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School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education

HKIN: Human Kinetics

HKIN 101 (6) Co-operative Work Placement

Supervised, technical work experience in an established company or organization for a minimum of three months. Technical report. Restricted to students meeting the requirements of the School of Human Kinetics and the Co-operative Education Program.

HKIN 103 (3) Active Health

Role of physical activity in the maintenance of a healthy life. Application of basic physical fitness and exercise methods, exercise techniques and fitness appraisal. [2-2]

HKIN 115 (3/6) d Performance Analysis of Selected Individual Sports and Activities

Specific topics to be announced each year. HKIN 115 and 215 can be taken in any order. [2-2]
Equivalency: HKIN 210.

HKIN 151 (3) Biomechanics I

Application of elementary principles of physics and math to a quantitative analysis of movement. Analysis will also focus on the development of forces within muscles and their effect on initiating and controlling human movement. [3-0]

HKIN 161 (3) Leisure and Sport in Society

Introduction to the political, economic and social basis of leisure and sport; concepts, theories and problems. [3-0]

HKIN 190 (3) Anatomy & Physiology I

Structure and function of the neuromuscular and skeletal systems of the human body. Special emphasis on movement analysis and the physiological effects of exercise. [2-2]

HKIN 191 (3) Anatomy & Physiology II

Structure and function of the digestive, endocrine, urinary, circulatory and respiratory systems. Special emphasis on effects of exercise. [2-2]

HKIN 201 (6) Co-operative Work Placement

Supervised, technical work experience in an established company or organization for a minimum of three months. Technical report. Restricted to students meeting the requirements of the School of Human Kinetics and the Co-operative Education Program.

HKIN 215 (3/6) d Performance Analysis of Selected Team Sports and Activities

Specific topics to be announced each year. HKIN 115 and 215 can be taken in any order. [2-2]
Equivalency: HKIN 220.

HKIN 230 (3) Human Motor Behaviour I

Processes underlying human movement and learning motor skills and factors influencing acquisition, performance, and movement control. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.

HKIN 231 (3) Sport and Exercise Psychology

Psychological theories and research related to sport and exercise behavior. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.

HKIN 261 (3) Health Policy and Society

Health policy and the social context in relation to active health. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.

HKIN 275 (3) Exercise Physiology I

Acute and chronic effects of exercise on body systems; basic concepts of cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular responses to physical activity. [2-0-2]
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.

HKIN 284 (3) Physical Growth and Motor Development

Characteristics of physical growth and motor development related to physical activity; factors affecting, and measurement of, physical growth and motor development. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.

HKIN 301 (6) Co-operative Work Placement

Supervised, technical work experience in an established company or organization for a minimum of three months. Technical report. Restricted to students meeting the requirements of the School of Human Kinetics and the Co-operative Education Program.

HKIN 303 (3) High Performance Conditioning in Physical Activity and Sport

Conditioning methods, exercise techniques and appraisal methods for fitness in high performance physical activity and sport. [2-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 330 (3) Human Motor Behaviour II

Acquisition, performance, and control of skilled movements. Processes and underlying mechanisms involved in learning and performing motor skills. Students can receive credit for only one of HKIN 330 or HKIN 468. [2-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 351 (3) Biomechanics II Mechanical Properties of Tissues

Mechanics of muscular contraction and how the mechanical properties of the muscle, ligaments, tendons, and bone work synergistically. [2-0-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 353 (3) Human Body Composition

Examination of techniques for measuring the amounts of adipose tissue, muscle and bone in the body, and factors affecting body composition, with particular emphasis on physical activity. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 360 (3) Sport, Peace, and Conflict

Relationships that sport and leisure have with peace, conflict, and social inequality in Canada and internationally. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 361 (3) Introduction to Athletic Training

Recognition, prevention, and first aid treatment of common sports injuries. Laboratory sessions emphasize principles and techniques of basic protective taping and strapping. [2-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 362 (3) Adapted Physical Activity

For persons with disabilities; a developmental, lifelong approach to programming. Includes field work. [2-0-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 365 (3) Foundations of Coaching

Methods of athletic conditioning, planning the program, psychology of training and coaching, athletic evaluation. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 366 (3) Movement Experiences for Young Children

The design and implementation of movement experiences for children in early childhood years. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 367 (3) Leisure and Disabled Persons

Policy issues relating to leisure opportunities for persons with disabilities. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 369 (3) Instructional Analysis and Design in Sport and Physical Activity Programs

Instructional design and technologies applied to sport and physical activity programs. [2-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 371 (3) Introduction to Statistics in Human Kinetics

Basic concepts and principles of descriptive and inferential statistics, and distribution-free statistical techniques. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 373 (3) Research Methods in Human Kinetics

Critical evaluation of research studies and methods with emphasis on the physical activity context. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 375 (3) Exercise Physiology II

Transport of oxygen during exercise in humans. Regulation and integration of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems during exercise. [2-0-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 381 (3) Leisure, Sport and Popular Culture

Selected aspects of leisure and sport examined in relation to modern social structures and cultures. Students can receive credit for only one of HKIN 281 or HKIN 381. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 382 (3) Meaning and Values in Sport

An analysis of the experience of sports activities. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 383 (3) The Modern Olympics: Power, Politics, and Performance

Examination of the Modern Olympic Games as an event with important political, economic, environmental, and cultural ramifications. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 389 (3) Neuromuscular Integration of Human Movement

The neurophysiological and functional neuroanatomical processes involved in the sensory and motor control of movement, posture and balance in the human. Peripheral and central sensorimotor structures, and neurological diseases that effect human movement and balance control will be discussed. [2-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 392 (3) The Leisure and Sport Industry

Economic and financial issues in the leisure and sport industry. Topics include entrepreneurship, economic impact, commercialization, patterns of ownership and control, and selected financial practices. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 400 (3) Planning Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Programs

Processes, techniques and considerations in the planning, implementation and evaluation of physical education, sport and exercise programs in both public and private agencies. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 401 (6) Co-operative Work Placement

Supervised, technical work experience in an established company or organization for a minimum of three months. Technical report. Restricted to students meeting the requirements of the School of Human Kinetics and the Co-operative Education Program.

HKIN 402 (6) Co-operative Work Placement

Supervised, technical work experience in an established company or organization for a minimum of three months. Technical report. Restricted to students meeting the requirements of the School of Human Kinetics and the Co-operative Education Program.

HKIN 403 (6) Co-operative Work Placement

Supervised, technical work experience in an established company or organization for a minimum of three months. Technical report. Restricted to students meeting the requirements of the School of Human Kinetics and the Co-operative Education Program.

HKIN 415 (3) Conceptual Approaches to Games Education

Examination of developmentally appropriate conceptual and tactical approaches to team game instruction. [2-2]
Prerequisite: HKIN 369 and third-year standing.

HKIN 454 (3/6) Field Experience

Analytical observations and supervised professional practice in physical activity and leisure settings as required for each specific program of study. See Undergraduate Advising Centre for specific prerequisites for each section. Students must take the section relevant to their programs of study. [1-0-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing and specific section prerequisites.

HKIN 455 (15) Field Work and Field Research Practicum

Field work and a field research project will be undertaken concurrently in a cooperating leisure, sport or other agency over one term in fourth year (30 hours per week). Students will also attend weekly seminars to discuss field work and the field research projects. Limited enrolment.
Prerequisite: HKIN 371. Fourth-year standing and approval from HKIN Program Coordinator.

HKIN 461 (3) Prevention of Sports Injuries I

Training and safety strategies for the prevention of injuries to the musculoskeletal system and sense organs. [3-0]
Prerequisite: HKIN 361 and third-year standing.
Corequisite: HKIN 375.

HKIN 462 (3) Skeletal Muscle Adaptability to Exercise and Fatigue

The mechanism(s) underlying skeletal muscle adaptation to physiological overloads as with physical activity will be discussed. The etiology of muscle fatigue resulting from exercise will be discussed in light of substrate supply, end-product accumulations and protein functions. [3-0]
Prerequisite: HKIN 375. And third-year standing.

HKIN 464 (3) Health Promotion and Physical Activity

Current perspectives on health promotion and health education; design and implementation of health promotion strategies in a variety of arenas, particularly health promotion/education strategies aimed at encouraging physical activity. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 469 (3) Exercise Prescription

Theory and methods of fitness appraisal and exercise prescription for normal and special populations. [3-0]
Prerequisite: All of HKIN 373, HKIN 375 and third-year standing.

HKIN 471 (3) Prevention of Sports Injuries II

Training and safety strategies for the prevention of injuries or disorders of internal organs and central nervous system. Environmental and nutritional factors in conditioning and pre-event preparation. [3-0]
Prerequisite: HKIN 461 and third-year standing.

HKIN 473 (3) Human Neuroanatomical Analysis of Movement

Advanced neuroanatomical analysis of human motion in healthy and clinical populations. [3-0]
Prerequisite: HKIN 389.

HKIN 481 (3) Sport Marketing and Communication

A seminar on the application of social science theories and methods to sport marketing and communication. [3-0]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

HKIN 489 (3-9) d Seminar

Current topics and research in specific areas. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing. Consult with Advisor for specific prerequisites.

HKIN 499 (3) Projects in Human Kinetics

Provides opportunities to perform research pertaining to a chosen area of human kinetics.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and permission of the Associate Director, Undergraduate Program.)

HKIN 500 (3/12) d Special Topics in Human Kinetics

HKIN 530 (3/6) d Directed Studies

Topics selected by the student, with the approval of the Graduate Advisor, can be studied under the supervision of a member of the faculty.

HKIN 562 (3) Bioenergetics of Physical Activity

Basic energy systems of the human body; primarily concentrating on the bioenergetics of the skeletal muscle cell, recovery from muscular work, substrate utilization, muscle fiber types, strength, endurance and the physiological assessment of maximal performance.

HKIN 563 (3) Measurement of Human Motion

A critical evaluation of research tools used to measure and assess human motor performance including electromyography, anthropometry, ergometers, indirect calorimetry, cinematography, and indirect dynamics.

HKIN 564 (3) Psycho-Social Aspects of Physical Activity

Selected psycho-social considerations in sport: initial and continuing involvement in the competitive sport environment.

HKIN 565 (3) Physiological Aspects of Physical Activity

Survey of research regarding the physiological aspects of activity; the effects of altitude and environmental temperature on man's performance in exercise and sports.

HKIN 567 (3) Human Motor Performance

Processes underlying the ability to learn and perform motor skills.

HKIN 568 (3) Seminar in Human Motor Performance

Reports and discussions of research literature concerning theories and findings in human performance. Special emphasis is given to understanding the basic mechanisms underlying motor performance within the framework of man as a component system.

HKIN 570 (3) Research Methods in Human Kinetics

Research methods applied to the study of sport and physical activity, the nature of scientific inquiry, the design of experiments, the survey as a research medium, the historical and philosophical methods of inquiry, the writing of the research report.

HKIN 573 (3) Seminar in Mechanical Analysis of Human Movement

An investigation of human movement using cinematographical and other research methods. The case study approach will be used to examine kinesiological concepts and principles.

HKIN 574 (3) Seminar in Health Promotion Through Physical Activity

The relationship of new concepts in health to the promotion of health through physical activity; the application of research findings from a number of disciplines to the identification, selection, and targeting of health promotion/education strategies related to physical activity.

HKIN 580 (3) Seminar in Current Problems in Human Kinetics

Objectives; programs; leadership; history and trends; professional status; community organizations and auspices; attitudes and philosophy.

HKIN 581 (3) Sport, Leisure and Consumer Culture

Sport and leisure are viewed in the context of theoretical debates about mass society and consumer culture.

HKIN 583 (3) Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Programs

The development of curricula, implementation and evaluation techniques in physical education, sport and exercise programs; relationships of programs in schools, community centres and other institutions.

HKIN 585 (3) Coaching Science I

The application of research findings from exercise physiology, human growth and motor development, biomechanics and sport medicine, to the coaching of athletes.

HKIN 586 (3) Coaching Science II

The application of research findings from sport psychology, sport sociology and human motor learning, to the coaching of athletes.

HKIN 591 (3) Seminar in the Organizational Analysis of Leisure

Selected topics in organizational theory as applied to the analysis of leisure and sport organizations.

HKIN 595 (3) Master's Graduating Paper

HKIN 598 (3) Directed Field Studies in Sport and Physical Activity Agencies

HKIN 599 (12) Master's Thesis

Pass/Fail.

HKIN 601 (3/12) c Doctoral Seminar

HKIN 699 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

Pass/Fail.