Kinesiology and Health Studies (MSc, PhD)
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    Kinesiology and Health Studies (MSc, PhD)

    University of Regina
    University of Regina
    Canada
    Canada, Regina
    University Rank:#1001
    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    CAD 5,776 / per year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
    Kinesiology and Health Studies (MSc, PhD)

    About

    In the thesis-based master’s and doctoral programs in Kinesiology and Health Studies, students have the opportunity to specialize their knowledge and research within their chosen discipline, with the guidance and supervision of faculty members.

    Graduate students conduct independent research projects in a broad range of kinesiology and health studies areas, like epidemiology, nutrition and exercise, neuro-rehabilitation and physical activity, leisure and therapeutic recreation, disability studies, and sport and recreation management.

    You can focus your studies in one of four areas:

    • Bio-Sciences in Sport, Exercise, and Health
    • Humanities and Social Sciences in Sport, Leisure, Exercise and Health
    • Management in Sport, Leisure, Exercise, and Health
    • Health Studies

    Learn the fundamental elements required for the planning, implementation, and information analysis for research projects designed to seek solutions to specialized problems. You will learn research methodologies and how to design a research project.

    Through your studies, you will gain a deep understanding of a particular topic or phenomenon, which could be the foundation of a research career.

    Graduates from our master’s and doctoral programs are prepared to enter practical settings, such as healthcare, sport and recreation management, and therapeutic recreation.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Doctoral Degree

    Normally, applicants must have obtained a thesis-based Master's degree in the discipline to qualify as a doctoral student. Applicants must have academic credentials consistent with being fully-qualified to undertake graduate work at the doctoral level. The categories of probationary or qualifying student do not apply at the doctoral level. An applicant who does not have sufficient background training or courses prerequisite to scholarly work in the particular subject of study and research will not be admitted as a doctoral student. An applicant may be admitted as a Master's student and be required to undertake specific courses toward establishing appropriate credentials, but any graduate study undertaken for this purpose cannot be counted as time spent toward formal requirements for the degree. Alternatively, an applicant may be accepted at the Master's level as a means of illustrating suitability to enter a doctoral program, and after the first year may request, through the academic unit, a transfer to a PhD program. A comprehensive examination or equivalent is not a formal requirement of FGSR, but may be required by individual academic units.

    English Program Requirements

    English Proficiency Tests. International applicants, except those who attended universities where the language of instruction was English, must submit proof of English proficiency, usually in the form of recognized tests with the exception of applications to French language programs in La Cité universitaire francophone. The most common is TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Applicants must have a TOEFL score of at least 4 Internet-based, except as noted below. FGSR accepts the following tests:

    TOEFL iBT : 4 each band

    IELTS : 6.5 overall,6.0 each

    PTE : 59

    Duolingo: 125 overall, 120 each for Speaking, Writing, and Reading, 115 for Listening

    Career

    What Can You Do With a Kinesiology and Health Studies Degree?

    Upon successfully completing your graduate program in kinesiology and health studies, you will be ready for the next step of your career. Our graduates work for Garmin, Regina Exhibition Association Limited, Calgary West Central Primary Care Network, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the Government of Saskatchewan, the RCMP, Mosaic Primary Care Network, Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation, and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

    University of Regina graduates with advanced degrees in kinesiology and health studies find careers such as:
    • Professor
    • Physiotherapist
    • Exercise physiologist
    • Sport and health psychologist
    • Sport consultant
    • Athletic director

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    5,776 / per year
    Kinesiology and Health Studies (MSc, PhD)
    University of Regina
    University of Regina
    Canada

    Canada, Regina

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