Exercise Science

Do you think that optimal health and fitness are essential for everyone? Do you want to play an active role in helping individuals make healthy choices towards a better quality of life? The Department of Exercise Science is committed to teaching and research in the areas of exercise, health, and physical activity with an emphasis on the specialty areas of athletic therapy and clinical exercise physiology. The curriculum permits students to explore the scientific processes that occur when healthy individuals and those with a variety of impairments, disabilities, and disease states engage in activities that promote the healthiest possible lifestyle. Through lectures, laboratory instruction and internship experiences, students acquire the knowledge and skills to assess, evaluate and design the most appropriate exercise programs to rehabilitate, improve or maintain the health and functional performance of people ranging from those with chronic disease conditions to elite athletes.

• Honours in Exercise Science — 60 credits*
  Builds upon the major by adding a research component. Students develop essential knowledge and skills to conduct innovative and cutting edge research in collaboration with a faculty member. Students study the theoretical and ethical basis of research and are provided with a number of practical courses to develop hands on research techniques. This program prepares students for graduate studies.
  *Admission is to the Major. Students may apply for transfer to Honours after completing 24 program credits.

• Specialization in Exercise Science/Athletic Therapy — 96 credits*
  Provides essential course work and internship experiences necessary to prepare students to become Certified Athletic Therapists. This program is one of six Athletic Therapy programs accredited by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA) in Canada and it is the only accredited program in Quebec and Eastern Canada. Students are trained as health-care professionals specializing in prevention, emergency care and the rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries that are generally sustained during sporting events or as a result of daily physical activities.
  *Admission is to the Major. Students may apply for a transfer to Specialization after having completed certain courses and obtained a Grade Point Average of 3.0.
        Quebec chapter: www.ctsq.qc.ca
        CATA: www.athletictherapy.org

• Specialization in Exercise Science/Clinical Exercise Physiology*
  — 66 credits
  Provides the course work needed to pursue a career as a clinical exercise physiologist — a health professional who, in consultation with medical specialists, contributes to the assessment, evaluation and design of specialized exercise programs for people who require special attention and suffer from chronic conditions like cardiac and pulmonary diseases, cancer, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Students study and research diseases and chronic conditions, and develop specialized programs of physical activity to improve the health and quality of life of a growing segment of our society. This program also prepares students for graduate studies in the clinical, applied, and fundamental areas of physiology.
  *Admission is to the Major. Students may apply for a transfer to Specialization after having completed certain courses and obtained a Grade Point Average of 3.0.

• Major in Exercise Science — 42 credits
  Designed to prepare students for careers in the areas of health and fitness and the pursuit of graduate studies. The program offers a foundation in applied science courses and human anatomy, human physiology, physiology of exercise and biomechanics with a strong focus on the assessment of health and fitness, and the design of appropriate exercise programming to promote and maintain health and physical well being.

Sample courses include:

Emergency Care in Sport and Exercise, Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine, Assessment/Rehabilitation of the Hip, Spine and Pelvis, Human Anatomy/Physiology, Stress, Health and Disease, Nutrition in Exercise and Sport, Pain Management Strategies

Admission Requirements

Minimum cut-off averages, admission statistics and program requirements.

• Exercise Science (BSc - Honours/Major) requirements
• Exercise Science/Athletic Therapy (BSc - Specialization) requirements
• Exercise Science/Clinical Exercise Physiology (BSc - Specialization) requirements

See the BSc degree description for information on the core and elective requirements. For a complete list of courses: Undergraduate Calendar

Undergraduate admissions guidelines: For information on international admission, required documents, proof of language proficiency, the university admissions timetable, selection and notification process.