# Kinesiology
**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/kinesiology-msc-thesis
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/anthropology-ma-thesis
Master of Science (MSc)
Thesis-based program
[Start your application](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Program overview
Our faculty has many faces, but one mission: Better health and an active lifestyle for everyone. We are the science of health and life, a science so big that it spans many faculties and disciplines. We may be engineers, physicians, nurses or molecular biologists – but we share a vision to create a healthier society. And we look to our students to contribute to this vision through their original research, and to become leaders. In classrooms, in labs, and in our communities. Our students have the opportunity to be mentored by some of the top minds in the field of kinesiology as they work to create a healthier society, by preventing injury, reversing unhealthy habits and by helping people to return to the activities they enjoy as quickly as possible after injury or disease.
### Completing this program
- **Courses:** Students will take one graduate course in statistics and one graduate course in research design.
- **Thesis:** Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
### Specializations
- Biomechanics
- Exercise & Health Physiology
- Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology
- Innovation in Pedagogy and Sport Performance
- Neuro-Motor Psychology & Motor Learning
- Nutrition, Metabolism & Genetics
- Rehabilitation
- Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sport & Physical Activity
- Sport Medicine
- Wearable Technology
### Outcomes
Research career (industry, university, health), teaching, health care, health coach, consulting, research associate, sporting careers (administration, coaching, sport psychology, strength and conditioning coach), injury prevention and rehabilitation, community/municipal programming.
**A master’s degree in kinesiology will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD in Kinesiology.**
### Thesis-based program
Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.
### Courses
Two courses
[Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/KNESMSCT)
### Classroom delivery
### Time commitment
Two years full-time; four years maximum
### Supervisor
A supervisor is required; potential supervisors must be listed when applying to the program
### Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on [fees and fee regulations,](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/tuitionandfeesoverview/grad) and for information on [awards and financial assistance](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/studfinsupport/awardsgrad).
## Virtual Tour
Explore the University of Calgary’s (UCalgary) Kinesiology complex from anywhere. Experience all that the Kinesiology program has to offer for interested prospective graduate students. Explore one of the top Kinesiology programs in North America without physically being on campus. Discover the buildings, student services and available programs all from your preferred device.
[Take the Kinesiology Virtual Tour](https://virtualtour.grad.ucalgary.ca/ucalgary/kinesiology-complex)
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## Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.\
Please note: additional supervisors may be available. [Contact the program](https://kinesiology.ucalgary.ca/research/faculty-members ) for more information.
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1. [Saied Jalal Aboodarda](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/saied-jalal-aboodarda)
Accepting Inquiries
Neuromuscular fatigue, Exercise-induced pain
2. [William Bridel](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/william-bridel)
Unavailable
Socio-Cultural Studies of Sport, Physical Activity, and the Body
3. [S. Nicole Culos-Reed](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/s-nicole-culos-reed)
Unavailable
Exercise and Cancer Survivorship
4. [Brittany Edgett](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/brittany-edgett)
Accepting Inquiries
Exercise Physiology, Energy Metabolism, Erythropoiesis, Sex Differences
5. [W. Brent Edwards](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/w-brent-edwards)
Accepting Inquiries
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
6. [Carolyn Emery](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/carolyn-emery)
Accepting Inquiries
Injury Epidemiology, Injury Prevention, Concussion, Pediatric Rehabilitation
7. [Alexandra Giancarlo](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/alexandra-giancarlo)
Seeking Students
Indigenous sports histories; racialized communities and physical activity; sport and cultural identity; sport and recreation at Indian Residential Schools
8. [Walter Herzog](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/walter-herzog)
Accepting Inquiries
Neuro-Biomechanics, Biomechanics
9. [Matt Jordan](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/matt-jordan)
Accepting Inquiries
Exercise Physiology, Neuromuscular Control, Resistance Training, Sport Injury, Sport Performance
10. [Sarah Kenny](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/sarah-kenny)
Unavailable
Dancers as Artistic Athletes, Benefits of Dance for General Population
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## Admission requirements
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#### GPA
A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
#### Minimum education
A four-year baccalaureate degree with an appropriate academic background for the area of specialization.
#### Work samples
None
#### Documents
None
#### Reference letters
Two
#### Test scores
None
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#### **English language proficiency (ELP)**
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the [Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/KNESMSCT).
*\*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.*
#### Deadlines
**For admission on May 1:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: Mar. 1 application deadline
- International students: Mar. 1 application deadline
**For admission on July 1:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: May 1 application deadline
- International students: May 1 application deadline
**For admission on September 1:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: Jul. 1 application deadline
- International students: Jul. 1 application deadline
**For admission on January 1:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: Nov. 1 application deadline
- International students: Nov. 1 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about
[international requirements](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/international-students)
## Are you ready to apply?
[Application process](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Learn more about this program
### Kinesiology graduate program
Kinesiology B, Room 139B\
2500 University Drive N.W.\
Calgary, ABT2N 1N4\
403.220.5183
[Contact the Graduate Program Administrator](mailto:knesgrad@ucalgary.ca)
[Visit their website](https://kinesiology.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduates)
### Faculty of Kinesiology
University of Calgary\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
[Visit their website](https://kinesiology.ucalgary.ca/)
Learn more about UCalgary by taking a
[virtual tour](https://virtualtour.grad.ucalgary.ca/)
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