Diploma - Recreation and Leisure Services
- 2 year
- Duration
- 14,884 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oshawa / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Professionals in recreation and leisure offer community members chances for play, connection, and growth via a balanced, healthy lifestyle. The core of a profession in the recreation and leisure industry is assisting individuals of all ages in participating in programs and events. You will graduate from this program with the knowledge and expertise required to launch a career in commercial, non-profit, or governmental recreation organizations. You will learn how to utilize industry-standard tools and gain interesting experience combining practical management training with program and event planning, implementation, and assessment.
Program structure
- Communication Foundations
- Computer Applications for Recreation
- Program Management
- Marketing for Recreation
- Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services
- Outdoor Recreation
- Field Placement Preparation and Career Planning
- Finance and Revenue Generation
- General Education Elective
- Event Management
- Facility Management
- Community Engagement and Development
- Sport Development In Canada
- General Education Elective
- Volunteer and Non Profit Management
- Organizational Behaviour and Leadership
- Digital and Social Media In Recreation
- Field Placement 1
- Inclusive and Therapeutic Recreation
- Entrepreneurship and Recreation Business Strategies
- General Education Elective
- Wellness In The Workplace
- Fundraising
- Field Placement 2
- The Future Of Recreation
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,442.05 CAD
- Program Fee: 983 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,994.05 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,442.04 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,025.5 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 7,326.23 CAD
- Program Fee: 436 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,312.02 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 7,326.22 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 7,890.47 CAD
*Durham College Students International
Requirements for applicants
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
