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Return to: Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
The Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta has been dedicated to improving the quality of life and the health of our communities through physical activity, sport and recreation for more than 50 years. The Faculty offers high-caliber undergraduate and graduate academic programs, as well as a wide variety of services to students and staff through our Campus and Community Recreation and Golden Bears and Pandas Athletic programs.
Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Vision: Outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship that contribute to the quality of life and health of our communities through physical activity, sport and recreation.
To support this vision, we work with our students and staff to put our mission of creating and sharing the best understandings and applications of physical activity, sport, and recreation for the public good to work throughout our entire academic and service endeavors. As the Faculty commits its resources to this mission, we affirm the following values:
Excellence – in teaching, research, and creative activity that enriches learning experiences and advances knowledge
Discovery and Innovation – creativity and innovation from the genesis of ideas to the dissemination of knowledge
Citizenship – empower and enable each member to positively contribute to the greater good
Diversity and Inclusion – across and among staff, students, campuses and disciplines
Life-long Learning – valuing learners at all stages of life and striving to provide an intellectually rewarding educational truth
Collaboration and Collegiality – united in a common purpose and respecting each other’s abilities
History and Tradition – celebrating the Faculty and University’s history with pride—our people, achievements and contributions to society
Graduates of the Faculty gain the requisite preparation to be:
- Professionals in fields related to physical education, kinesiology, recreation, tourism, sport management and sport science.
- Scholars can advance the frontiers of knowledge pertaining to physical activity, leisure, active living, and their relationships to personal and societal health and well-being, and to environmental conservation and preservation.
Undergraduate degree programs include:
- Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport and Tourism (BARST)
- Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKin)
- Bachelor of Kinesiology/Bachelor of Education combined degrees (BKin/BEd) in both Elementary and Secondary Education (five-year program)
- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology(BScKin)
Our degree programs attract students from Alberta, Canada and all over the world. We offer opportunities for international study and continue to develop a wide range of exchange programsacross Canada and internationally.
An important element of our undergraduate programs is the requirement for a practicum experience (with the exception of the BKin/BEd combined degree). This is a non-paid work experience program in which you are placed with an approved agency. The ideal practicum placement will provide you with a work experience that complements your pattern or concentration, previous work and volunteer history as well as your personal learning objectives. Play Around the World is a community-service learning program that can also be used by a Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation student as a practicum. Students travel to South America (Peru), Asia (Cambodia or Thailand) or Canada (Fort Providence, Northwest Territories), to work with underprivileged populations in developing sustainable play and recreation programs.
Job opportunities for our graduates abound in diverse work settings, including recreation and sport facilities and organizations, fitness centres, extended-care facilities, hospices and other
health-related environments.
Our graduate program has a long tradition of excellence and our graduates are well-represented in research and academic settings throughout the world. Our Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Coaching and Doctor of Philosophy programs are highly competitive and attract talented students from many countries. Our Faculty members, many of them world-renowned, have developed well-established research programs in all of the basic disciplines of the social, behavioural and biological sciences as well as in the areas of sport, coaching, and recreation and leisure.
Campus and Community Recreation at the University of Alberta offers programs and facilities aimed to meet the needs and interests of the broad range of communities that they serve. From group exercise to individualized personal training; from healthy living activities to physical assessments preparing for specific work environments; from recreational sports to elite sport training; and a range of ethnic and cultural dance, Campus and Community Recreation has the breadth and depth of activities to enhance the experiences of students, staff and community members alike.
The Golden Bears and Pandas interuniversity athletic teams compete in the Canada West (CW) conference, which is a member of U SPORTS, the governing body of Canadian University Sports. The many championship banners in the Van Vliet Complex and Saville Community Sports Centre attest to the level of success achieved by individual student-athletes and teams in the 19 interuniversity sports. One of the proudest achievements, however, is the number of Academic All-Canadians that play on Pandas and Golden Bears teams. The University of Alberta has produced 2,750 Academic All-Canadians (as of 2016/2017), the most by any university in Canada.
The Faculty is linked to the other health sciences Faculties on the U of A campus through the Coordinating Council of Health Sciences. The Council provides coordination for many collaborative interdisciplinary programs and projects. The Centre for Health Promotion Studies, the Centre for Neuroscience, and the Centre for Gerontology are three such joint ventures involving the Faculty.
If you have any questions about any aspect of our programs or activities, please contact us.
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