Certificate in Indigenous Sport and Recreation [Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation]

• Certificate Type: Embedded
• Offered by: the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation and the Faculty of Native Studies
• Who can take it: undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs in the Faculty of Native Studies or the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation

This certificate will produce the next generation of leaders in Indigenous sport and recreation by providing students with a flexible and innovative environment that emphasizes academic excellence and experiential learning. To achieve this goal, the proposed curriculum positions sport and recreation as instruments for improving community health. This is accomplished by combining the expertise of the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation in the realms of sport, recreation and physical activity with the expertise of the Faculty of Native Studies in Indigenous culture and community.

Students wishing to be awarded the undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Sport and Recreation must apply either through the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation or the Faculty of Native Studies early in their degree programs to ensure that they have access to the required courses.

Students may pursue the undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Sport and Recreation while fulfilling existing requirements for their degree program by taking the designated courses for a minimum of 15 units. The course requirements are as follows: