Our students are leaders with strong critical thinking skills. Our grads go on to become registered kinesiologists, physicians, physiotherapists, teachers, researchers/consultants, fitness trainers and facility owners, marketing managers, coaches, and general managers of pro sports teams, just to name a few. Our grads are in demand —98% are employed in the first six months after graduation.
Focusing on the “human” in movement science and active living will provide you with all of the tools to become a leader in health and a variety of other industry sectors. You’ll like the family feel of this faculty, and there are lots of opportunities for hands-on learning through co-op, internships, community outreach, and conducting research with our leading scientists in state-of-the-art labs. Our program helps you position yourself for a career in a variety of industries, including healthcare, sport and recreation, manufacturing and more.
DEGREE COMPLETIONS:
Benjie Roberto
Human Kinetics, Kinesiology and Health Studies StudentCourse Requirements: One of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U, English/ENG4U
Mean Average: 85%
*Note:Two of the first seven electives that students take in the first and second year can also be from the Sport Management & Leadership program.
This introductory course examines health and wellness from both a local and global perspective. An emphasis is placed on physical activity, nutrition, psychosocial wellness and stress, and disease prevention behaviours.
This course surveys the psychological principles underlying cognitive techniques that can be used to improve performance and enjoyment in physical activity environments such as sport and exercise. Among the topics to be explored will be goal setting, anxiety control, and attentional focus.
An in-depth study of the human musculoskeletal system. Emphasis will be placed on the components of skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Joint articulations will be covered in detail. (3 lecture hours per week; 1 lab hour per week; weekly test.)
Presents the quantitative fundamentals of mechanics as they apply to movements of the human body and the sport implements it handles.
An in-depth study of the structure and function of the human cardiovascular, lymphatic, endocrine, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems, as well as the somatic and special senses. (3 lecture hours per week; 1 lab hour per week; weekly test.) (Pre-requisites: KINE-1650.)
An examination of the role perception and cognition play in our ability to sense, attend to, process, and transmit information during the performance of any motor skill. The course will focus on an information processing approach to examine the processes that underlie our ability to perform motor skills. (3 lecture hours/week.)
A philosophical analysis of sport and physical activity with emphasis on ethical aspects. Ethical theories will be studied as a basis for assessing and understanding decisions and actions of coaches, athletes, officials, and executive members. Case studies covering problem areas will be utilized to enable the student to analyze these decisions and actions.
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024