Recreation and Leisure Services

Recreation and Leisure Services

Program Code
RELN
Credential
Ontario College Diploma
Campus
BARRIE

Program requirements

  • 16 Mandatory Courses
  • 2 Communications Courses
  • 3 Optional Courses
  • 3 General Education Courses

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Program outline
Online delivery schedule
Information package
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For more information, please contact:

Tammy Burke-Marson
Programming Support Assistant
Email Tammy
705.728.1968, ext. 1761

Please see our course listings of available General Education and Communications courses for this program.

Georgian will cover the cost of the $95 Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) fee, all other Georgian fees are still applicable.

Program Description

Students are introduced to skills and knowledge needed to succeed in recreation and leisure services. The curriculum includes: community recreation, outdoor adventure, arts, culture, heritage, leisure, fitness, retirement activities, life enrichment in long term care, adaptive-therapeutic recreation, facility operations, programming and event planning. Business administration fundamentals are incorporated with courses in marketing, accounting, technology, human resources, entrepreneurship and research. Experiential learning opportunities include field trips and participation in a number of events or programs working with children to seniors. Students gain proficiencies in leadership and group facilitation by designing, delivering and evaluating diverse, inclusive, relevant, environmentally sustainable recreation leisure and wellness initiatives.

Current Course Offerings
Course Title Course Code Online Equivalents Mandatory
Accounting Fundamentals ACCT1013 ACCT1011 - Financial Accounting 1 (ODE)   Mandatory
Administration Practices RECR2003   Mandatory
Arts Culture and Heritage RECR2012   Mandatory
Facility Operations RECR2005  
Inclusive Recreation RECR2014   Mandatory
Introduction to Marketing MKTG1000 MKTG1020 - Marketing 1 (ODE)
MKTG1012 - Marketing 1 (ODE)   		Mandatory
Introduction to Recreation RECR1000   Mandatory
Leadership and Group Dynamics RECR2013   Mandatory
Program Planning RECR1001 RECR1007 - Leadership and Program Planning (ODE)   Mandatory
Research in Rec and Sport REAS2003   Mandatory
Technology in Administration COMP1058 COMP1065 - Introduction to Computers 2 (ODE)   Mandatory
Therapeutic Recreation RECR2015  

Additional Info

Students are required to have Level HCP CPR and Standard First Aid on admission to the program (on-line courses are not acceptable). It is the student's responsibility to renew their Level HCP CPR certification annually while in the Program. Students are asked to submit a copy of their current Level HCP CPR and Standard First Aid certificate to the coordinator of the program at registration.