Program Overview

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Kinesiology & Health Studies

Human Kinetics @ UWindsor

Program Overview & Highlights

• Co-op Available
• Honours 4-Year Program
• Thesis Available
• BSc

Our students are leaders with strong critical thinking skills. Our grads go on to become registered kinesiologists, physicians, physiotherapists, teachers, researchers/consultants, fitness trainers and facility owners, marketing managers, coaches, and general managers of pro sports teams, just to name a few. Our grads are in demand — 98% are employed in the first six months after graduation.

Focusing on the “human” in movement science and active living will provide you with all of the tools to become a leader in health and a variety of other industry sectors. You’ll like the family feel of this faculty, and there are lots of opportunities for hands-on learning through co-op, internships, community outreach, and conducting research with our leading scientists in state-of-the-art labs. Our program helps you position yourself for a career in a variety of industries, including healthcare, sport and recreation, manufacturing and more.

Degree Completions

• St. Clair College Fitness and Health Promotion diploma
• Fanshawe’s Fitness and Health Promotion diploma
• Fanshawe’s Recreation and Leisure Services diploma

Experiential learning opportunities – co-op, internships, labs and research with professors!

Unique faculty – integration of Kinesiology and Athletics/Recreation for more opportunities to get involved

Research training and applied learning opportunities for students in the Centre for Human Performance and Health

What Lancers Are Saying

The Faculty of Human Kinetics has a real sense of community and this allowed me to form strong connections with my fellow colleagues in the HK community. Individuals within this community were there to lend me a helping hand in times of adversity, and I will be there to return the favour. The program taught me the importance of team cohesion and forging relationships.

Benjie Roberto

Human Kinetics, Kinesiology and Health Studies Student

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

• Course Requirements, Fall 2025: One of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U, English/ENG4U
• Course Requirements, Fall 2026: One of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U, English/ENG4U, and one of MHF4U or MCV4U
• Minimum Average: 70%
• (70% in English/ENG4U and 70% in one of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U)
• Mean Average: 85%
• Note: Co-op available; apply during Year 1

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

• Course Requirements, Fall 2025: One of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U, English/ENG4U
• Course Requirements, Fall 2026: One of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U, English/ENG4U, and one of MHF4U or MCV4U
• Minimum Average: 70%
• (70% in English/ENG4U and 70% in one of Biology/SBI4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, or Physics/SPH4U)
• Mean Average: 85%
• Note: Co-op available; apply during Year 1

Career Tracks

• Professional school (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, chiropractics, physiotherapy)
• Registered Kinesiologist
• Ergonomist
• Sport Psychology Consultant
• Human Factors Specialist
• Occupational Therapist

Related Programs

• Sport Management and Leadership
• Psychology
• Biological Sciences
• Biochemistry

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

Important Notes

Required Course Notes

Major Courses

• KINE 1000
• KINE 1110
• KINE 1650
• KINE 2250

Other Courses

• One elective course*

Required Courses

KINE 1110: Principles of Mental Skills Training

This course surveys the psychological principles underlying cognitive techniques that can be used to improve performance and enjoyment in physical activity environments such as sport and exercise. Among the topics to be explored will be goal setting, anxiety control, and attentional focus.

KINE 1000: Health and Wellness

This introductory course examines health and wellness from both a local and global perspective. An emphasis is placed on physical activity, nutrition, psychosocial wellness and stress, and disease prevention behaviours.

KINE 1650: Functional Anatomy

An in-depth study of the human musculoskeletal system. Emphasis will be placed on the components of skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Joint articulations will be covered in detail. (3 lecture hours per week; 1 lab hour per week; weekly test.)

KINE 2250: Ethics in Sport and Physical Activity

A philosophical analysis of sport and physical activity with emphasis on ethical aspects. Ethical theories will be studied as a basis for assessing and understanding decisions and actions of coaches, athletes, officials, and executive members. Case studies covering problem areas will be utilized to enable the student to analyze these decisions and actions.