Program Overview

Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology (BPK) Program

The Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology (BPK) Department offers research-based MSc and PhD degrees where students are required to write and defend a thesis at the end of their program.

Undergraduate Programs

• Degree Programs:
  • Biomedical Physiology
  • Kinesiology
  • Behavioural Neuroscience
• Admission & Transferring:
  • Direct Admission From High School
  • Internal Transfer From Another Program at SFU
  • Transfer from Another University or College

Graduate Programs

Overview

The BPK Department offers research-based MSc and PhD degrees.

Program Requirements

• Master of Science
• Doctor of Philosophy

Procedures

• MSc Research Proposal
• PhD Comprehensive Exam
• PhD Seminars
• Thesis Defenses

Policies

• Supervisory Committee Composition
• Committee Meetings
• Minimum Funding Policies
• MSc to PhD Transfer
• Land Acknowledgements
• Student-Supervisor Expectations
• Criteria for Extensions, Reactivation, and Readmission

Funding Information

• Teaching Assistant/Marker Positions
• Travel Allowances
• Internal and Donor Funded Awards and Scholarships
• Tri-Agency and Government Awards
• Bursaries

Research Areas

• Aerospace Physiology Lab
• Aging and Population Health Lab
• Autism Research Center; Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
• Cardiovascular Physiology Lab
• Lab of Exercise and Environmental Physiology
• Molecular Cardiac Physiology Group
• Quantative Exercise Biology Lab
• Sensorimotor Neuroscience Lab
• SFU Run Lab

Current Students

• Advising
• Courses:
  • Course Description
  • Course Outlines
  • Course Schedules
• Financial Aid
• FAQs
• Forms & Resources
• Careers/Professional Resources
• Science Co-op

Alumni

• Alumni Profiles

News and Events

• Weekly Digest
• BPK Insider
  • BPK Paper of the Week Submission
  • BPK Meet a Grad ! Profile submission