Minor in Recreation and Tourism Non-degree Program Guide

Enhance your degree with a Recreation and Tourism minor. From tourism, to fitness programs, to arts, culture and heritage programs, this minor will equip you for potential careers in event planning, sports administration or recreation management.

This minor is available to any student in the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts Honors programs, which have additional regulations and requirements. This minor is offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation.

Academic Requirements for Recreation and Tourism Minor students

The minor in Recreation and Tourism requires a minimum of 24 units and a maximum of 27 units, including a minimum of 6 units at the 300- or 400-level.

For a minor in Recreation and Leisure, students must complete the following required courses:
  • RLS 100 - Life, Leisure, and the Pursuit of Happiness
  • KRLS 105 - Introduction to the Management of Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Programs
  • RLS 163 - Tourism Management: An Introduction
  • 3 units from your choices of:
    • RLS 400 - Philosophies of Leisure
    • RLS 463 - Issues in Tourism Development
  • 12 units from your choices of:
    • INT D 280 - The Mountain World: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Mountain Studies
    • KRLS 352 - Leisure Facilities: Planning and Management
    • RLS 225 - Program Planning for Leisure
    • RLS 323 - Leisure and Human Behavior
    • RLS 325 - Public Policy in Recreation, Sport and Tourism
    • RLS 331 - Leisure Education
    • RLS 452 - Parks Planning, Management, and Maintenance
    • RLS 465 - Natural Area Tourism
    • RLS 497 - Selected Topics in Recreation and Leisure

  • 3 units from your choice of:
    • NS 200 - Indigenous Canada: Looking Forward/Looking Back (or)
    • NS 201 - Indigenous Canada: Looking Forward/Looking Back
OR

  • Proof of demonstrated Indigenous content provided from one of the following:
    • Aboriginal Studies 30 (or equivalent) taken at the high school level
    • Indigenous language at the 30-level (or equivalent) taken at the high school level
    • 3 units of course work with Indigenous content completed elsewhere in the degree program
    • Proof of completion of the Indigenous Canada MOOC
NOTE: Contact the Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Student Services Office for more information on approved courses that will meet this requirement.

The University of Alberta Calendar will always contain the most up-to-date degree requirements for your program, and your requirements are determined by the calendar year you were admitted in.

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