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The M.Sc. in Kinesiology and Physical Education (Thesis) focusses on research in the social and pedagogical sciences related to kinesiology, physical activity, and physical education. Related areas of research include, but not limited to, biomechanics, exercise physiology and motor control and learning.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : A comprehensive literature review in the general area of the thesis topic. Independent work under the supervision of the thesis advisor(s).
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Independent work under the supervision of the thesis advisor(s) culminating with a written proposal and oral seminar explaining the direction of the thesis research.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Ongoing research pertaining to the thesis under the direction of the thesis advisor(s).
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Independent work under the supervision of the thesis advisor(s). Final submission and approval of the thesis.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : A critical examination of philosophical issues, current paradigms, and research methodologies related to conducting research in kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Sweet, Shane (Fall)
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminars given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Andersen, Ross (Fall) Andersen, Ross (Winter)
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminars given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Andersen, Ross (Fall) Andersen, Ross (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDKP 621
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminars given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Andersen, Ross (Fall) Andersen, Ross (Winter)
Prerequisites: EDKP 622
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminars given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Andersen, Ross (Fall) Andersen, Ross (Winter)
Prerequisites: EDKP 623
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Robinson, Kristy (Fall)
Students must take a minimum of 3 credits of coursework in a classroom setting in the area of concentration selected in consultation with the Graduate Student Adviser.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Environmental Exercise Physiology will examine human physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise in the following environments: thermal stress (hot and cold), hypobaric (medium and high altitude), hyperbaric (diving and chambers), and microgravity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDKP 395.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : This course examines common theories and interventions used to understand and promote physical activity by (a) reviewing, discussing, and critically evaluating theories of health behaviour change, and (b) learning and applying physical activity counselling strategies.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Sweet, Shane (Winter)
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Examination of biomechanical applications in various contexts such as clinical, ergonomic, sport, aging, comparative, robotics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Supervised readings supervised by a member of staff. Topics will be chosen to suit individual interests.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Churchward-Venne, Tyler (Fall) Churchward-Venne, Tyler; Gentil, Benoit; Harvey, William James; Cote, Julie; Gibbs, Jenna; Robbins, Shawn; Jensen, Dennis; Usselman, Charlotte (Winter) Dixon, Philippe (Summer)
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Reading Course.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Duncan, Lindsay; Cote, Julie; Robbins, Shawn; Sweet, Shane (Fall) Jensen, Dennis; Andersen, Ross; Koch, Jordan (Winter) Churchward-Venne, Tyler (Summer)
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Kinematics, kinetics, and neural control of walking and running under normal and perturbed conditions. Comparison of locomotion strategies for different populations (e.g., adolescents, elderly, amputees) will be emphasized. Various measurement techniques, data processing, and evaluations of total body and limb coordination will be addressed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDKP 206 or permission of instructor.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Examination of qualitative research methods and methodologies in sport, physical education and physical activity settings, including issues of epistemology, ontology, research paradigms, methods of data collection, analysis, and forms of representing qualitative research findings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : A comprehensive synthesis of cardiovascular and pulmonary system responses (and their underlying regulatory mechanisms) to acute and chronic exercise in athletes, healthy and diseased populations, studied through the lens of contemporary issues and controversies in the field.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Examination of acute and chronic adaptations of the musculoskeletal system to different types of exercise, and current concepts and understanding of muscle mass regulation, fatigue, motor unit recruitment, and bone strength determinants.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : The analysis of conditions and factors related to human learning and performance or behavioural potential using the information processing model of behaviour. Seminar format is used to discuss experimentation and theory that examine motor skill acquisition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Study in one area of: ergo-physiology or biomechanics or psychology of motor performance or motor performance for exceptional children. To provide an opportunity to conduct a research project and develop an awareness of the problems involved in the area of concentration under departmental supervision.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Usselman, Charlotte (Winter)
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Students conduct a research project and focus on advanced and intensive experiemental problems involved in the area of concentration under departmental supervision.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Bloom, Gordon; Churchward-Venne, Tyler (Fall) Churchward-Venne, Tyler (Winter)
Students may also take courses (500, 600, or 700 level) from outside of the department chosen in consultation with the supervisor or student adviser, up to a maximum of 6 credits.