Why take sport science and recreation therapy programs at Douglas College?

Specialize your education
Choose sport science specialties in kinesiology, health promotion and more. Focus your therapeutic recreation studies in areas including gerontology, physical rehabilitation, developmental disabilities and community recreation.

Get a competitive advantage
Taking a sport science or recreational therapy program at Douglas means you'll graduate with experience in your field. You'll get hands-on experience through practicums, community projects, fieldwork and Co-operative Education.

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Meet your future instructors
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Graduate ready to work in recreation therapy, exercise physiology, rehabilitation and more. Choose from:

what you love. Be good at it.

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Excellent job prospects
Graduate job-ready, with over 8,400 recreation-related jobs estimated over the next ten years in B.C.1 89% of our Therapeutic Recreation degree graduates and 84% of graduates from our Physical Education and Coaching degree are employed in a job related to their program.2

1: Work BC
2: BC Student Outcomes

Start a strong, rewarding career with sport science and recreation programs

  • Physical Education and Coaching
  • Therapeutic Recreation
  • Sport Science

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