Kinesiology Major Program

Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | Faculty of Science
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This Bachelor of Science major (BSc) degree offers students the option of completing either one of two concentrations, or completing the general program instead. The two areas of concentration are

active health and rehabilitation kinesiology
ergonomics/human factors

The program is accredited with the Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA).

Please read descriptions of required KIN courses before enrolling in the program.

Note that students cannot combine: a double major, nor a double minor, nor a major/minor in the areas of kinesiology, biomedical physiology, and behavioural neuroscience.

丁香园AV Requirements

Bachelor of Science Program entry is possible via

direct admission from high school
transfer from a recognized post-secondary institution
internal transfer from within 丁香园AV

丁香园AV is competitive. A separate admission average for each of the three entry routes is established each term, depending on spaces available and subject to the dean鈥檚 approval.

Direct 丁香园AV from High School

For information, see the for information.

Post-secondary Transfer

Students transferring to 丁香园AV for the kinesiology major will first transfer into the Faculty of Science. Students may then apply for admission to the kinesiology major program through the internal transfer process as outlined below.

Internal Transfer

丁香园AV students applying for admission to the kinesiology major program must complete the following courses with a grade of C- or better.

Students complete all of

BISC 101 General Biology (4)
CHEM 121 General Chemistry and Laboratory I (4)
KIN 142 Introduction to Kinesiology (3)

and one of

MATH 150 Calculus I with Review (4)
MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)

and one of

PHYS 101 Physics for the Life Sciences I (3)
PHYS 120 Mechanics and Modern Physics (3)
PHYS 125 Mechanics and Special Relativity (3)
PHYS 140 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics (4)

Applicants are selected based on an admission grade point average (GPA) calculated over these five required courses, together with any of

CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (2)
CHEM 281 Organic Chemistry I (4)
KIN 201 Biomechanics (3)
KIN 205 Introduction to Human Physiology (3)
KIN 207 Human Motor Systems (3)
STAT 201 Statistics for the Life Sciences (3)

and one of

MBB 201 Biochemistry of the Cell (3)
MBB 231 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry (3)

and one of

MATH 152 Calculus II (3)
MATH 155 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (3)

and one of

PHYS 102 Physics for the Life Sciences II (3)
PHYS 121 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism (3)
PHYS 126 Electricity, Magnetism and Light (3)
PHYS 141 Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism (4)

Apply for admission as soon as the five required courses have been completed. Unsuccessful applicants may complete any of the nine additional courses to improve the admission GPA. A C- grade or better is required in each course used for the admission application. Those not meeting the kinesiology admission GPA upon completion of all nine additional courses will be advised of alternatives. All courses completed towards the program will be included in the application process.

For students transferring some of core courses from another post-secondary institution, only courses completed at 丁香园AV (and not previously completed elsewhere) are used in the kinesiology admission GPA.

Normally, at least 15 units from core courses are required as a basis for the GPA calculation. Exceptions must be approved by the department.

Application Procedure

Students should complete a program approval form available at the biomedical physiology and kinesiology general office and submit it to the academic advisor by June 1 for fall term approval, October 1 for spring term approval, or February 1 for summer term approval.

Prerequisite and Required Course Grades

Students enrolling in kinesiology courses must have a grade of C- or better in prerequisite courses. Students enrolled in kinesiology certificate, minor, major (including concentrations), honours, second degree, and post baccalaureate diploma programs must have grade of C- or better in all required courses.

Continuance Requirement

After a student has completed 24 credits, a Science cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of not less than 2.20 is required for continuance in the major. Students, whose Science CGPA falls below 2.20, will be senta warning letter and if in the subsequent term the Science CGPA is less than 2.20, these students shall be withdrawn from the BIF or KIN Major. Students who have completed 90 or more units and whose Science CGPA fall below a 2.20 but are at a minimum of 2.00 will be allowed to complete their Biomedical Physiology or Kinesiology major. Students must achieve a minimum of a C- grade in all required courses.

Additional Clarification will be posted on BPK's websites:

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below. Students complete either the general program requirements or instead of that they can choose to complete the requirements for one of the two concentrations (see below). Suggested course selections for majors and any of the two areas of concentration are available from the general office.

Lower Division Requirements

The program's lower division requirements are structured as a common core set, an additional set of courses for one of the optional concentrations, and general elective courses that include the University's breadth requirements.

Students complete all of the following.

Core Courses

BISC 101 General Biology (4)
CHEM 121 General Chemistry and Laboratory I (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (2)
CHEM 281 Organic Chemistry I (4)
KIN 142 Introduction to Kinesiology (3)
KIN 201 Biomechanics (3)
KIN 205 Introduction to Human Physiology (3)
KIN 207 Human Motor Systems (3)
STAT 201 Statistics for the Life Sciences (3)

and one of

MBB 201 Biochemistry of the Cell (3)
MBB 231 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry (3)

and one of

MATH 150 Calculus I with Review (4)
MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)

and one of

MATH 152 Calculus II (3)
MATH 155 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (3)

and one of

PHYS 101 Physics for the Life Sciences I (3)
PHYS 120 Mechanics and Modern Physics (3)
PHYS 125 Mechanics and Special Relativity (3)
PHYS 140 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics (4)

and one of

PHYS 102 Physics for the Life Sciences II (3)
PHYS 121 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism (3)
PHYS 126 Electricity, Magnetism and Light (3)
PHYS 141 Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism (4)

Lower Division Concentration Requirements

Students choosing to specialize in one of the kinesiology concentrations will complete additional lower division courses as specified below.

Lower Divsion Requirements Active Health and Rehabilitation Concentration

Students who choose this concentration will complete all of

KIN 110 Human Nutrition: Current Issues (3)
KIN 140 Contemporary Health Issues (3)
KIN 143 Exercise: Health and Performance (3)
KIN 241 Sports Injuries - Prevention and Rehabilitation (3)

Lower Division Requirement Ergonomics and Human Factors Concentration

Students who choose this concentration will complete

KIN 180W Introduction to Ergonomics (3)

Lower Division Courses and Breadth and Writing Requirements

For students admitted prior to September 2006, a minimum of six units must be selected from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For students admitted September 2006 or later, a minimum of six units of designated humanities breadth (B-Hum)courses, and a minimum of six units of designated social sciences breadth (B-Soc) courses must be completed. At least three units of lower division course work should also be identified as writing-intensive (W) courses.

The quantitative (Q), science breadth (B-Sci) and undesignated breadth (UB) requirements are satisfied through completion of the kinesiology lower division core course set and hence do not require additional work. For more information, see www.sfu.ca/ugcr.

Upper Division Requirements

All of the following courses must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.

Upper Division Core

All students complete the following 19 units, including all of

KIN 304W Inquiry and Measurement in Kinesiology ⁺ (3)
KIN 305 Human Physiology I (3)
KIN 306 Human Physiology II (Principles of Physiological Regulation) (3)
KIN 326 Functional Anatomy (4)
KIN 340 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion (3)

and one of++

KIN 301 Biomechanics Laboratory (3)
KIN 407 Human Physiology Laboratory (3)

+KIN 304W satisfies the University's breadth requirements of three upper division units in writing.
++Students can complete both KIN 301 and 407, and count one as an elective.

Concentration or General Program Upper Division Requirements

Students complete either the general program requirements as listed imeediately below, or instead of that, they can choose to complete the requirements for one of the two concentrations. (see below).

Upper Division Requirements-General Program

This program option requires a total of 45 upper division units, which is composed of the 19 upper division core courses (see above) and the following additional requirements.

Students who choose this option will complete an additional 21 kinesiology units chosen from upper division KIN courses, excluding KIN 325, 342, 497, 499. MBB 321 may be used to satisfy three units of this requirement.

As well, an additional five upper division units, chosen from any discipline within the University, is required.

Students admitted in September 2006 or later are also required to complete the University's writing, quantitative and breadth (WQB) requirements, which includes the requirement of completing three units of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. The W component may be included within the upper division unit total for this program.

Upper Divsion Requirements- Active Health and Rehabilitation Concentration

This program option requires a total of 45 upper division units, which is composed of the 19 upper division core courses (see above) and the following additional requirements.

Students who choose this concentration will complete an additional 26 units as specified below, including all of

KIN 303 Kinanthropometry (3)
KIN 310 Exercise/Work Physiology (3)
KIN 343 Active Health: Assessment and Programming (3)

and four of

KIN 308 Experiments and Models in Systems Physiology (3)
KIN 311 Applied Human Nutrition (3)
KIN 312 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport (3)
KIN 375 Human Growth and Development (3)
KIN 381 Psychology of Work (3)
KIN 382 Workplace Health and Safety (3)
KIN 402 Mechanical Behavior of Biological Tissues (3)
KIN 412 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (3)
KIN 415 Neural Control of Movement (3)
KIN 417W Obesity, Adipocyte Function and Weight Management (3)
KIN 420 Selected Topics I* (3)
KIN 421 Selected Topics II* (3)
KIN 422 Selected Topics III* (3)
KIN 423 Selected Topics IV* (3)
KIN 426 Neuromuscular Anatomy (3)
KIN 431 Integrative Cancer Biology (3)
KIN 444 Cardiac Disease: Pathophysiology and Assessment (3)
KIN 445 Advanced Cardiac Rehabilitation (3)
KIN 446 Neurological Disorders (3)
KIN 448 Rehabilitation of Movement Control (3)
KIN 461 Physiological Aspects of Aging (3)
KIN 481 Musculoskeletal Disorders (3)
KIN 496 Directed Study I^*(3)
KIN 498 Directed Study II*(3)

and one additional upper division kinesiology course, excluding KIN 325, 342, 497, 499
and an additional two units of upper division units chosen from any discipline within the University

^*can be counted toward area of concentration if relevant to active health or rehabilitation kinesiology. Please see the head of the area of concentration for permission to count any of these courses toward the area of concentration requirement.

Upper Division Requirements- Ergonomics and Human Factors Concentration

This program option requires a total of 52 upper division units, which is composed of the 19 upper division core courses (see above) and the following additional requirements.

Students who choose this concentration will complete an additional 36 kinesiology units as specified below, including of

KIN 380 Occupational Biomechanics (3)
KIN 488 Ergonomics Laboratory (3)

and three of*

KIN 303 Kinanthropometry (3)
KIN 310 Exercise/Work Physiology (3)
KIN 381 Psychology of Work (3)
KIN 382 Workplace Health (3)
KIN 481 Musculoskeletal Disorders (3)
IAT 333 Interaction Design Methods (3)
IAT 334 Interface Design (3)
IAT 432 Design Evaluation (3)

*The remaining five courses in the above list that are not used, may be used as electives (see electives course list below).

and six of

GERO 401 Environment and Aging (3)
KIN 308 Experiments and Models in Systems Physiology (3)
KIN 343 Active Health: Assessment and Programming (3)
KIN 402 Mechanical Behavior of Biological Tissues (3)
KIN 415 Neural Control of Movement (3)
KIN 420 Selected Topics in Kinesiology I ^* (3)
KIN 421 Selected Topics in Kinesiology II (3)
KIN 422 Selected Topics in Kinesiology III (3)
KIN 423 Selected Topics in Kinesiology IV (3)
KIN 448 Rehabilitation of Movement Control (3)
KIN 461 Physiological Aspects of Aging (3)
KIN 484 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology (3)
KIN 496 Directed Study I (3)
KIN 498 Directed Study II (3)

^*can be counted towards area of concentration if relevant to ergonomics or human factors. See the area of concentration head for permission to count these toward the area of concentration requirement. Relevant courses from other departments may be considered as electives upon advance approval by the ergonomics and human factors concentration steering committee.

Unspecified and Partially Specified Electives

Additional elective units are required to meet the minimum degree requirement of 120 units. Of these, six must be from the social science and humanities course list (see below) to meet CCUPEKA certification requirements.

These elective units must also include courses that will satisfy the University breadth requirements of six units each of designated humanities breadth (B-Hum) and social science breadth (B-Soc). However, courses from the social science and humanities course list that have B-Hum or B-Soc designation may be used to satisfy both the CUPPEKA and 丁香园AV requirements.

Social Science and Humanities Course List

The following courses can be used to satisfy the CCUPEKA requirements. They are also either B-Hum, B-Soc or both and will count toward the 丁香园AV breadth requirements.

ARCH 105 The Evolution of Technology B-Soc (3)
ARCH 201 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
BUS 130 Business in the Networked Economy I (3)
COGS 100 Exploring the Mind (3)
CMNS 110 Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
CRIM 101 Introduction to Criminology (3)
CRIM 355 The Forensic Sciences (3)
DIAL 390W Undergraduate Semester: Dialogue (5)
DIAL 391W Undergraduate Semester: Seminar (5)
DIAL 392W Undergraduate Semester: Final Project (5)
EDUC 100 Selected Questions and Issues in Education (3)
ENGL 101W Introduction to Fiction (3)
ENGL 102W Introduction to Poetry (3)
ENGL 103W Introduction to Drama (3)
ENGL 104W Introduction to Prose Genres (3)
ENGL 105W Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture (3)
GERO 300 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
HIST 110 Introduction to the History of Science (3)
HUM 227 Introduction to the Study of the Future B-Hum (3)
HSCI 120 Introduction to Human Sexuality and Sexual Behavior (3)
HSCI 140 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (3)
HSCI 160 Global Perspectives on Health (3)
IAT 100 Digital Image Design (3)
IAT 202 New Media Images (3)
IAT 206 Media Across Cultures (3)
PHIL 100W Knowledge and Reality (3)
PHIL 120W Introduction to Moral Philosophy (3)
PHIL 144 Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (3)
PHIL 150 History of Philosophy I (3)
PHIL 151 History of Philosophy II (3)
PHIL 300 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology I (3)
PSYC 102 Introduction to Psychology II (3)
PSYC 106 Psychological Issues in Contemporary Society (3)
REM 100 Global Change (3)
SA 101 Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 150 Introduction to Sociology (S) (4)

The following courses qualify for CCUPEKA humanities or social science units, but not toward the 丁香园AV breadth requirements.

FPA 129-3 Movement Fundamentals
GERO 302-3 Health Promotion and Aging
GERO 404-3 Health and Illness in Later Life
GERO 420-4 Sociology of Aging
PHIL XX1-3Critical Thinking
PHIL 110-3Introduction to Logic and Reasoning
PHIL 210-3Natural Deductive Logic
SA 281-4 Illness, Culture and Society
SA 318-4 The Anthropology of Medicine (A)

Professional School Transfer

Students are eligible to receive a bachelor of science (BSc) degree after completion of the second year of professional study and have completed at least 90 units of 丁香园AV credit comprising the following.

all lower division requirements

27 upper division units in biomedical physiology and kinesiology (including KIN 304W, 305, 306, and 326)

acceptance into an accredited professional program in dentistry, medicine, optometry, chiropractic, or veterinary medicine

Professional program courses must not duplicate those already completed at 丁香园AV and must be acceptable for transfer credit to the University. Candidates apply for transfer credit and for receipt of the degree through Student Services.

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science major program requirements as follows.

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science major program requirements to complete a total of 120 units including

additional upper division units to total a minimum of 44 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406)
students who were enrolled at 丁香园AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 406) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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