Recreation and Leisure Services - Advanced Standing
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| Location: | Peterborough |
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| Program Status: | Accepting applications |
| Program Code: | RLD |
| Co-ordinator: | Alex Smith |
| Credential: | Ontario College Diploma |
| Classes Start: | September 7, 2010 |
| Tuition/ Fees: |
$1,700.25 per semester *
* Tuition and fees subject to change. |
Program Highlights
In just 10 months you can add a Diploma in Recreation and Leisure Services to your existing college diploma or university degree, by enrolling in this accelerated program. Through hands-on training, you will learn to develop and manage recreation programs to work in this challenging and rewarding field. In the final semester, get connected to the recreation industry thorough an experiential field placement at a site of your choice, that can be in Ontario, in Canada or in an international location.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities are diverse, and include:
- resorts and cruise lines
- health and fitness centres
- special event planning services
- commercial recreation facilities
- municipal recreation departments
- golf clubs
- senior's centres, nursing homes
- hospitals, treatment centres
- correctional facilities
- outdoor recreation/education environments
- new immigrant services
- after school programs
Job titles include: recreation specialist, recreation sports analyst, team/club program coordinator, activities assistant/director, sports and leisure consultant, community recreation consultant, fitness coordinator, outdoor education programmer, special event coordinator, youth programmer, and parks and facility coordinator.
Minimum Admission Requirements
- 2-year Ontario College Diploma in a related field or the equivalent
- Or a University Degree in Human Services field
- Related fields include: Social Service Worker, Educational Assistant, Early Childhood Education, Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant, Massage Therapy, Practical Nurse.
Basic Exemption: First Semester Courses
Provided that you meet the admission requirements, you will be exempted from first semester courses of the Diploma program. You will start in September, begin your next semester in January, and participate in your final semester block placement beginning in May.
*You will be required to pay tuition and fees for 3 semesters--including the final semester field placement.
Graduate students who have previously completed a 15-week, Human Service-related supervised Field Practice, or a related Prior Learning Experience in the field of Recreation and Leisure Services, may qualify for a reduced time requirement for placement, as approved by the Program Coordinator. For more detailed information on this program, please contact Alex Smith, Program Co-ordinator via email at alsmith@flemingc.on.ca; phone: (705) 749-5530 ext. 1464.
University Transfer Agreements
| Course | Hours | ||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||
| Community Development | 45.00 | ||||||
| Facility Management and Small Business Operation | 45.00 | ||||||
| Field Preparation II | 30.00 | ||||||
| Recreation Promotions and Marketing | 45.00 | ||||||
| Recreation and Leisure Computer Applications | 45.00 | ||||||
| Tournament Organization and Special Events Planning | 45.00 | ||||||
| Semester 3 | |||||||
| Communicating at Work for the Helping Professions | 45.00 | ||||||
| Field Preparation I | 30.00 | ||||||
| Leadership and Teams in Recreation | 45.00 | ||||||
| Recreation Administration, Finance and Revenue Generation | 45.00 | ||||||
| Recreation Programming | 45.00 | ||||||
| Recreation for Special Populations | 45.00 | ||||||
| Semester 4 | |||||||
Choose One Program Elective:
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Semester 2
Community Development
Course Number: COUN011
Community development assists a community, its people and organizations develop towards their full potential. Through given examples and those of the student's choice, learners examine concrete community-based models and the process of community development as well as the relevant policy, systems, structures and individual skill sets required for implementing strategies for community development. Learners become familiar with the organization, function and roles of various levels of government as related to community development. This course helps prepare the learner for the organizations, people, and situations s/he finds in community placements and employment.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Facility Management and Small Business Operation
Course Number: RECR084
This course is aimed at introducing the student to principles and practices relating to the planning, operation, and management of safe, effective, and efficient recreation facilities including facility design, legislative standards and requirements, maintenance, scheduling, energy conservation, licensing and risk management. It will also introduce the student to business concepts around entrepreneurship and small business planning. Students will explore issues such as market research, business planning, competition analysis, financing and accounting, bankruptcy and ownership options. Students will also explore federal, provincial, and municipal regulations and support for small business operations.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Field Preparation II
Course Number: FLPL082
Pre-requisites
Units: 30.00
Hours: 30.00
Recreation Promotions and Marketing
Course Number: RECR028
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the concept of marketing recreation programs and activities. Students will be exposed to the elements and process of developing a successful recreational marketing plan. They will also become familiar with flyer and brochure development, dealing with the media, public and community relations and customer service.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Recreation and Leisure Computer Applications
Course Number: COMP268
With the convergence of computers, telecommunications, and other technologies, it is important that students have exposure to a variety of technologies in the context of both professional and personal applications. In its broadest sense, this course's emphasis on technology will focus on the use of appropriate technologies to enhance productivity, solve problems more effectively, and manage information better. Implicit in this is the need to continue learning and coping with new technologies and uses as they emerge, such as the "CLASS" Recreation and Leisure registration program.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Tournament Organization and Special Events Planning
Course Number: RECR026
The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the specialized skills involved in planning tournaments and special events on a micro and macro scale. Students will be exposed to pre-tournament or event planning, various forms of tournament and special event design, registration, promotion as well as tournament and event evaluation including social and economic impact.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 3
Communicating at Work for the Helping Professions
Course Number: COMM146
In this course you will continue to develop your communication skills, with specialized focus on how communication and the written word works in community, education and health based professions. This course is designed to help you better understand the communication demands of your eventual career employment. You will continue to reinforce speaking, writing, reading, and listening techniques common to the expectations demanded by the work place of your career choice by applying, at a more sophisticated level, principles of style, structure, mechanics and techniques (for orals).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Field Preparation I
Course Number: FLPL060
This course will acquaint students with a variety of career trends in the recreation and leisure services field, as well as providing them with initial exposure to client groups and organizational settings through volunteer initiatives and/or agency visitations. Students will develop an individualized field practice planning paper that identifies the area of recreation and leisure service delivery they are interested in. This paper will also describe the vocational goals, outcomes, and skills the students want to achieve during their fourth-semester field practice experience. Students will also develop a personal portfolio that identifies vocational outcome skills they have acquired through current and previous education, life, and work experience.Units: 30.00
Hours: 30.00
Leadership and Teams in Recreation
Course Number: SOCI128
This course will introduce the student to leadership theory and practice through a variety of applied learning experiences. The student will explore their own leadership strengths and identify and work on improving their leadership skills and confidence. Students will become comfortable analyzing the maturity of the individuals or groups they are leading and applying a variety of leadership styles to maximize their performance. Students will focus on developing their facilitative and teambuilding skills and develop the abilities needed to effectively address dysfunctional team behaviour.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Recreation Administration, Finance and Revenue Generation
Course Number: RECR023
This course will introduce the student to administrative and management structures in recreation settings, and include a detailed study of budgeting, accounting and purchasing, organizational structures, management systems, fundraising and grantsmanship.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Recreation Programming
Course Number: RECR024
This course will introduce the students to the area of program delivery and services in the field of recreation and leisure services that are flexible, responsive, creative, and inclusive. Students will be introduced to the process of creating, planning, implementing, and evaluating recreation and leisure programs. Students will be able to assess need, develop goals and objectives, apply principles of lifespan development, provide leadership, guide staff and volunteers, develop a budget, ensure inclusiveness, and understand sound risk management practices.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Recreation for Special Populations
Course Number: RECR101
The principle purpose of this course is to provide the student with exposure to a wide range of special populations including those with physical and developmental challenges, with psychological, social, emotional and behavioural issues and with cognitive problems. While attention will be paid to the underlying medical condition or factors, the primary focus of the course will be on how the recreationist can enable maximum qualitative participation in programs and events for all of these groups. Critical attention will be paid to children and youth, adults, seniors, immigrant and multicultural populations and institutionalized or incarcerated individuals. Emphasis will be placed on such issues as assessment and charting, interdisciplinary therapeutic planning, activity limitations and adaptation, facility accessibility and equipment modifications, integration, advocacy and public education and awareness.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 4
Field Practice and Evaluation
Course Number: FLPL055
The fourth-semester block field practice experience enables recreation leadership students to integrate and complement their classroom knowledge with a practical learning experience in a recreation setting of their choice. It is viewed as an integral, core component of the program's curriculum. Successful completion of the course is determined by the implementation of an appropriate field practice experience. This experience is based on the learning goals and enabling objectives as documented in the students' field practice planning paper and evaluated by their agency and faculty supervisors.Units: 525.00
Hours: 525.00
Field Practice and Evaluation - Part A
Course Number: FLPL056
The fourth-semester block field practice experience enables recreation leadership students to integrate and complement their classroom knowledge with a practical learning experience in a recreation setting of their choice. It is viewed as an integral, core component of the program's curriculum. Successful completion of the course is determined by the implementation of an appropriate field practice experience. This experience is based on the learning goals and enabling objectives as documented in the students' field practice planning paper and evaluated by their agency and faculty supervisors.Units: 245.00
Hours: 245.00
Field Practice and Evaluation - Part B
Course Number: FLPL057
The fourth-semester block field practice experience enables recreation leadership students to integrate and complement their classroom knowledge with a practical learning experience in a recreation setting of their choice. It is viewed as an integral, core component of the program's curriculum. Successful completion of the course is determined by the implementation of an appropriate field practice experience. This experience is based on the learning goals and enabling objectives as documented in the students' field practice planning paper and evaluated by their agency and faculty supervisors.Units: 245.00
Hours: 245.00