At University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, BA/BS in Recreation Management and Community Development is offered as a bachelor's degree in Sports Management programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 782 per credit (CAD 186 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Sports Management
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 186 / credit
International tuition: CAD 782 / credit
Last checked September 2026 · Source: umanitoba.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Recreation Management and Community Development is a four-year undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba, delivered through the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management primarily at the Fort Garry campus. It requires 120 credit hours for graduation and a minimum 2.00 degree grade point average with at least a C in all faculty-required courses. Coursework covers recreation and leisure concepts, leisure history, program planning and evaluation, community development principles, inclusive physical activity, leisure social psychology, and the management and marketing of leisure services, along with a service and experiential learning course that connects classroom study to applied practice. Admission is available through direct entry for students with fewer than 24 post-secondary credit hours or through advanced entry for those with 24 or more. The program trains students to become recreation professionals who understand the value of recreation and leisure for individuals and communities, and it points toward career paths such as community development work with First Nations organizations, parks and events management, sport management, ecotourism, and recreation programming for seniors or people with disabilities. It suits students drawn to community-facing, program-planning roles in the recreation and leisure sector.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Direct Entry (high school or fewer than 24 post-secondary credit hours) or Advanced Entry (24+ credit hours). This is a faculty-level requirement, not restated on the program page: direct entry (Recreation Management category) needs English 40S, Applied Mathematics 40S or Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S, and two academic 40S courses, with a minimum 85% average and no less than 60% in each course. Meeting minimums does not guarantee acceptance. Students not meeting entry criteria may consider University 1 or the Faculty of Science as alternative pathways. A minimum Degree GPA of 2.00 is required to graduate.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
