Students will need to declare a stream choice once their registration for second-year opens up.
For students who entered their BKIN 2018W or earlier, please see here for details on previous IDKN/KINH/PEDH streams requirements.
Stream Options
Students who enter their BKIN 2019W or later will be required to choose a program stream just before registering for courses in second-year standing. Note that first- and second-year core courses remain the same across all three streams.
You will choose from one of the following options:
The courses in this stream will explore human structure and function responsible for movement; from the physiological, neural, mechanical, and behavioural mechanisms and their interactions, to how these components affect and are affected by factors such as physical activity, aging, and disease. Upper level kinesiology courses will mainly come from the areas of:
- Neuromechanics
- Systems Biology, Exercise & Health
Students registered in this stream will choose courses from the mechanical, physiological, psychological, sociological, and pedagogical branches of kinesiology, thereby designing a cross-disciplinary program of study. Upper level kinesiology courses can come from a combination of the areas of:
- Neuromechanics
- Systems Biology, Exercise & Health
- Leadership Education for Pedagogy and Physical Activity
- Psychology of Movement
- Sociocultural Studies
Program planning
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- KIN students should not be using Degree Navigator, and instead request a Program Check to see if they are on track for their degree.
- Students should carefully check the prerequisites noted for each upper-level KIN course they are planning to take in order to plan their lower-level KIN courses appropriately. Note that KIN 140 is an elective course, but required for some specific upper-level KIN courses, so you should plan for this appropriately in first- or second-year.
- All students must complete 36 credits of KIN courses at the upper-level (300/400-level).
- 21 credits of these KIN courses must be stream-specific
- 15 credits of these KIN courses are free-choice
- All students must complete 48 credits at the upper-level (300/400-level) (this would include the required 36 credits of upper-level KIN mentioned above).
- Core first- and second-year KIN courses, WRDS 150, and the total 48 credits of upper-level (300/400-level) required for the degree must be taken for percentage-grade (not Credit/D/Fail). These are noted on the program sheet as ‘UL‘.
- Students wishing to take a course for Credit/D/Fail must receive written approval in an email from KIN Advising before selecting this option.
- Students planning to apply to further professional programs are strongly encouraged to determine the necessary undergraduate requirements needed for their future applications (e.g., Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Education, and so on).
- Students planning to enter the Teacher Education Program in the Faculty of Education need to review the detailed admission requirements as outlined on the Bachelor of Education website. Students planning to apply for the secondary option must prepare a second teaching field and consult with the TEO accordingly.
- Students are able to complete an approved Minor towards the BKIN program (see options here). Completing a Minor is optional, not required.
Stream-specific Upper-Level KIN Courses
Within the 36 credits of upper-level KIN courses students must take for the BKIN degree, at least 21 credits of these must be stream-specific. Details on the relevant lists for each stream are provided below:
- Neuromechanics: KIN 311, 313, 316, 411, 419
- Systems Biology, Exercise & Health: KIN 320, 335, 424, 432, 435, 438
- Accepted, but not offered: KIN 321, 420
- Leadership Education for Pedagogy and Physical Activity: KIN 341, 342, 344, 345, 442, 444
- Psychology of Movement: KIN 355, 453, 459
- Sociocultural Studies: KIN 360, 363, 464, 465, 468
- Accepted, but not offered: KIN 364, 460, 368
Select the stream that you are planning for:
Students following the NPSC stream must take their 21 credits (7 courses) of stream-specific courses from the following lists:
- Neuromechanics
- Systems Biology, Exercise & Health
For 3 of the 5 following lists, select 2 courses each. Then, select 1 course from either of the remaining 2 lists. This will add up to a total of 21 credits (7 courses).
- Neuromechanics
- Systems Biology, Exercise & Health
- Leadership Education for Pedagogy and Physical Activity
- Psychology of Movement
- Sociocultural Studies
Note: Course offerings are available on the SSC Course Schedule. You can check the Course Outlines page for current syllabi.
Suggested course sequence
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36 credits must be upper-level (300/400-level) KIN courses, consisting of:
24 credits of electives:
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