CGEO 802 - The Chang School - Ryerson University

Arts Division
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Ryerson University
SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE
CGEO 802: The Geography of Recreation and Leisure
Availability: Summer: Jun 25 – Aug 06
Course Information:
Accreditation:
This course explores recreation and leisure from a number of perspectives. It
examines the relationship between recreational choice, and demographic and
lifestyle correlates, technology, and faddism. It evaluates symbolic recreational
environmental costs associated with recreational development.
(UL) Upper Level Liberal Studies
Note: Students registered in a Ryerson program or intending to register in a
program should examine their program’s curriculum and the Ryerson calendar
carefully. To graduate from a program, students require a number of liberal
studies credits as well as professional and professionally related credits. Ryerson
courses are correspondingly designated professional, professionally-related or
liberal studies. The liberal studies courses are further divided into lower-level
(normally for first and second year credit) and upper-level (normally for third and
fourth year credit) courses. You may not use a professionally-related course for a
liberal studies credit or vice versa, nor may you use a lower-level liberal studies
course for upper-level liberal studies credit.
For more information contact the Department of Geography. It is the student’s
responsibility to know and adhere to all departmental and university policies, and
also to make all arrangements for maintaining proper registration in this course.
Please read the Ryerson calendar carefully.
Course Instructor(s)
Academic Coordinator:
Required Reading:
Readings will be suggested and included on the course web site as the term
proceeds.
Course Topics: I. Theories and philosophy of leisure and recreation
II. Significance of recreation in post-modern society
III. Patterns of leisure activity in time and space
IV. Assessing the changing demand for recreation
V. Outdoor recreation and park management issues
VI. Tourism and its social, economic and environmental impacts
Assignments & Exams Eaton assignment – 5%; Term Test 1 – 10%; Term Test 2 – 15%; Seminar
Presentation 1 - (Written – 5%, Presentation – 15%); Seminar Presentation 2 –
(Written- 5%, Presentation – 15%); Final Examination – 30%

NOTE: Planned alterations in the list of course assignments, tests, approximate
deadlines and in the marking or evaluation scheme, as they appear in the course
outline shall be discussed in class prior to being implemented.
CGEO 802: the Geography of Recreation and Leisure 2