MA/MSc Research and Thesis
A research project involving the preparation and defence of a thesis proposal and a final thesis report which demonstrate a capacity for independent work. The thesis shall be carried out under the supervision of a faculty member and both the proposal and final thesis shall be defended at an oral examination.
Philosophical and Methodological Issues in Applied Health Sciences
A critical examination of philosophical issues, current paradigms, and research methodology related to the conduct of research. Discussion of published and ongoing research from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics will vary with respect to the current research and expertise of the instructor.
Organizational Analysis of Leisure, Sport and Community Based Organizations
An introduction to selected topics in organizational theory and to discuss how these can be used to understand and conduct research on the different types of leisure and sport organizations (i.e., public organizations, nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations).
Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Leisure, Sport, and Community Based Organization
Understanding and effectively managing behavior is critical for leaders in sport, recreation, health, and educational organizations. This course is designed to provide students from disparate Applied Health Science backgrounds an understanding of human behavior in organizations. Content will relate to theory, current research, and the practical application of the behavior of people in organizations and how that behavior interfaces with management.
Social Responsibility for Sports, Recreation and Health
Examination of the role of social responsibility for sport, recreation and health with focus on organizational and individual orientations of social responsibility and global citizenship. Topics include social responsibility, business ethics, employee relations community-related development, corporate citizenship, environmental sustainability, social marketing, fundraising and awareness, giving.
Note: Lecture, seminar 3 hours per week.
International Relations and Globalization of Sport
Examination of global issues affecting sport. Topics include governance of international sport; United Nations, international sport federations, corruption, cheating, and deceitful practices in international sport; global labour issues; sport media complex; use of sport and sport events for international relations, politics, and trade; athlete rights/human rights; different models of sport delivery; unequal distribution of resources in global sport.
Note: Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Critical Analysis of Sport Management Research
An examination of the nature of research used in sport management and the problems this research aims to address. Research themes may include: organizational theory, organizational behaviour, human resource management, sport policy, sport marketing, sport law, and sport economics.
Power, Politics & Policy for Applied Health Sciences
Examines the relationships between power, politics, and policy in sport, physical activity, health, and leisure, including theories of policy making and political theory, content and scope of policy, struggle for power within and between organizations, the role of non-governmental organizations, community development, advocacy, public participation, citizen engagement, and deliberative democracy.
Basis of Nursing Practice & Inquiry
An inquiry into the philosophical, historical and theoretical foundations of nursing knowledge that influence nursing. Critical analysis of various concepts, theories paradigms and metaparadigms that influence nursing will also be emphasized.
Note: Course is required for Nursing stream students.
Theory and Practice of Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Fundamentals of program planning, implementation, and evaluation in a variety of health settings. Critical examination of models and processes used to plan, implement and evaluate health programs.
Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation
Examines and applies a variety of qualitative data analysis techniques applicable in a variety of qualitative approaches, including the use of computer software programs in qualitative data analysis. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and implications of empirical qualitative research in the field.
Marketing Communications for Health, Sport and Recreation Service Organizations
An exploration of the integrated role of communications in the marketing management function for health, sport and recreation service organizations. Special attention will be directed to the nature and methods of communication and marketing strategies, teamwork and collaboration with regard to the marketing team and client groups, and corporate and social responsibility theories.
Consumer Behaviour in Recreation, Leisure and Sport
Comprehensive analysis of the consumers of sport, recreation, and leisure, and the behaviours dictating their consumption of sport, recreation, and leisure-related goods and services.
Biostatistics in Applied Health Science Research
Statistical principles and their applications in the applied health sciences with emphasis on advanced understanding of multivariate analysis and practical skills in statistical programming.
Leisure Education
The concept and application of leisure education with emphasis on "education for leisure" in the schools. Special consideration is to be given to the development of integrated and interdisciplinary units of instruction in leisure education and lifestyle planning, and the application of leisure research in education as it relates to Canada and other countries.
Foundations of Leisure Studies
An examination of contemporary variations in the meaning of leisure and the origins and trajectories of those meanings, including the historical, political, economic, and social foundations of leisure as an idea, and the practical concerns and issues that surround the interpretation of leisure, leisure behaviour, and the leisure services in contemporary society.
Recreation Behaviour in Natural Environments
An examination of the philosophical and theoretical perspectives utilized in understanding people's recreation and leisure behaviours in an outdoor context. Emphasis is placed on using contemporary research to explore foundational concepts that describe outdoor recreation and leisure behaviours, particularly from a Canadian viewpoint.
Outdoor and Experiential Pedagogies
An examination of theoretical knowledge and praxis related to outdoor and experiential pedagogies. An exploration of the ways in which these pedagogies can be employed to address the various intelligences and learning styles of individuals involved in outdoor therapeutic recreation experiences and employed in traditional classroom settings.
Urban Leisure Consumption and Recreation
Urban leisure and recreation is both delivered by voluntary, public and commercial service section and is the product of communities defining their identities, space and leisure in the urban environment. An investigation of the unique beneficial and problematic contributions the city makes to leisure experiences in urban health, social relationships, culture, deviance and public space.
Leisure Tourism: Domestic & International Perspectives
Domestic leisure tourism, as culturally specific practice in non-western societies. International tourism as a major globalization force.
Positive Leisure Science: Individual and Community Well-being
The intersection between positive psychology and leisure behavior; the role of leisure in supporting positive emotion and experience; the enhancement of individual, family and community strength; and overall health and well-being. Contemporary research contributions and limitations for leisure practice and research.
Quantitative Data Analysis & Interpretation: ANOVA Designs
Examines and applies a variety of ANOVA-based statistical analysis techniques in research in applied health sciences. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and implications of empirical quantitative research in the field.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in AHSC 5P07
Interventions in Physical Activity and Health
Health promotion strategies, with a focus on physical activity as a means to promote health across the lifespan and for various health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis.
Foundations of Physical Education Research
A critical analysis of the theoretical, historical, philosophical, socio-cultural, pedagogical, and political foundations within the discipline of physical education.
Quantitative Data Analysis & Interpretation: Regression Designs
Examines and applies a variety of regression-based statistical analysis techniques in research in applied health sciences. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and implications of empirical quantitative research in the field.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in AHSC 5P07
Modern Epidemiology
Concepts, principles and biostatistical tools of epidemiologic analysis required to conduct research studies. Critical evaluation of papers, protocols, and grants involving population studies of human health.
Health Ethics
An examination of selected topics in Health Ethics. An overview of the history, principles and applications of Health Ethics in research, clinical and institutional settings, incorporating both theoretical and applied perspectives and experiences.
Directed Study
Directed individual project in a substantive area to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Directed Reading
Directed individual or group reading in an area of applied health sciences.
Sociology of the Modern Olympic Games
Social and political issues including historical trends in the Olympic movement, power and organizational structure of the International Olympic Committee, media integration, gender equity, substance use, athletes' rights, and the role of the Olympic Games in globalization and international development.
Measurement of Physical Activity
An examination of the principles of physical activity measurement and the strengths and limitations of physical activity measurement and methodologies. An emphasis on the pediatric issues of physical activity assessment and an understanding of lifelong learning principles.
Research Topics in Cardiovascular Regulation & Adaptation
Cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology, epidemiology, rehabilitation/prevention exercise cardiology and related topics. An in-depth examination of concise and current topics in the area of cardiovascular physiology.
Body-Related Concerns in Health and Physical Activity Settings
Examination of topics related to body image and other body-related concerns and how they are related to health and physical activity. Students will have the opportunity to increase their understanding of the theoretical basis of body related concerns, read and critique the research literature, and understand how research can be used to reduce body-related concerns in a variety of populations.
Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Physiological approach to understand the structure and function of muscle tissue under different conditions and in various pathological states. An examination and critical review of historical and current research in muscle physiology.
Physiological Responses to Adverse Environments
An exploration of the field of thermoregulation across a wide spectrum of species, including humans. Using a multi-disciplinary and systems-based perspective the broad spectrum of environmental stress effects on the physiological responses of both humans and other animal species will be examined.
Optimizing Health Through Nutrition
How nutritional strategies optimize health throughout the lifespan. The role of nutrition in the prevention and management of chronic diseases that most commonly afflict Canadians. Emerging research in nutritional sciences and health.
Neural Control of Posture, Balance, and Gait
An examination of the organization and processes underlying the control of human movement. Cognitive, affective, and behavioural influences are addressed in the context of normal development and aging and pathology models.
Measurement Issues in Applied Health Science Research
An overview of measurement issues central to applied health science research. Key measurement concepts and issues such as reliability, validity, psychometrics, instrument development and evaluation, item content relevance, and representation and construct validation.
Pediatric Exercise Science
An examination of the physiological responses to exercise and training among healthy children and the effect that growth may have on these responses, and of the potential benefits of physical activity and exercise among children with chronic illnesses.
Cell Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease
An examination of the fundamental insights and concepts in cellular signaling. The mechanism and biological role of mammalian cell signaling as a selection of major topics in signal transduction in relationship with homeostasis.
Advanced Regulation of Fuel Metabolism
Physiological approach to understanding the integration of substrate supply to skeletal muscle and energy production by muscle cells during exercise of different intensities. Examination and critical review of the current research in human metabolic regulation.
Note: Student should have a basic understanding of metabolic pathways.
Functional Assessment of the Neuromuscular System
Examination of muscle electrical activity during voluntary contractions and by peripheral nerve stimulation for the life sciences. Techniques for measuring, analyzing, and interpreting muscle electrical activity for both clinical and kinesiological applications.
Note: Course taught in conjunction with KINE 4P98.
Psychological Approaches to Health Behaviour Change
An overview of the field of health behaviour change from a psychological perspective. The complexities involved in health behaviour change and the utility of psychological theories in planning, conducting, and evaluating health behaviour change interventions.
Selected Research Topics
Focuses on a specific research problem or issue. Topic(s) to be negotiated on a small group basis reflecting the research interests of faculty members.
PhD Research and Thesis
A research project involving the preparation and defence of a thesis proposal and a final thesis report which demonstrate a capacity for independent work. The thesis shall be carried out under the supervision of a faculty member and both the proposal and final thesis shall be defended at an oral examination.
PhD Seminar in Applied Health Sciences
An open discussion/debate of current theories, methods, and issues as they apply to the various fields of applied health science research with visiting faculty and AHS faculty and students from the various areas within the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.
Advanced Biomechanics – David Gabriel
Mechanical analysis of human movement using inverse dynamics. Link-segment modeling of selected resistive exercises, walking, and balance will be explored through computational investigation. Computer-based data acquisition of kinetics, kinematics and electromyographic activity are used to understand the control of human movement.
Advanced Qualitative Analysis
A critical examination of philosophical issues, current paradigms, and research methodology related to the conduct of research. Discussion of published and ongoing research from various perspectives will be explored. Topics will vary with respect to the current research and expertise of the instructor.
Advanced Biostatistics in Applied Health Science Research
Statistical principles and their applications in the applied health sciences with emphasis on advanced understanding of multivariate analysis and practical skills in statistical programming.
Directed Study
Directed individual project in a substantive area to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Directed Reading
Directed individual or group reading in an area of applied health sciences.
Social Theories of Sport and Physical Activity
An examination of major theories in sociology and cultural studies as they apply to sport and physical activity. Building on both classical and contemporary theory, the course considers major issues of representation, difference, governance, and agency.
Selected Research Topics
Focuses on a specific research problem or issue. Topic(s) to be negotiated on a small group basis reflecting the research interests of faculty members.