丁香园AV

Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

Program Requirements

This program requires the completion of 30 units of graduate courses in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology.

Students complete both of

• KIN 801-3 Seminar on Research in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology

and a graduate course in statistics or research methods, such as HSCI 801

and three of

• KIN 810-3 Integrative Muscle Physiology
• KIN 812-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
• KIN 821-3 Environmental and Exercise Physiology
• KIN 825-3 Motor Learning and Control
• KIN 840-3 Human Biomechanics
• KIN 850-3 Control Systems in Health and Disease
• KIN 861-3 Neuroscience
• KIN 870-3 Modeling of Physiological Systems

and four electives chosen from any KIN graduate courses, from any other graduate courses at 丁香园AV, or from other universities with prior approval of the graduate program committee.

Project Requirements

To complete the one-term directed study project, students will enrol in

• KIN 804-3 Project

and if the project is not completed in that one term, students will then enrol in the following courses until the project is completed. No additional credit will be given for KIN 809.

• KIN 809-1.5 Project Completion

Time Required for Degree

It may be possible to complete the MSc course work in one calendar year of full-time study. However, it is anticipated that normally six terms will be required for degree completion. The program can be undertaken by students who are also employed.

Application Criteria for Transfer from MSc to PhD Program

Students currently in the biomedical physiology and kinesiology master鈥檚 program may be considered for transfer to the PhD program. Such transfers will be infrequent and very selective. Normally, only students enrolled in their third through sixth terms may apply to transfer to the PhD program. The graduate program committee (GPC) reviews such applications, and the GPC chair forwards a recommendation to the dean of graduate studies. The decision is made by the dean of graduate studies.

In addition to section 1.3.4 of the graduate general regulations, eligibility and the decision regarding transfer to the PhD in kinesiology will include the following criteria.

• strong support letters from the senior supervisor and at least one other academic referee
• excellent academic performance (e.g. minimum GPA of 3.67)
• strong background in research design and statistics or modeling as appropriate to the area
• completion of biomedical physiology and kinesiology graduate seminar course (KIN 801)
• evidence that the student is capable of completing and disseminating research. Such capability will be judged by research to date, publications and letters from referees.

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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