Dalhousie's unique Recreation Management program is offered jointly by Dalhousie’s Faculty of Health (School of Health and Human Performance) and the Faculty of Management.  After five years, you’ll graduate with both Bachelor of Science (Recreation) and Bachelor of Management degrees.  You’ll have the business know-how and recreation management skills you’ll need to start an exciting career in the growing recreation and leisure service industry.

The Recreation Management program is the only Recreation program in Canada to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions (COAPRT).  The rigorous standards required for accreditation ensure top-quality curriculum and student supports.

Dalhousie also offers a Recteation Therapy program.

Learn how recreation and leisure experiences can be used to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, illnesses and other limitations.  Therapeutic Recreation specialists are allied health professionals who design and implement purposeful and meaningful recreation and leisure programs and interventions for holistic health and wellbeing.

Dalhousie’s Therapeutic Recreation program is the first to be accredited in Canada by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and graduates are prepared to write the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation exam to become a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS).