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REC 251Therapeutic Recreation: Developmental and Emotional Disabilities

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Recreation and Leisure Studies

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course is designed to explore the etiology of disability and the role of therapeutic recreation in the lives of people with developmental and emotional disabilities.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • REC100 - Introduction to the Study of Recreation and Leisure (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08128940 / 80Online or by arrangement
LEC 701109970 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

57% liked it46% easy57% useful

From 7 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I like the content for sure, it is informative and gives me a lot of knowledge! Sometimes there are a lot of extra readings, but most test questions are from the course content so your grade won't be that bad if you choose not to read other readings.
    The final paper is so long and boring, hope in the future they can reduce the length of it.

    Aug 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Pretty easy course, final paper is lengthy and you actually have to do decent on your placement simulations because your final paper is all about them. Overall, course is designed to help in your field and those simulations were certainly helpful. Organized course.

    Jul 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • It was online which really sucked. It would have been A LOT better in a class.

    Apr 2014 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The case study was the hardest part but the tests and final weren't too bad. Spend more time on formatting and make sure your group members do their work!

    Apr 2014 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I was required to take this course online which I was not, in the least, happy about. Although the information was super useful, I found it hard to keep on top of my work and fell behind quite a few times (not having much experience with online courses before). I ended up with a mark much lower than I would have received had I been able to take the class in person.

    Apr 2013 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

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Winter 2024

Fall 2019

Fall 2018

Spring 2016

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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