Kinesiology: Kinesiology MA

The purpose of the Master of Arts (MA) program is to provide advanced-level education and research training in social sciences and humanities within the field of kinesiology. The MA program is intended to broaden students' understanding of the various aspects of kinesiology from a social sciences and/or humanities disciplinary perspective, as well as to provide them with the necessary scholarly and technical research skills so that they may pursue a high-quality research project. Applicants interested in the MSc in Kinesiology should refer to the MSc program section.

The MA program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.

MA Program

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Graduate Department of Kinesiology's additional admission requirements stated below.

  • An appropriate bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, from the University of Toronto or from another recognized university.

  • A background in kinesiology or a discipline compatible with the research interests and interdisciplinary nature of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education is preferred.

  • An academic standing equivalent to a University of Toronto B+ (76% to 79%) in the last five full-course equivalents of relevant, senior-level courses.

  • Proficiency in the English language must be demonstrated by all applicants educated outside Canada whose primary language is not English and who graduate from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English. The Faculty prefers the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum scores:

    • paper-based test: 600 with 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE) and 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE)

    • Internet-based test: 100/120 overall and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections.

Completion Requirements

  • Coursework. Successful completion of 2.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows. All courses must be approved in advance by the student's supervisor and the Graduate Department of Kinesiology.

    • 1.0 FCE in Kinesiology category A courses:

      • KIN1150H Safeguarding Youth in Sport

      • KIN5507H Power, Pleasure/s and the Body: Issues for Physical Cultural Studies

      • KIN5518H Physical Cultural Studies and Social Theory

      • KIN5534H Sport, Politics, and Social Development

      • KIN5537H Health, Media, and Social Change

      • KIN5544H Decolonizing Sport Studies

      • KIN7001H Directed Reading in Kinesiology

      • KIN7002H Directed Research Project in Kinesiology

      • KIN8233H Sport Ecology

    • 0.5 FCE in Methods or Methodology:

      • KIN5510H Qualitative Inquiry and Physical Cultural Studies

      • KIN5515H Quantitative Research Methods in Kinesiology

      • KIN5536H Qualitative Inquiry in Sport and Physical Activity

      • KIN5540H Narrative Methods in Health Research

    • 1.0 FCE in other courses.

  • SRM3335H Master's Seminar Series — Compulsory Attendance, a graduate seminar in Kinesiology.

  • A thesis proposal written under the supervision of a thesis committee and its oral defence before an examination committee.

  • A thesis written under the supervision of a thesis committee and its oral defence before an examination committee.

  • The student's annual program plan must be approved by the supervisor.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FWS); 12 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

 

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