Kinesiology: Kinesiology MSc

The Master of Science (MSc) program is intended to broaden students' understanding of the various interdisciplinary aspects of kinesiology as well as to provide them with the necessary scholarly and technical research skills so that they may pursue a high-quality research project.

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

MSc 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 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows. All courses must be approved in advance by the student's supervisor and the Graduate Department of Kinesiology.

    • 0.5 FCE in Kinesiology Category C course:

      • KIN1150H Safeguarding Youth in Sport

      • KIN1152H Psychological Issues in Sport-Related Concussion

      • KIN5503H Adaptations to Habitual Activity

      • KIN5505H Neuromotor Behaviour

      • KIN5509H Applied Muscle Physiology and Biochemistry

      • KIN5513H Current Issues in Exercise Psychology

      • KIN5514H Human Sensory and Motor Neurophysiology

      • KIN5525H Quantitative Motion Analysis

      • KIN5531H Skeletal Muscle Plasticity

      • KIN5533H Sport Psychology

      • KIN5534H Sport, Politics, and Social Development

      • KIN5535H Neurorehabilitation and Exercise

      • KIN5538H Special Topics in Exercise Oncology

      • KIN5539H Advanced Disordered Movement and Neurorehabilitation

      • KIN5541H Advanced Exercise Metabolism

      • KIN5542H Special Topics in Sport-Related Concussion

      • KIN5543H Lifestyle Toxicity and Chronic Disease

      • KIN5545H Developing and Reviewing Research Protocols

      • KIN5546H Oxygen Delivery and Exercise Performance

      • KIN5547H Instrumentation and Signal Processing

      • KIN7001H Directed Reading in Kinesiology

      • KIN7002H Directed Research Project in Kinesiology

      • KIN8240H Emerging Issues in Sport Analytics and Data Modelling

    • 0.5 FCE Statistics or Methodology course

    • 1.0 FCE from either Kinesiology or another department.

  • 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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