菲沙河谷大学

As the study of human movement, kinesiology explores a broad range of topics that include anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, sociology, education, active health, wellness, and nutrition.

Bachelor of Kinesiology:

In the Kinesiology program, you go well beyond the questions of how and why we move, and start to explore how we can optimize the human potential for motor skill performance.

In your first and second year, you learn about topics such as human anatomy, sport psychology, biomechanics, and physical activity. You explore a variety of fields that may be of interest before choosing to specialize in exercise science, pedagogy or active health.

In your third and fourth year, you develop skills for teaching and counselling athletes, and learn about athletic injuries, research methods, applied ethics, physiology, exercise testing, and exercise prescription. You also select a specialty out of the following specializations:

• The Exercise Science specialization prepares you for a career as a kinesiologist or exercise physiologist, graduate school, and/or professional school (such as physiotherapy, medicine or chiropractic).
• The Pedagogy specialization prepares you for continued certification in teacher education, coaching, sport performance advising, and/or graduate school.
• The Active Health specialization prepares you for a career in health and wellness, specifically community health and fitness, athletic therapy, sports psychology, and fitness management and recreation, and those planning to continue onto graduate school.

CAREER EXPECTATIONS

A growing awareness of the benefits of exercise combined with the aging of the population is opening up opportunities in the health and fitness industry.

Grads with a Bachelor of Kinesiology may work in a variety of roles as health professionals to help people improve their health and wellbeing. Some find employment as recreation consultants, sport and fitness analysts, fitness consultants, teachers, and athletic training and therapy practitioners.

Many grads pursue advanced degrees to become physical therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, massage therapists, or doctors in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and private settings.

Below is a sample of careers currently held by graduates of the Kinesiology program at UFV:

• Kinesiologist
• Recreation Consultants
• Sport and Fitness analysts
• Fitness Consultants
• Teaching
• Athletic Training & Therapy
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Medicine
• Chiropractic

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