The department offers courses from Bachelors to PhD degree levels in the areas of Leisure and Recreation Management and in Exercise Science. The other courses that are taught in the department include Certificate and Diploma in Sports Administration and Management, and Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Administration and Management. These courses are geared towards training professionals in the managerial and technical areas of leisure, recreation, exercise and elite sports. The courses are particularly relevant and necessary in view of the ever-increasing need for organized exercise and physical activity for the prevention and management of hypokinetic diseases (health conditions associated with inactivity) such as obesity, arthritis, high bold pressure, diabetes and others. The popularity of leisure, recreation and sports in the modern world also creates the requirement for professional managers, a need that is addressed by the department through the training of recreation and sports managers.

Staffing
The department has a team of highly qualified and vibrant academic staff. They comprise of 1 Associate Professor, 2 senior lectureres, 6 Lecturers (5 of whom are PhD- holders),  and 2 Tutorial Fellows.

Location
The department is located near the University’s swimming pool and adjacent to Harambee Hall (Theatre Arts and Film Technology Department).

Teaching Facilities
The department utilizes several facilities for teaching and research purposes. An ultra-modern Human Perfomance Laboratory for use in research and teaching of Exercise Science and Physical Therapy is near completion. The available and well equipped gymnasium complex is used for teaching various practical courses. In addition, the department has a standard swimming pool that is utilized for teaching swimming and other aquatic activities. In order to enhance the teaching of outdoor education and leadership, the department is in the process of developing a campsite within the university.

Research and Linkages
In order to enhance collaborative activities in the areas of staff and students’ exchange, research, curriculum and community service, the department has established linkages with many other universities, institutions and organizations in several countries of the world. These include University of Manitoba and University of Ottawa (in Canada),West Virginia University (USA), Volda University (in Norway), Tshwane University of Technology and University of Pretoria, University of Cape Town and University of Johannesburg (in South Africa), University of Makerere and Kyambogo University (in Uganda), University of Dar-essalaam (in Tanzania) and many others in UK, USA and Germany. The existing linkage with Volda University has continued to enable the best two of our best undergraduate students to proceed to Norway (in the same University) on annual basis to complete their undergraduate courses there. The department also collaborates with the Kenya Medical Research Institute and other international organizations that include IAAF and FIFA.