📚About the Program
The MSc (Kinesiology) program commenced in 2005. In its history, numerous master’s students have continued on to doctoral programs. Graduate students have authored or co-authored 200+ peer-reviewed articles in that period. The laboratories are well equipped, including but not limited to, 5 data (ie. force, EMG, range of motion) acquisition systems, 2 metabolic carts, hypoxic air generator, force platform, isokinetic dynamometer, 4 muscle stimulation units, transcranial magnetic stimulation units, immersion tank, accelerometers, lumbar motion monitor, and a variety of strain gauges among other equipment.
Memorial conferred its first degree in Master of Physical Education (MPE) in 1975. Since 2008, the MPE program can be completed entirely online via distance education. For Fall 2020 we are introducing Masters of Human Kinetics and Recreation (MHKR) to leaders in the fields of physical education, sport, community recreation, health promotion, wellness and active living.
Graduates have moved on to a variety of professions and include university professors, physicians, lawyers, engineers, administrators, and teachers. Many graduate students have also gone on to pursue doctoral studies in a number of exciting fields. Graduate programs are offered in both full-time and part-time formats, with a number of different options available to students. School of Human Kinetics and Recreation is a small school with experts in the field who strive for student’s success; implementing strategies to ensure this success is achieved.
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