INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the broad integrative nature of the field of Kinesiology. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the nature and demands of professional occupations, the career options available to students graduating from departments of kinesiology, and the qualifications associated with each. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the importance of physical activity in daily life and the implications of this for the discipline of kinesiology. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate an ability to honestly self-assess personal strengths, interests, values and goals as they relate to career selection. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate a recognition and appreciation for the many careers within the field. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Examine the questions and problems currently being explored in the field of kinesiology. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Transfer skills/knowledge to new situations/contexts in a meaningful approach. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the broad integrative nature of the field of Kinesiology. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the nature and demands of professional occupations, the career options available to students graduating from departments of kinesiology, and the qualifications associated with each. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the importance of physical activity in daily life and the implications of this for the discipline of kinesiology. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate an ability to honestly self-assess personal strengths, interests, values and goals as they relate to career selection. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate a recognition and appreciation for the many careers within the field. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Examine the questions and problems currently being explored in the field of kinesiology. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Transfer skills/knowledge to new situations/contexts in a meaningful approach. Audience: Undergraduate