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 Kinesiology Category C course:

      • KIN8115H Movement for Health and Wellness

      • KIN8116H Exercise and Mental Health

      • KIN8117H Exercise Program Design

      • KIN8124H Exercise and Cardiovascular Health

      • KIN8125H Clinical Assessment of Movement Capacity

      • KIN8126H Exercise Programming for Neurorehabilitation

      • KIN8127H Exercise Programming for Cardiometabolic Health and Disease

      • KIN8128H Exercise Oncology

      • KIN8210H Athlete Development and Human Performance

      • KIN8214H Leadership in Sport Coaching

      • KIN8217H High Performance Strength and Conditioning

      • KIN8218H Sports Nutrition

      • KIN8235H Safeguarding in Sport

      • KIN8236H Sport Injury Research and Prevention

      • KIN8240H Emerging Issues in Sport Analytics and Data Modelling

      • KIN8245H Analytics in Sport Tactics and Strategy

      • KIN8247H Artificial Intelligence in Sport Analytics

      • KIN8248H Technologies for Wellness and Performance

      • KIN8420H Exercise Psychology

      • KIN8421H Sport Psychology

      • KIN8440H Human Sensory and Motor Neurophysiology

      • KIN8450H Instrumentation in Sport Sciences

      • KIN8455H Movement Analysis for the Sport Sciences

      • KIN8510H Independent Reading

      • KIN8520H Independent Research

    • 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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