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Prepare for an exciting career in the multi-billion-dollar sport and recreation industry. With this versatile degree, you’ll combine your passion for sport and business with in-depth management skills that are transferable to any job, no matter what you pursue upon graduation.
Take field trips to professional sport facilities nearby or abroad, work directly with industry leaders, and learn how to be a team player through hands-on assignments. Between co-op work terms, connections with Waterloo's Department of Athletics and Recreation, and lots of real-world learning opportunities, you'll build your professional network and expand your career potential in no time.
Graduate with a well-rounded business background you can refine and build, whether you work in professional sport, in municipal recreation with children and youth, or even when launching your own startup.
Sport and Recreation Management
Sport and Recreation Management
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Requirements
Entry Requirements
Admission requirements
Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including
- Any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
Admission average: Low 80s (co-op and regular)
Not studying in Ontario? Search our admission requirements for Recreation and Leisure Studies (RLS). You'll apply to RLS for the Sport and Recreation Management major.
How to apply
Apply to Recreation and Leisure Studies and choose Sport and Recreation Management as your major.
Offers of admission
If you're admitted to the program, your Offer of Admission will be to Recreation and Leisure Studies. Once you accept your offer, you’ll be enrolled in Sport and Recreation Management and start that major in September.
Career
What careers can you pursue with a Sport and Recreation Management degree?
With such a huge range of skills, our graduates pursue careers in a variety of areas related to sports, recreation, and business. This includes marketing and communications, game operations, event management, facilities management, human resources, and more.
Graduates work for sports and entertainment companies, professional sports teams, non-profit organizations, community organizations, and large for-profit companies.
Sample graduates
- President of Hockey Operations and General Manager — Edmonton Oil Kings
- Communications Manager — Pretty River Sports Entertainment
- Coordinator, Game Operations — Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment
- Defensive, Special Teams Quality Control Coach — Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club
- Recreation Facilitator — Revera
- Club Support Coordinator — Kin Canada
- Membership Director — YMCA
Read profiles and view videos about the path Recreation graduates took to pursue their career.
Fee Information
Tuition Fee
CAD 24,560Application Fee
CADSport and Recreation Management
University of Waterloo
Canada,
Waterloo
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