Recreation and Leisure Studies - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Turn your passion for recreation and leisure into a research or teaching career.

The PhD in Recreation and Leisure Studies program will provide you with the training you need to be a scholar, researcher, or a policy analyst across the public and private sectors, while contributing to the growing body of knowledge in the field.

Develop your ability to conduct high-quality independent research. Analyze and evaluate programs, policies, and organizational structures that aim to improve quality of life, and apply and disseminate this knowledge to practitioners, policy makers and managers. Meaningfully contribute to knowledge in areas such as sport, therapeutic recreation, tourism and events through completion of a doctoral thesis, while having the opportunity for teaching and research assistantships.

Research fields

• Leisure, health and well-being
• Leisure and community
• Leisure, space and place
• Leisure and social justice
• Leisure organizations, services and policy