Program Requirements
**This program is currently not offered.**
Areas: Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, and Motor Control and Learning
Research Project (15 credits)
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EDKP 608 Special Project (15 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : The development of a substantive written document which depicts an investigation or application of a physical education problem, issue or innovative practice. The monograph is to be presented to the candidate's advisor after satisfactory completion of the required course work.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Required Courses
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EDKP 617 Seminar in Kinesiology and Physical Education 1
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminar course given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 618 Seminar in Kinesiology and Physical Education 2
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminar course given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 619 Seminar in Kinesiology and Physical Education 3
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminar course given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 620 Seminar in Kinesiology and Physical Education 4
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Seminar course given by students and invited speakers covering different areas of research related to kinesiology and physical education.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
6 credits, two courses from the following:
Note: Students may take either EDSL 630 or EDEM 692.
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EDEM 692 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Theoretical and practical exploration of the foundations of qualitative methods, with emphasis on underlying principles.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Shariff, Shaheen (Winter)
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EDKP 605 Research Methods 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : The course will examine the nomenclature, structure, methods and areas of quantitative and qualitative research in Physical Education. Students will be required to evaluate research concepts and examine their relationship to statistical design. Activities will focus on data retrieval, research problems, proposals, data collection and report of findings.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bloom, Gordon (Fall)
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EDPE 575 Educational Measurement (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Statistical measurements in education, graphs, charts, frequency distributions, central tendencies, dispersion, correlation, and sampling errors.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Devey, Patrick; Konishi, Chiaki (Fall)
Offered through Continuing Education and Summer Studies.
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EDSL 630 Qualitative/Ethnographic Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : An examination of theoretical and applied issues in qualitative and ethnographic studies in second language education.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
12 credits chosen from the following:
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EDKP 542 Environmental Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Overview
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDKP 395.
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EDKP 566 Advanced Biomechanics Theory (3 credits)
Overview
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 603 Individual Reading Course 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Supervised readings supervised by a member of staff. Topics will be chosen to suit individual interests.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 616 Individual Reading Course 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Reading Course.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 630 Human Walking Mechanics (3 credits)
Overview
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, etc.) 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDKP 206 or permission of instructor.
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EDKP 635 Modeling Human Movement (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Computational techniques and methodologies necessary for theoretical calculation of modelling the physical dynamic behaviour of the human body and tissues.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDKP 206 or permission of instructor.
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EDKP 640 Advanced Ergonomics (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Biomechanical aspects of some common motion disorders associated with the workplace. Recent knowledge in this area will be used to gain a better understanding and develop problem-solving skills related to issues such as risk factors, activity status, injury mechanisms, movement compensation, and work adaptation strategies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 652 Cardio-Respiratory Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : A comprehensive review of the basic physiological responses of the circulatory and respiratory systems to acute and chronic exercise and a brief discussion of regulatory mechanisms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 662 Nerve/Muscle Exercise Response (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Acute and chronic adaptations of the neuromuscular system to exercise, current concepts and understanding of neuromuscular morphology, motor unit recruitment, the etiology of neuromuscular fatigue, and mechanisms of neuromuscular adaptation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 664 Motor Learning (3 credits)
Overview
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 665 Motor Behaviour and Disability (3 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : Factors that influence the motor behaviour of individuals with a disability, including anthropometric characteristics, information processing, knowledge and self-regulation, motivation, and the social-cultural context. Cognitive and dynamic systems perspectives will be emphasized as well as developmental disabilities such as autism, intellectual disability, developmental coordination disorder, and ADHD.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 671 Experimental Problems (3 credits)
Overview
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: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EDKP 672 Experimental Problems (6 credits)
Overview
Kinesiology&Physical Education : See EDKP 671. This course, however, is more intensive and comprehensive in nature.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Students may also take courses from the Faculty of Science in consultation with an adviser.
Elective Courses (12 credits)
12 credits (normally four courses) chosen in consultation with an adviser (should be 500, 600, or 700 level).