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The Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
The Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation (KSR) 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 55 years. Ranked top 10 in the world in sports related studies, the Faculty offers high-caliber undergraduate and graduate academic programs that inspire, challenge, push the boundaries and help students find out what they are capable of.
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 across Alberta, throughout Canada and all over the world. We offer opportunities for international study and continue to develop a wide range of exchange programs across Canada and internationally through our study abroad partnerships. Whether it’s in the classroom, in the lab or in the field we offer an extraordinary learning environment, producing some of the most employable graduates in the world.
An important element of KSR undergraduate programs is the required practicum experience (with the exception of the BKin/BEd combined degree program) in the final year of a student’s program. This is a non-paid practicum work experience in which students are placed with an approved agency. The practicum placement provides students with a work experience that complements program knowledge, previous work and volunteer history, as well as learning objectives.
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 Adapted Physical Activity, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Coaching Studies and Sport Psychology, Neuroscience and Movement, Physiology, Recreation, Sport and Tourism, and Sociocultural.
Researchers and students study topics such as the effects of exercise and movement on cells and neurons; the use of physical activity to promote health and fight disease; ways in which people engage in recreation, leisure, and tourism; sport science, adapted physical activity; and, how society influences (and is influenced by) discourses, events, and current issues surrounding sport and physical activity.
The Faculty sits within the College of Health Sciences with the specific aim of strengthening our core mission of teaching and research. Other faculties within the College of Health Sciences include the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing and the School of Public Health.
If you have any questions about any aspect of our programs or activities, please contact us.
About the Faculty
After a lengthy and thorough research and consultation process, the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation changed its name on January 1, 2018 to the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.
In Canada, we are one of the last faculties of our type to adopt ‘kinesiology’ into its name, the oldest faculty with ‘recreation’ in its name, and the first faculty with ‘sport’ in its name. We are confident that the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation name accurately represents the diverse, multi-disciplinary teaching, learning and research environment of the Faculty.
Kinesiology represents the science, study, and research of human movement. Including undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees—Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKIN) and Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (BScKIN), Masters of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)—and five areas of research, our students and researchers study and explore all facets of the kinesiology field. From understanding human anatomy and movement to investigating the influence of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on our overall health, the breadth of our research and teachings focus on positively contributing to the quality of life of the communities we serve.
The Faculty has an undergraduate degree with a focus on sport—Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport and Tourism (BARST). Additionally, the Faculty offers an undergraduate major in Sport Performance, as well as Canada’s first dedicated Master’s degree in sport coaching—Master of Coaching, (MCoach).
Recreation continues to represent the recreation and leisure studies that have been part of our Faculty since the launch of the bachelor’s degree in recreation and leisure studies in 1962. The term recreation has been part of our faculty name since 1976 and represents our current degrees—Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport and Tourism (BARST), Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure (MA)—and research in this area. Students and researchers study and investigate a wide variety of recreation and leisure topics including community development, tourism and natural environments. Our degree and research offerings aim to encourage and increase participation in recreational activities.
Members of the Faculty
Faculty Leaders
Academic Staff
Professors Emeriti
Undergraduate Programs
The Faculty currently offers the following undergraduate degrees:
- Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Kinesiology - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Kinesiology/Bachelor of Education (Elementary) - 5 Years
- Bachelor of Kinesiology/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - 5 Years
Teacher Education
In addition to the five undergraduate degrees, the Faculty provides a wide selection of service courses for students in the Faculty of Education, who have selected Physical Education as a Major or Minor field of study.
Students who wish to be certified to teach Physical Education in Alberta may complete
- The five-year Bachelor of Kinesiology/Bachelor of Education Combined Degrees program; or
- The four-year Bachelor of Kinesiology degree program and then undertake the 2-year Bachelor of Education (After Degree) program; or
- The four-year Bachelor of Education degree (Secondary Route) with a Major or Minor in Physical Education; or
- The four-year Education degree (Elementary Route) with a Minor in Physical Education.
Note: The Bachelor of Kinesiology degree offers approximately 40% more professional courses in Kinesiology than the Bachelor of Education degree program. Interested students should consult the Faculty of Education section of the University Calendar for further detailed information.
Graduate Programs
Students holding a BKin, BScKin, or the equivalent degree, may undertake graduate study leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. Students holding the degree of BA in Recreation Sport and Tourism or equivalent may undertake graduate study leading to the degree of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. See Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation for further details in the Graduate Studies section of the University Calendar.
Graduate Study
The Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation offers programs leading to the degrees of MA, MSc, MCoach and PhD in many disciplines related to the broad areas of physical education, sport, kinesiology, recreation and leisure. The MA degrees are available in a course-based as well as thesis-based format. The MCoach degree is a course-based degree.
The Faculty also offers a series of Graduate Certificates that are delivered remotely and offer the possibility of laddering to an existing course-based Masters degree within the Faculty. Certificate programs offered as of September 1, 2021 include the Indigenous Sport, and Recreation Graduate Certificate, Sport and Recreation Management Graduate Certificate, and the Adapted Physical Activity Graduate Certificate. For detailed information related to our Graduate Certificate opportunities visit uab.ca/KSRCert
For further information, write to the Office of the Associate Dean (Graduate Programs) of the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H9.
For detailed information on graduate studies, refer to uab.ca/ksr
Refer to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research section Graduate Programs for more information regarding regulations
Facilities
Our Faculty has access to a wide range of facilities, which rank among the best-equipped facilities for teaching, research, sport and recreation of any university in Canada. Spanning across two campuses (North and South Campus) and covering over 800,000 sq ft of facility floor space in 37 sport facilities, our students have access to an ice arena, multiple gymnasiums, curling rinks, tennis courts, two pools, indoor and outdoor track and field facilities, turf and grass fields, squash and racquet courts, dance studios and a brand new fitness centre and climbing centre.
The Faculty’s main home, located on the North Campus, is the Van Vliet Complex named by the University of Alberta in honor of the contributions of Dr Maurice (Maury) L Van Vliet. Dr Van Vliet served the University with distinction from 1945 to 1978 as a teacher, scholar, coach, administrator, and as the founding Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.
The Van Vliet Complex itself is comprised of the following facilities:
- Universiade Pavilion
- Clare Drake Arena
- Main Gymnasium
- East Gym
- Varsity Field
- Dance studio
- Racquetball courts
- Squash courts
- Indoor swimming pools (2)
- Indoor track (Two hundred metres)
- Hanson Fitness and Lifestyle Centre
- Wilson Climbing Centre
In addition the Faculty utilizes facilities on South Campus – Foote Field and the Saville Community Sports Centre (East and West). East facilities feature a curling rink, tennis courts, fitness centre, Sport Performance Centre and various multi-purpose spaces. West facilities feature, multiple gymnasiums, competition gym, gymnastics centre, fitness studio, classrooms and food and beverage services.
- Foote Field: consists of an artificial turf field, a natural grass field, and a state-of-the-art running track and an air-supported inflatable dome in the Winter months.
The Saville Community Sports Centre (SCSC): a 350,000 sq ft multi-sport facility managed and operated by by Campus & Community Recreation and is the home of the Golden Bears and Pandas basketball, curling, tennis and volleyball teams, and houses the Canadian Curling Association National Training Centre, Tennis Canada High Performance Tennis Development Centre, and Team Ortona Gymnastics.
Saville Community Sport Centre is comprised of the following facilities:
- Eight indoor tennis courts
- Ten curling sheets
- Fitness centre
- Fitness studio
- Indoor track
- High Performance Training and Research Centre
- Competition gym (seating for 2800)
- Ortona Gymnastics facility
- Twelve basketball courts
- Twenty-five volleyball courts
- Thirty badminton courts
- Conference rooms
Associated Centres and Institutes include the following:
- Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic
- Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement
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