Recreation and Sport Business

Are you passionate about sports and interested in business? At Waterloo, you can combine both by taking recreation courses along with business courses in our Recreation and Sport Business program. To be a leader in the leisure field, you need a solid understanding of recreation and have the business skills to successfully develop and deliver your product or service. With courses from Waterloo's top-ranked Recreation and Leisure Studies department and Wilfrid Laurier University's School of Business and Economics, you'll gain valuable skills in 5 key areas: 1) Marketing and promotion, 2) Human resources (managing and motivating staff and volunteers), 3) Communications, 4) Finance and administration, 5) Management and application.Upon graduation, you'll be well prepared to pursue careers in management, to start your own business, or to continue your education with a Master of Business Administration or other graduate program. Graduates work for major league sports teams, non-profit organizations, and a variety of businesses.

Field of study: Business/Commerce, General, Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies