Kinesiology

The Kinesiology major provides a focused set of options directed toward understanding the role and application of exercise for rehabilitation and health improvement. Rehabilitation Kinesiology is a discipline within kinesiology whose practitioners prescribe individualized exercise programs to improve or maintain the health, functional capacity and global well-being of a range of clinical populations. The physiological response to exercise comprises various disease processes and/or their associated medications; therefore, an exercise prescription must account for this to ensure the efficacy of the program, as well as the safety of the individual.Graduates of the Kinesiology major will have completed the necessary courses to be eligible to apply for membership with the Ontario Kinesiology Association. Graduates will be prepared to assume positions as kinesiologists both in the health care system and in private practice. Students will also be eligible to apply for admission to several professional postgraduate programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine and chiropractic, as well as academic postgraduate programs.

Field of study: Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist