Foundations of Human Anatomy and Physiology
Structure and function of human systems and organs. Topics include cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, renal and reproductive systems, and bone physiology. Introduction to fitness, health and physical activity effects.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin), NURS and RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in BIOL 2P97.
Foundations of Movement Studies
Historical and sociological examination of systems of body culture and movement education in Europe and North America. Applications of movement concepts and theories to contemporary physical education.
Lectures, lab, 3.5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Developmental Games
Educational and developmental value of non-formal games; emphasis on various practical and theoretical perspectives.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Note: modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Sport
Theory and practice of administration and management related to various delivery systems in both private and public sectors. Organizational structures at the federal, provincial and local levels.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SPMA 1P91 and 1P92.
Gymnastic Activities
Foundational gymnastics activities; emphasis on various forms of gymnastics. Practical and theoretical work designed to improve understanding and skills.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Note: modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Foundations of Motor Behaviour
Introduction to the neural processes involved in the production and learning of motor skills.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Dance Education
Introduction to dance as an art form through making, performing and appreciating dance. Emphasis on the creative process, dance skills and vocabulary through exploration of dance concepts and observational skills.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) until date specified in Registration guide. After that date available to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students will be expected to pay the cost of a ticket to a dance performance on campus. Modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Research Design and Evaluation
Principles and techniques for research. Issues concerning the construction, administration and evaluation of data collection as well as the processing and analysis of data.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 2P07 and SPMA 2P07.
Human Physiology
Molecular, cellular, tissue and organ physiology. Topics include cellular communication, autonomic nervous system, endocrinology, blood cells and immunity.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin) and NURS majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHSC 2P09.
Coaching Theory
Comprehensive introduction to coaching principles, including sport psychology, training principles, sport pedagogy and risk management.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Health and Physical Activity Promotion
Problems associated with the ability to function effectively and efficiently in present-day society. The decision-making process related to the delivery of health education information.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93
Aging and Health
Examination of how older people who are physically active in the community and workplace benefit themselves and society. Exploration of physical movement, and the psychological, social and policy issues that both help and hinder health aging.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Care and Prevention of Injuries
Treatment, recognition and prevention of musculo-skeletal injuries; the interrelationship of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology and the practical application of these fields including emergency care and preventative taping. Emphasis on risk management strategies and safety practices in sport.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P05 and CHSC 2F95.
Human Growth and Development
Examination of human growth and development emphasizing physical, motor and psycho-social development in children and adolescents.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Psychosocial Health and Physical Activity
Biological, psychological and social aspects of health and health risk behaviours at the individual and group level. Topics include physical activity, nutrition, stress, substance use and rehabilitation.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Physiological Responses to Physical Activity
Comprehensive study of exercise physiology for physical education majors. Topics include cardiorespiratory, metabolic, muscular, thermoregulatory and immunological responses to exercise and training.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P09.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 2P97.
Social History of Physical Education and Sport
Socio-cultural evolution of physical activity in North America emphasizing Canada; relationship with social, cultural, religious and political history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Foundations in Adapted Physical Education and Disability Studies
Life conditions and needs of persons who require individualized physical activity.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Note: applied work, placement/practica required.
Sport Psychology
Psychological bases and implications of physical activity in sport and physical eduction. Topics include personality, motivation, achievement needs, group interaction.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Muscle Physiology and Exercise Metabolism
Function of muscular and nervous systems in relation to exercise, training and health. Bioenergetics, metabolic and endocrine responses/adaptations to exercise and training.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BKin, BSc (Kin) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P09.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 2P90.
Individual and Dual Formal Games
Similarities and differences in individual and dual formal games are learned through a conceptual analysis of skills, rules and strategies. Practical and theoretical work will be performed to facilitate such learning.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P00.
Note: modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Functional Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
Techniques of physical fitness appraisal, health assessment, exercise prescription and lifestyle counselling, and their theoretical base and clinical application.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P90 or 2P97.
Gymnastics
Application of gymnastic-type skills across a wide variety of activities and environments.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P03.
Motor Learning
Motor learning theory and its application to teaching, coaching and physical rehabilitation contexts across the lifespan.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P05.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit earned in PEKN 3Q05.
Dance as Cultural Reflection
Theory and practice of dance as an artistic, educational, recreational and therapeutic endeavour in relation to a wide variety of cultures, environments and contexts.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P06 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students will be expected to pay the cost of a ticket to a dance performance on campus. Modalities of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative means of understanding, evaluating and interpreting statistical information.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P08 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3Q07 and SPMA 3P07.
Biomechanics
Basic mechanical principles and concepts as applied to human movement. Focus on the characteristics of movement from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CHSC 2F95; PEKN 2P05.
Global Lifestyle Fitness Activities
Theoretical and applied principles related to low and high impact activities.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P05 or permission of the instructor.
Note: lab fee required; consult Department. Transportation is a student responsibility. Modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry
Theories, approaches, designs, methods and procedures for evaluative analyses.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: BPhEd, open to BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P08.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3Q17 and SPMA 3P17.
Movement Activities for Physical Education in the School
Sequential skill and knowledge development for children and adolescents through various movement forms appropriate in educational settings. Movement education principles applied to the observation, analysis and selection of activities.
Lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from PEKN 2P00, 2P03, 2P06, 3P13, RECL 3P26.
Note: in-school experience is required for all students. Transportation is a student responsibility. A police record check with a vulnerable sector screening is required at the student's expense.
Health and Well-being
Contemporary issues in health education focusing on choices of concern to individuals in our society.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Interventions in Physical Activity
Evidence-based physical activity intervention strategies with attention to individual, informational, social, behavioural and environmental approaches.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P85 or 2P95.
Sociology of Sport I
Social significance of physical education and sport. Topics include social organizations, stratification, deviance, race, gender and the media.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Exercise Psychology
Psychological influences on exercise behaviour and the influence that physical activity can have on the individual's behaviour.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Cardiorespiratory and Environmental Exercise Physiology
Examination of cardiovascular and respiratory systems in relation to exercise, training and health. Environmental physiology from rest to exercise. Exercise and the immune response. Recent advances in applied physiology.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P09.
Training Principles
Current theories and practices in a variety of training contexts, formats and modalities. Training as applied to a broad age and ability spectrum; movement education principles applied to the observation, analysis and program design.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CHSC 2F95; PEKN 2P90 or 2P97.
Note: PEKN 3P02 recommended. May be taken concurrently. Modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Philosophy of Physical Activity and Sport
Systematic philosophic inquiry, practical tools and techniques to study the nature of physical activity and sport.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Motor Control
Neural organization and processes underlying the generation of human movement.
Lectures, lab/seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BKin, BSc (Kin) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin) and NEUR majors. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P05.
Applied Sport Psychology
Application of psychological factors that influence participation and performance in sport. Topics include confidence, attentional control and teambuilding.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P95.
Women, Men and the Body
(also offered as WGST 3P96)
Critical and reflective examination of historical, philosophical, socio-cultural and religious influences on the body from a variety of feminist perspectives.
Lectures, lab, tutorial, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P93 or WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: experiential work (somatic, movement, expressive) is part of the course experience.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST 3P96.
Functional Anatomy
Exploration of the structure and function of bones, joints and muscles through palpation, tissue stress testing and movement problems related to physical activity and to the workplace.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd(Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd(Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CHSC 2F95 (minimum 75 percent).
Special Studies in Physical Education and Kinesiology
Directed study in specialized areas.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average and permission of the Department.
Note: approval of a faculty member and the Chair required.
International Experiences in Sport, Health and Physical Education
Exploration and implementation of multi-disciplinary theories and techniques regarding the development of healthy communities.
Lectures, lab, fieldwork.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd and BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Note: students must complete an application and interview prior to being admitted into the course. Students must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid passport, visa and immunizations as required. Students are required to pay their own expenses.
Laboratory or Experience Based Research
Limited research project involving field or laboratory study under faculty supervision.
Restriction: open to BKin, BPhEd, BPhEd(Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd(Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average, minimum 60 percent non-major average and permission the Department.
Corequisite(s): PEKN 4F91.
Note: prior to registration students must submit a written proposal for approval by a faculty member and the Chair by June 1.
Thesis/Project
Directed study in an approved area of specialization.
Restriction: open to BKin, BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average, minimum 60 percent non-major average and permission of the Chair.
Note: prior to registration students must submit a written proposal for approval by a faculty adviser and the Chair by June 1.
Physical Activity Across the Lifespan
Application of theoretical knowledge in the development and delivery of diverse movement programs.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P00, 2P03 and 2P06.
Note: placement in a physical activity setting is required for all students. Transportation is a student responsibility. Prior Police check for criminal activity is required at the students expense. Field experience fee may be charged; consult Department.
Team Formal Games
Similarities and differences in team formal games are learned through a conceptual analysis of skills, rules and strategies. Practical and theoretical work will be performed to facilitate such learning.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P00.
Note: modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity
Programming for Disability and at-Risk Youth
Planning and implementing therapeutic activity and exercise. Engagement with community-based youth and direct contact placement.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P92.
Note: additional field placement required. Transportation is a student responsibility. Prior Police check for criminal activity is required at the students expense.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 4F02.
Life Skills and Physical Activity
How physical activities can foster holistic health and development of life skills such as teamwork, critical thinking and leadership.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P00 and 2P03.
Note: additional fees may apply when a fieldwork option is part of the course. May require current First Aid/ CPR certification; consult Department.
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Evidenced-based examination of human-machine systems that impact motor performance. The role of human factors and ergonomics in the design and measurement of these human-machine systems.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration Guide. After that date open to BKin, BPhEd, BPhEd(Honours)/BEd(Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd(Honours)BEd(Junior/Intermediate), BSc (Kin), CHSC, CHLH, HLSC and PHTH majors until date specified in Registration Guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P05 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 3P52.
Nutritional Implications for Human Performance
Nutritional intake and its effects on exercise and sport performance emphasizing the importance of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals and ergogenic aids, during training and competition. Emphasis on current research in both applied sport nutrition and basic nutritional biochemistry.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P90 or 2P97 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHSC 2P91.
Clinical Biomechanics
Mechanics of human movement with applications to ergonomics, rehabilitation and sport. Focus on two-dimensional kinetics and kinematics, with an introduction to three-dimensional analysis of movement.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab 3 hours bi-weekly.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 3P10.
Note: PHYS 1P91 recommended.
Sport Ethics
Applied ethical analysis of competition, fair play, violence, performance-enhancing drugs, genetic technology, equality, gender equity, interuniversity sport, commercialization and sport as moral education.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P91 or 3P70.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SPMA 4P08.
Exercise Programming for Older Adults
Developing and implementing exercise and balance training for community seniors. Experiential learning in physical activity program.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd(Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Note: field placement requirement. A police record check with a vulnerable sector screening may be required at the student's expense.
Exercise Programming for Spinal Cord Injury
Developing and Implementing strength training, aerobic training and locomotor training for individuals with spinal cord injury.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration Guide. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P09.
Note: PEKN 4P96 is recommended. Field placement required. A police record check with a vulnerable sector screening may be required at the student's expense.
Therapeutic Applications of Physical Activity
Development of activity programs in therapeutic contexts. Exercise assessment and prescription.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CHSC 2F95; PEKN 2P09
Reflective Practice in Physical Education
Processes involved in becoming reflective practitioners. The processes of teaching and development of reflective awareness related to practitioner conduct.
Lectures, lab, field work, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Teaching and Learning in School-Based Physical Education
Development and delivery of physical education programs for children and adolescents, based upon the Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum.
Lectures, lab, fieldwork, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 3P32.
Note: in-school experience is required for all students. Transportation is a student's responsibility. A police record check with a vulnerable sector screening is required at the student's expense.
Cultural Studies of Sport and Leisure
Theory and practice of cultural studies related to sport and leisure, focusing on contemporary issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P91 or 3P70.
Movement Disorders
Examination of the pathology of specific diseases in addition to the impact of physical activity on the quality of life of persons with movement disorders.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 3P94 or PSYC 2P36 and 2P37.
Note: applied work, placement/practica required.
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.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P91 or 3P70.
Sociology of Sport II
Sport as a microcosm of society, socio-political theories, religion, culture, socially structured inequalities and excesses in sport.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P91 or 3P70.
Health Care Ethics for Kinesiologists
Applied ethics in the health care system from a professional kinesiology perspective by examining concepts, theories and case studies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93.
Clinical Practices in Athletic Therapy
Emphasis on musculo-skeletal evaluation, rehabilitation principles, therapeutic exercise and modalities, patient management skills and taping used in clinical settings. Focus on ankle and lower leg injuries.
Lectures, internship, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P70.
Note: a minimum grade of 75 percent in PEKN 2P70 is required.
Clinical Assessments in Athletic Therapy
Emphasis on musculo-skeletal evaluation and rehabilitation of sports injuries to the remaining peripheral joints of the lower and upper extremity. Functional and surface anatomy is stressed with clinical applications for rehabilitation.
Lectures, internship, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 4P80.
Note: clinical internship required. Enrolment limited to 22 students per section.
Practicum in Athletic Therapy
Experiential learning in athletic therapy. Hands on experience facilitating the care of athletes before, during and after athletic events under the supervision of the athletic therapy clinic staff.
Lectures, field work, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 13.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P70.
Note: a minimum grade of 75 percent in PEKN 2P70 is required.
Children's Response to Physical Activity and Exercise
Examination of children's exercise capacity and physiological response to physical activity and exercise in terms of the different body systems (e.g., cardiovascular, musculoskeletal). Emphasis on differences in responses between children and adults.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BKin, BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P84; PEKN 2P90 or 2P97.
Note: students may not concurrently register in CHSC 4P80.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHSC 4P80.
Body Image
Examination of body image from a cognitive behavioral perspective. Issues related to measurement, theories and disturbance. Group and individual differences and body image interventions.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Internship in Clinical Kinesiology
Clinical/field experience in various areas of clincial kinesiology.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BKin, and BSc (Kin) majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits, a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of a faculty member and the Chair.
Note: this is a limited enrolment course. Enrolment is dependent upon availability of faculty advisers. Students are responsible for organizing their own placement which must be external to Brock University, and for any additional expenses which may include transportation costs and/or a police record check with a vulnerable sector screening, if required by the placement agency. Internship forms can be obtained from the Department.
High Performance Athletic Assessment and Training
Theoretical and practical fundamental principles underlying training as they apply to high performance athletic assessment and training. Active participation, development, implementation and critical evaluation of selected performance-specific assessment protocols, conditioning and individualized training programs.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 3P91.
Note: performance in activity labs and fieldwork in applied setting is required. Modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.
Balance and Gait
Examination of the neural processes involved in the control of balance and gait. Emphasis on assessment and rehabilitation strategies associated with age and pathological conditions.
Lectures, lab, seminar 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 3P94 or PSYC 2P36 and 2P37.
Gender and Sport
(also offered as WGST 4P95)
Historical and current issues informed by gender studies, theories and politics. The shaping of experiences through the practices of sport and gender.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin, BSc (Kin), WGST (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST 4P95.
Physiological Consequence of Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitative Techniques
Secondary health complications accompanying spinal cord injury. Current exercise and drug therapies used as rehabilitative strategies for this special population.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 2P09 or permission of the instructor.
Regulation of Human Metabolism
Physiological approach to understanding the integration of substrate supply to skeletal muscle and energy production by muscle cells during exercise of different intensities emphasizing current research in human metabolic regulation.
Lectures, 3 hours, per week.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 2P90 or 2P97.
Functional Assessment of Neuromuscular System
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.
Lectures, 2 hours per week; lab, 2 hours bi-weekly.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): PEKN 3P10, 3P90 and 3P94.
Advanced Topics in Physical Education and Kinesiology
Directed study in concentrated areas.
Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/Bed (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BKin and BSc(Kin) majors with 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average and permission of the Department.
Note: approval of a faculty member and the Chair required.