Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership, BHPE (Honours)

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An Honours degree provides more extensive exposure to the knowledge and practice of the discipline. Students may apply to the department for acceptance into the Honours stream upon successful completion of twenty courses in the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education program. Acceptance into the Honours stream is competitive meaning students with higher GPAs will be considered first. Students must present a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.50. Students may apply for entrance into Honours between March 1 and May 1 of the academic year in which they have successfully completed twenty courses.

Honours students are required to complete:

Core courses required to obtain a Health and Physical Education Degree in their respective major;
Additional courses in statistics and research methods; and
An Honours thesis. The thesis provides an opportunity for the student to engage in research within a specific area of HPED, apply the statistical and research methods skills they have acquired in previous courses, and provides the student with the opportunity to write a formal research report under the direct supervision of their supervisor. Completion of an Honours degree indicates that you have engaged in some form of independent learning, under the guidance of an HPED faculty supervisor, over and above that required by regular degree-related course work.

Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership Major Requirements

ECOL 1210 - Ecology
ENTR 2301 - Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Experience
ETOL 2230 - Foundations of Sustainable Tourism
ETOL 2270 - Theory and Practice in Leadership
ETOL 3230 - Relevant Topics in Sustainable Tourism
ETOL 3270 - Expedition *
ETOL 4270 - Applied Leadership
ETOL 5200 - Issues in Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership
GEOG 1101 - The Physical Environment
HPED 1000 - Introduction to Health and Physical Education
HPED 1020 - Foundations of Leadership and Communication for Recreation, Health, Sport, Physical Literacy and the Outdoors.
HPED 1040 - Wellness and the Student: From Personal Health to Community Action
HPED 1070 - Foundations of Outdoor Leadership
HPED 1640 - Program Planning
HPED 2010 - Historical Foundations of Recreation, Health, Sport, Physical Literacy and the Outdoors
HPED 2030 - Statistics and Research Methods
HPED 2050 - Professional Practice
HPED 2870 - Introductory Backpacking
HPED 2880 - Introductory Canoeing
HPED 2884 - Introductory Winter Travel
HPED 3010 - Sociological Perspectives of Recreation, Health, Sport, Physical Literacy and the Outdoors
HPED 3050 - Practicum
HPED 3630 - Recreation and Sport Tourism
MKTG 2150 - Introduction to Marketing
Two Elective courses
10 General Education courses
*ETOL 3270 consists of a 10-day expedition in early May or late August. Students will be responsible for personal subsistence costs associated with ETOL 3270 . For more details, consult an Academic Advisor in the Department of Health and Physical Education.

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Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership Honours Requirements

One of

CRJS 3005 - Qualitative Research Methods
POST 2208 - Qualitative Research Methods
PSYC 4412 - Advanced Statistical Methods for Psychology *
SLGY 3323 - Qualitative Research Methods
Additional statistics and research methods courses at the 3000 level or higher may be eligible to meet this requirement. Chair approval is required for any course that is not explicitly listed above.
* Students wishing to use PSYC 4412 will require Chair approval for entry into the course.

General Education Requirements

Ten courses must be completed to meet the General Education requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education - Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership.

Four courses will be taken at the foundational level: one from each of the thematic clusters.
Three courses will be taken at the second tier: no more than one from each of the thematic clusters. One of these courses must be from the Numeracy and Scientific Literacy cluster.
Three courses must be taken at the third tier, selected from at least two of the thematic clusters.

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education should seek clarification of these requirements and up-to-date registration information through an Academic Advisor in the Department of Health and Physical Education. See details on the nature and structure of General Education here.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

Students must complete and provide proof of completion of the following graduation requirements:

A self-directed outdoor expedition, approved by the department;
Current 40hr Wilderness First Aid;
An advanced certificate related to the ecotourism and outdoor leadership field, approved by the department.