Foundations of Movement Science
Basic concepts in functional anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control and sport psychology. Key issues concern changes in movement function and behaviour throughout the life span and in response to training.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to PHED until date specified in BIRT guide.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 1P92.
Foundations of Movement Studies
Historical and sociological examination of systems of body culture and movement education in Europe and North America. Applications of movement concepts and theories to contemporary physical education.
Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to PHED until date specified in BIRT guide.
Health Science Information Technology
(also offered as CHSC1P99, RECL 1P99, SPMA 1P99 and TOUR 1P99)
Students will incorporate a multidisciplinary approach to health issues using information technology. Evidence-based health research will be incorporated into virtual seminars that promote critical thinking and decision analysis.
Lectures, 1.5 hours alternating weeks; seminar, 1 hour alternating weeks.
Restriction: open to students admitted to PHED, CHSC, RECL, SPMA and TOUR.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CHSC 1P90.
Developmental Games
The educational and developmental value of games. The fundamental principles of movement as developed by Rudolf Laban applied through games and fundamental skills for children.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93.
Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Sport
Theory and practice of administration and management related to various delivery systems in both private and public sectors. Organizational structures at the federal, provincial and local levels.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in SPMA 2P01.
Educational Gymnastics I
Application of Laban's principles in the educational gymnastics environment. The content of educational gymnastics is used to analyse movement and to develop motor performance. Practical application of theory pursued in lab situations.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93.
Musculo-skeletal Anatomy
The anatomical bases of skeletal and muscular movement, joint actions and the interrelationship of aggregate muscle groups.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P90.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in SPMA (CHSC (HLST)) 2P93.
Motor Behaviour I
A theoretical examination of the acquisition of motor skills, including the neurophysiological structures involved in learning, learning theories and their application; information processing.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P90.
Creative Dance I
Introduction to dance as art through Laban's principles of movement. Emphasis on composing, performing and appreciating dance sequences.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93.
Note: students will be expected to pay the cost of a ticket to a dance performance on campus.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 2P07.
Human Physiology
Molecular, cellular, tissue and organ physiology. Topics include nerve and muscle tissues, nervous system, endocrine regulation, metabolism and reproductive physiology.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CHSC 2P09 and HLST 2P09.
Coaching Theory
Comprehensive introduction to coaching principles, including sport psychology, training principles, sport pedagogy and risk management.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Health and Physical Activity Promotion
Problems associated with the ability to function effectively and efficiently in present-day society. The decision-making process related to the delivery of health education information.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Physical Activity and Aging
The contribution of human movement to the well-being and quality of life of aging populations. A review of principles, practice, and programs for seniors related to the concept of wellness. The myths, needs and movement potential of of aging persons.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Care and Prevention of Injuries
Treatment, recognition and prevention of musculo-skeletal injuries; the interrelationship of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology and the practical application of these fields including emergency care and preventative taping. Risk management strategies and safety practices in sport emphasized.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P04.
Human Growth and Motor Development
Examination of human growth and motor development, with particular attention to physical, cognitive, and affective development across the life span.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P90.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 1P94.
Social History of Physical Education and Sport
Socio-cultural evolution of physical activity from ancient times to the present. Emphasis on Europe and North America.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 1P91.
Physical Education for Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
The life conditions and needs of persons who require adapted physical education programs or adapted activities.
Lectures, lab, fieldwork, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Note: visits to schools and institutions with practical work.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 3P04.
Rhythmic Activities for Children
(also offered as CHYS 2P93)
Elements of rhythm and rhythmic abilities; role of rhythm in motor skill acquisition /performance; practical experiences with small apparatus; methods of music education and curriculum planning.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED, CHYS BA/BEd and CHYS (CHST) (single or combined) majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of PHED 1P90, CHYS (CHST) 1F90, PSYC 1F90.
Movement for the Young Child
(also offered as CHYS 2P94)
Movement experiences for pre-schoolers in dance, games and gymnastics. Topics include the impact of physical activity on the developing child, pre-schoolers' characteristics and needs, motor development principles and planning age-appropriate movement activities.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED, CHYS BA/BEd and CHYS (CHST) (single or combined) majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of PHED 1P93, CHYS (CHST) 1F90, PSYC 1F90.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in CHST 2P94.
Psychology of Physical Activity I
Psychological bases and implications of physical activity in sport and physical education. Topics include personality, motivation, achievement needs, group interaction, conflict and cohesion.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 2P02.
Exercise Physiology I
Function of muscular and nervous systems in relation to exercise, training and health. Bioenergetics, metabolic and endocrine responses/adaptations to exercise and training.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P90 and 2P09.
Research Design and Evaluation
Principles and techniques for research. Issues concerning the construction, administration and evaluation of data collection as well as the processing and analysis of data.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of PHED 1P99, COSC 1P90, 1P98 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous asssigned grade in CHSC 2Q07, HLST 2P07, PHED 2P08, RECL 2P07, SPMA 2P07, 2Q07 and TOUR 2P07.
Formal Games
Application of Laban's principles of movement to formal games; emphasis on analysis, motor skill development and strategies.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93.
Educational Gymnastics II
Designed to facilitate skill development and understanding in the area of educational gymnastics through advanced practical experience and theoretical application of Laban's movement principles.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P03.
Creative Dance II
Dance as art through composition, performance and appreciation. Topics include aesthetics, the choreographic process, form and meaning.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P06 (2P07).
Note: students will be expected to pay the cost of a ticket to a dance performance on campus.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned credit in PHED 3P17.
Biomechanics I
(also offered as SPMA 3P10)
Basic mechanical principles and concepts as applied to human movement. Focus on the characteristics of movement from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED and SPMA majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P04.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned credit in PHED 3V90 (SPMA 4P10).
Folk Dance
An understanding of Laban's principles of movement as they relate to folk dance. Emphasis on performance, teaching, evaluation and analysis of a wide variety of folk dance forms.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned credit in PHED 3P07.
Functional and Expressive Movement for Diverse Populations
Thematically organized activities utilizing a variety of contexts to create inclusive and relevant movement-based programs for diverse and under-resourced groups. Contexts include aquatics, dance, games, outdoor pursuits and therapeutic movement.
Lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: PHED 2P92 and one credit from PHED 2P00, 2P03, 2P06.
Movement Activities for Physical Education in the School
Sequential skill and knowledge development for children and adolescents through various movement forms appropriate in educational settings. Movement education principles applied to the observation, analysis and selection of activities.
Lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one credit from PHED 2P00, 2P03, 2P06.
Health and Well-being
Contemporary issues in health education focusing on choices that concern individuals in our society.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Sociology of Physical Activity I
Social significance of physical education and sport. Topics include social organizations, stratification, deviance, race, gender and the media.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Mental Training
An integration of reading, research, and applied work in mental training and applied sport psychology. Analysis, discussion and practical application of mental skills such as arousal management, attention control, decision making, goal setting, positive self-talk and time management.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED and SPMA majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Dance: Contemporary Issues and Trends
Nature and meaning of dance as a performing art. Emergence of knowledge base in dance from the social sciences, humanities and movement sciences; dance and other performing arts; dance in higher education, international trends and dance research.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Clinical and Field Practices in Athletic Therapy
Emphasis on musculo-skeletal assessment of the upper appendage, patient management skills, advanced emergency care, therapeutic modalities, rehabilitation techniques and taping.
Lectures, internship, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P70.
Note: a minimum grade of 75 percent in PHED 2P70 is required. In addition, a letter submitted by May 1, stating explicit experience which may include work in a therapy clinic, with a varsity/community team as trainer/therapist, certification in CPR and First Aid, completion of the sports injury and prevention and care course and the taping course offered by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. References and an interview may be used to determine eligibility to enter the course. Students should note that this is a limited enrolment course and admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. A clinical internship in the Athletic Injury Clinic is required. Enrolment limited to 22 students per section.
Clinical Assessments in Athletic Therapy
Functional and surface anatomy of the major joints; the clinical skills used in the assessment of musculo-skeletal injuries related to the lower appendage and lower back. Qualitative posture and gait assessment.
Lectures, internship, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: PHED 3P80.
Note: clinical internship required. Enrolment limited to 22 students per section.
Exercise Physiology II
Examination of cardiovascular and respiratory systems in relation to exercise, training and health. Environmental physiology from rest to exercise. Exercise and the immune response. Recent advances in applied physiology.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P97.
Training Principles
Current theories and practices in a variety of training contexts, formats and modalities. Training as applied to a broad age and ability spectrum; movement education principles applied to the observation, analysis and selection of activities.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: PHED 2P04 and 2P05.
Assessment and Programming for Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
Assessment protocols and appropriate activity programming for persons with disabilities and chronic conditions.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P92 (3P04).
Note: applied work, placement/practica required.
The Lived Body in Physical Education and Sport
A philosophic inquiry on the nature of embodiment as experienced through physical education and sport.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Motor Behaviour II
Emphasis on factors producing changes in skill. Aspects of information processing, attention and memory underlying skilled performance. Practical application to teaching and coaching situations.
Lectures, lab/seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P05.
Psychology of Physical Activity II
An integration of reading, research, and applied work in the area of sport psychology. Analysis and discussion of research and readings on the effects of psychological variables on performance.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P95 (2P02).
Women, Men and the Body
(also offered as WISE 3P96)
A critical and reflective examination of historical, philosophical, socio-cultural and religious influences on the body from a variety of feminist perspectives.
Lectures, tutorial, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93 or WISE 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: experiential work (somatic, movement, expressive) is part of the course experience.
Observational Techniques
Movement observation techniques, analysis of movement patterns, factors influencing movement behaviour and the recording of movement patterns.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one credit from PHED 2P00, 2P03, 2P06.
Special Studies in Physical Education
Directed study in specialized areas of physical education.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with 8.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: approval of a faculty member and the Chair required.
Quantitative Analysis
(also offered as CHSC 3Q07, RECL 3Q07 , SPMA 3Q07 and TOUR 3Q07)
Quantitative means of understanding, evaluating and interpreting statistical information.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED and SPMA majors.
Prerequisite: PHED 2Q07 (2P08), or SPMA 2Q07 (2P07).
Note: it is recommended that students enrol in duration 2 of PHED 3Q07.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P07, PHED 3P08, RECL 3P07, SPMA 3P07 and TOUR 3P07.
Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry
(also offered as CHSC 3Q17, RECL 3Q17, SPMA 3Q17 and TOUR 3Q17)
Theories, approaches, designs, methods and procedures for conducting evaluative analyses.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED and SPMA majors.
Prerequisite: PHED 2Q07 (2P08), or SPMA 2Q07 (2P07).
Note: it is recommended that students enrol in duration 2 of PHED 3Q17.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P17, PHED 3P18, RECL 3P17, SPMA 3P17 and TOUR 3P17.
2001-2002: Health
Selected Topics in Physical Education
Lectures, seminars and practical experiences offered in specialized areas of physical education.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: approval of a faculty member and the Chair required.
2001-2002: Disability
2001-2002: Psychology
2001-2002:Physiology
2001-2002: Biomechanics
Disability Studies Practicum
Planning and implementing bodily based experiences with persons with disabilities and chronic conditions. Prolonged engagement, direct contact placement; administration; working with parents, government and consultation services; instruction/facilitation of learning experiences.
Tutorial, seminar, fieldwork, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 2P92
Research Seminar in Physical Education
Research in kinesiology and physical education. Qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Tutorial, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 3Q07 (3P08) or 3Q17 (3P18).
Thesis/Project
Directed study in an approved area of specialization.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average, minimum 60 percent non-major average and permission of the chair.
Note: prior to registration students must submit a written proposal for approval by a faculty adviser and the chair by June 1.
Advanced Movement Seminar
Designed to aid students in increasing their personal expertise and knowledge in movement education. Emphasis on improvement, refinement and perfection of personal, observational and analytical skills in a wide variety of movement experiences.
Movement seminar, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: PHED 3P03.
Selected Issues in Physical Education
Selected issues in the student's selected field.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average and permission of the Department.
Note: students must obtain approval from a faculty member and the chair by June 1.
2001-2002: Disability
2001-2002: Motor Development/Motor Learning
Biomechanics II
Mechanics of human movement with applications to ergonomics, rehabilitation, sport and performing arts. Focus on two-dimensional kinetics and kinematics, with an introduction to three-dimensional analysis of movement.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 3P10 (PHED 3V90).
Sport Ethics
(also offered as SPMA 4P11)
A speculative philosophical approach to specific ethical issues in sport. Ethics of competition, sportsmanship, cheating and violence in sport, the use of performance-enhancing drugs, equality and excellence, gender equity in sport and the role of intercollegiate sport.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED and SPMA majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Fitness and Conditioning for Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
Design, application and modification of movement education concepts applied to the analysis and development of exercise and activity, user-friendly spaces and individualized programs.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: PHED 2P92 (3P04) and 3P91.
Aesthetics of the Body and Movement
Aesthetic judgment and analysis as shaped by content, context and culture as perceived by the performer, creator and spectator in functional and expressive movement forms. Historical and contemporary issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Therapeutic Applications of Movement Education
Movement education concepts applied to movement profiles and the design of individualized programs. Contexts include activities of daily living and workplace.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: PHED 2P92 (3P04) and 3P23.
Reflective Practicum in Physical Education
The processes involved in becoming reflective practitioners. Emphasis on the development of reflective awareness as a significant aspect of practitioner conduct.
Lectures, lab, field work, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 3P31.
Movement Orientation in Teaching Physical Education
The development and implementation of movement programs for children and adolescents. Curricular application of Laban's principles and other conceptual analysis in a teaching setting.
Lectures, lab, fieldwork, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one credit from PHED 2P00, 2P03, 2P06.
Note: teaching practicum in a school is required.
Students completing this course will forfeit credit in PHED 3P22.
Social History of Sport and Leisure in Canada
Changes in leisure and sport in Canadian society. The emergence and role of sport and leisure from a historical, methodological and theoretical perspective. Relationships between leisure and sport and social, cultural, religious and political history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 1P93.
Sociology of Physical Education II
Sport as a microcosm of society, socio-political theories, religion, culture, socially structured inequalities and excesses in sport.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: PHED 3P70
Women and Sport
(also offered as SPMA 4P95 and WISE 4P95)
Historical and current issues relating to women's participation in sport. The influence of physiological, psychological and sociological factors on performance.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to PHED, SPMA and WISE majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits.