Activity and Health                                               3 Units
          APA 3123  Hockey and Canadian Culture                                                3 Units
          APA 3125  Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries                                   3 Units
          APA 3142  Sociology of Health and Physical Activity in Canada                        3 Units
          APA 3150  Neural Control of Human Movement                                           3 Units
          APA 3311  Musculoskeletal Biomechanics                                               3 Units
          APA 4101  Anthropology of Sport and Leisure                                          3 Units
          APA 4115  Sport and Identities                                                       3 Units
          APA 4116  Applied Sport and Performance Psychology                                   3 Units
          APA 4117  Quality of Life: Theory, Research and Application                          3 Units
          APA 4120  Sport and Physical Activity in Aging Populations                           3 Units
          APA 4123  Physical Activity Counselling                                              3 Units
          APA 4318  Advanced Sports Analytics                                                  3 Units
          APA 4320  Advanced Coaching: Global Preparation in a Sport                           3 Units
          APA 4323  Selected Topics in Human Kinetics                                          3 Units
          APA 4900  Directed Studies                                                           3 Units
          LSR 3105  Parks and Protected Areas                                                  3 Units
          LSR 3116  Leisure Education/Counselling                                              3 Units
          
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