CCUPEKA Accreditation-Required Program Revisions - School of Kinesiology

Richard Ward, School of Kinesiology

January 3rd, 2006

Summary of Changes

1. Changes to Major Program: Facilitating CCUPEKA Accreditation
   • Requirements for General, Active Health & Rehabilitation and Ergonomics and Health & Physiological Sciences Streams are modified to fulfill CCUPEKA accreditation requirements
   • KIN 304 and 340 are moved into the core required courses
   • 6 of the 23 previously free elective credits must now be selected from a specific list of Humanities and Social Sciences courses

2. Other Changes to Major Program
   • KIN 448 Rehabilitation of Movement Control added to specified list of upper division electives in Ergonomics Concentration. This change is independent of the CCUPEKA requirements. Faculty responsible for this concentration wanted this course to be included in the electives list.
   • KIN 304 approved as a Writing-Intensive course to fulfill the university requirement of an upper levels Writing-Intensive course with writing typical of the discipline.
   • KIN 340 modified to a more conventional Exercise Psychology format.

Rationale

The Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA) has established an accreditation program. The CCUPEKA Accreditation Council is the accrediting agency for university Kinesiology programs in Canada. To be accredited, a unit must satisfy the minimal standards set forth in the accreditation document. Accreditation is open only to the Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA) member institutions. Although Kinesiology at SFU is generally regarded as one of the top two Kinesiology programs in the country, along with U of Waterloo, we are currently not CCUPEKA accredited.

As stated by CCUPEKA, the CCUPEKA Accreditation System serves the following functions:

• Identifies General Education Outcomes necessary for the study of Kinesiology.
• Sets Minimum Disciplinary Accreditation Standards for Kinesiology programs and ensures that programs meet the standards and expectations of the national and international disciplinary, professional, and educational communities.
• Encourages increased credibility and acceptance of Kinesiology programs.
• Provides a basis for self-evaluation and comparison with programs of a similar nature
• May serve as a rationale for requests for more resources in the changing disciplinary  and professional environment
• Positively affects the maintenance of specialized, permanent faculty positions
• Helps students identify appropriate university programs in Canada
• Facilitates the transferability of courses

• Kin 304 Inquiry & Measurement in Kinesiology moving to Required status: This is motivated by the University requirement for a Writing-Intensive course in upper levels Kinesiology.
• KIN 340 Active Health: Behaviour and Promotion moving to Required status: CCUPEKA required an Health/Exercise Psychology course to be completed by all Kinesiology Majors
• CCUPEKA required 6 credits of partially specified Humanities/Social Sciences courses. Because the University Breadth requirements are for 6 credits of B-Social Science and 6 credits of B-Humanities courses, the CCUPEKA-required 6 credits can be completed within the University Breadth requirement if the student chooses 6 credits from the CCUPEKA-approved Humanities/Social Science list that have B-Soc or B-Hum designation. As further justification for seeking accreditation, the Province of Alberta recently ruled that only graduates from CCUPEKA-accredited programs will be recognized as professional Kinesiologists in the Province of Alberta.

  The following Calendar changes are required to fulfill CCUPEKA accreditation:

  Current

  Proposed

  Programs The school offers programs leading to a BSc (Kinesiology), BSc honors (Kinesiology), minor in kinesiology, post baccalaureate diploma in kinesiology, certificate in applied human nutrition, and certificate in health and fitness studies. Co-op education helps kinesiology majors gain valuable work experience during their undergraduate studies. Areas of concentration offer cross-disciplinary undergraduate programs specializing in the following complementary areas. • active health and rehabilitation kinesiology • health and physiological sciences • human factors/ergonomics Choosing an area of concentration is not necessary to receive a BSc (Kinesiology); a general kinesiology option is available. The general option and the three areas of concentration include a common core covering basic anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and prerequisite knowledge from the biological, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences fundamental to understanding human structure and function. The ‘core’ refers to those aspects that are required for the degree, regardless of concentration.

  Programs The school offers programs leading to a BSc (Kinesiology), BSc honors (Kinesiology), minor in kinesiology, post baccalaureate diploma in kinesiology, certificate in applied human nutrition, and certificate in health and fitness studies. Co-op education helps kinesiology majors gain valuable work experience during their undergraduate studies. Areas of concentration offer cross-disciplinary undergraduate programs specializing in the following complementary areas. • active health and rehabilitation kinesiology • health and physiological sciences • human factors/ergonomics Choosing an area of concentration is not necessary to receive a BSc (Kinesiology); a general kinesiology option is available. The general option and the three areas of concentration include a common core covering basic anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and prerequisite knowledge from the biological, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences fundamental to understanding human structure and function. The ‘core’ refers to those aspects that are required for the degree, regardless of concentration. All kinesiology major and honors programs are CCUPEKA accredited.

  
  
  

  Current Requirements for Majors

  Proposed Requirements for Majors

  Upper Division Requirements Students majoring in kinesiology must complete the general program or one of the three concentrations. The upper division requirements of each of these options is structured in terms of an upper division core common to all options plus additional upper division requirements specific to the option. Upper Division Core The following courses are required of all majors and must each be completed with a grade of C- or higher. KIN 305-3 Human Physiology I KIN 306-3 Human Physiology II KIN 326-4 Functional Anatomy and one of KIN 301-3 Biomechanics Laboratory* KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory 13 credit hours *KIN 301-3 is required for students specializing in the ergonomics and human factors concentration. Upper Division Electives Each area of concentration has its own set of recommended courses within the following framework. Students must take a minimum of 27 credit hours of kinesiology upper division credit, chosen from the following.* KIN 301-3 Biomechanics Laboratory KIN 303-3 Kinanthropometry KIN 304-3 Inquiry and Measurement in Kinesiology KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 311-3 Applied Human Nutrition KIN 312-3 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport KIN 336-3 Histology KIN 340-3 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion KIN 343-3 Active Health: Assessment and Promotion KIN 367-3 Psychology of Motor Skill Acquisition KIN 375-3 Human Growth and Development KIN 380-3 Occupational Biomechanics KIN 381-3 Psychology of Work KIN 382-3 Physical Hazards in the Workplace KIN 383-3 Human-Machine and Human-Computer Interaction KIN 402-3 Mechanical Behaviour of Tissues KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics KIN 420-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology I KIN 421-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology II KIN 422-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology III KIN 423-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology IV KIN 424-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology V KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy KIN 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism KIN 431-3 Environmental Carcinogenesis KIN 442-3 Biomedical Systems KIN 444-3 Cardiac Disease: Prevention and Rehabilitation KIN 445-3 Cardiac Rehabilitation Laboratory KIN 446-3 Neurobiology of Disease KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 461-3 Physiological Aspects of Aging KIN 467-3 Human Motor Performance KIN 481-3 Activity-Generated Musculoskeletal Disorders KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology KIN 485-4 Human Factors in the Underwater Environment KIN 486-3 Human Factors in Industrial Design KIN 496-3 Directed Study I KIN 498-3 Directed Study II *students may substitute MBB 321 to help satisfy this requirement 27 credit hours Students must also take five credit hours of upper division courses offered in any discipline within the University. 5 credit hours Total 45 credit hours Free Electives A further 23 credit hours of free electives may be taken from any discipline within the University at either the lower or upper division level. 23 credit hours Total 120 credit hours

  Upper Division Requirements Students majoring in kinesiology must complete the general program or one of the three concentrations. The upper division requirements of each of these options is structured in terms of an upper division core common to all options plus additional upper division requirements specific to the option. Upper Division Core The following courses are required of all majors and must each be completed with a grade of C- or higher. KIN 304-3 Inquiry and Measurement in Kinesiology (W1) KIN 305-3 Human Physiology I KIN 306-3 Human Physiology II KIN 326-4 Functional Anatomy KIN 340-3 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion and one of KIN 301-3 Biomechanics Laboratory2 KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory 19 credit hours 1 KIN 304-3 satisfies University breadth requirement for 3 upper division credits in writing typical of the discipline 2KIN 301-3 is required for students specializing in the ergonomics and human factors concentration. Upper Division Electives Each area of concentration has its own set of recommended courses within the following framework. Students must take a minimum of 21 credit hours of kinesiology upper division credit, chosen from the following.* KIN 301-3 Biomechanics Laboratory KIN 303-3 Kinanthropometry KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 311-3 Applied Human Nutrition KIN 312-3 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport KIN 336-3 Histology KIN 343-3 Active Health: Assessment and Promotion KIN 367-3 Psychology of Motor Skill Acquisition KIN 375-3 Human Growth and Development KIN 380-3 Occupational Biomechanics KIN 381-3 Psychology of Work KIN 382-3 Physical Hazards in the Workplace KIN 383-3 Human-Machine and Human-Computer Interaction KIN 402-3 Mechanical Behaviour of Tissues KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics KIN 420-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology I KIN 421-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology II KIN 422-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology III KIN 423-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology IV KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy KIN 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism KIN 431-3 Environmental Carcinogenesis KIN 442-3 Biomedical Systems KIN 444-3 Cardiac Disease: Prevention and Rehabilitation KIN 445-3 Cardiac Rehabilitation Laboratory KIN 446-3 Neurobiology of Disease KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 461-3 Physiological Aspects of Aging KIN 467-3 Human Motor Performance KIN 481-3 Activity-Generated Musculoskeletal Disorders KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology KIN 485-4 Human Factors in the Underwater Environment KIN 486-3 Human Factors in Industrial Design KIN 496-3 Directed Study I KIN 498-3 Directed Study II *students may substitute MBB 321 to help satisfy this requirement 21 credit hours Students must also take five credit hours of upper division courses offered in any discipline within the University. 5 credit hours Total 45 credit hours Free and Partially Specified Electives A further 17 credit hours of free electives may be taken from any discipline within the University at either the lower or upper division level. A further 6 partially specified credit hours of electives must be taken from the Social Science and Humanities Course List (see end of document). These courses may also be used to satisfy the University Breadth requirement of six credits each of designated humanities breadth (B-Hum) and social sciences breadth (B-Soc) 23 credit hours Total 120 credit hours

  
  

  General Program Students must take an additional 27 hours of upper division credit in kinesiology, excluding courses reserved for the minor program (KIN 325-3 and 342-3) or the honors program (KIN 497-3 and 499-12). MBB 321-3 may used to satisfy 3 credits of this requirement. Total 40 credit hours For the degree, students must also complete an additional five credit hours of upper division work chosen from any discipline within the University. Total 45 credit hours Students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 45 credit hour total for the degree. Active Health and Rehabilitation Concentration Students choosing this concentration must complete KIN 303-3 Kinanthropometry KIN 304-3 Measurement and Inquiry in Kinesiology KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 340-3 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion KIN 343-3 Active Health: Assessment and Programming and four of KIN 311-3 Applied Human Nutrition KIN 312-3 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport KIN 375-3 Human Growth and Development KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy KIN 431-3 Environmental Carcinogenesis KIN 444-3 Cardiac Rehabilitation KIN 445-3 Advanced Cardiac Rehabilitation KIN 446-3 Neurobiology of Disease KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 461-3 Physiological Aspects of Aging KIN 467-3 Human Motor Control KIN 481-3 Activity-Generated Musculo-Skeletal Disorders KIN 496-3 Directed Study I* KIN 498-3 Directed Study II* and one additional upper division kinesiology course, excluding courses reserved for the minor program (KIN 325-3 and 342-3) or the honors program (KIN 497-3 and 499-12). *Can be counted towards area of concentration if relevant to active health or rehabilitation kinesiology. Please see the head of the area of concentration for permission to count any of these courses towards the area of concentration requirement. 30 credit hours Total 43 credit hours For the degree, students must also complete an additional two credit hours of upper division work chosen from any discipline within the University. Total 45 credit hours Students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 45 credit hour total for the degree. Ergonomics and Human Factors Concentration Students choosing this concentration must complete KIN 303-3 Kinanthropometry KIN 304-3 Measurement and Inquiry in Kinesiology KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 380-3 Occupational Biomechanics KIN 381-3 Psychology of Work KIN 382-3 Physical Hazards in the Workplace KIN 383-3 Human-Machine and Human-Computer Interaction KIN 481-3 Activity-Generated Musculoskeletal Disorders KIN 486-3 Human Factors in Industrial Design KIN 488-3 Ergonomics Laboratory and three of KIN 340-3 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion KIN 343-3 Active Health: Assessment and Programming KIN 367-3 Psychology of Motor Skill Acquisition KIN 402-3 Mechanical Properties of Tissues KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics KIN 442-3 Biomedical Systems KIN 461-3 Physiological Aspects of Aging KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology KIN 485-3 Human Factors in the Underwater Environment CMNS 354-3 Communications and Social Issues in Design KIN 420-3 Selected Topics I* KIN 421-3 Selected Topics II* KIN 422-3 Selected Topics III* KIN 423-3 Selected Topics IV* KIN 496-3 Directed Studies I* KIN 498-3 Directed Studies II* *Can be counted towards area of concentration if relevant to ergonomics or human factors. Please see the head of the area of concentration for permission to count any of these courses towards the area of concentration requirement. 39 credit hours Total 52 credit hours For the degree, students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 52 credit hour total. Health And Physiological Sciences Concentration Students choosing this concentration must complete MBB 321-3 Intermediary Metabolism and one of BISC 303-3 Microbiology BISC 405-3 Cell Physiology BISC 431-3 Molecular Biotechnology MBB 308-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Laboratory I MBB 309-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Laboratory II MBB 322-3 Molecular Physiology and nine of KIN 304-3 Measurement and Inquiry in Kinesiology KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 336-3 Microscopic Anatomy KIN 340-3 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion KIN 402-3 Mechanical Properties of Tissues KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics KIN 420-3 Selected Topics I* KIN 421-3 Selected Topics II* KIN 422-3 Selected Topics III* KIN 423-3 Selected Topics IV* KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy KIN 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism KIN 431-3 Environmental Carcinogenesis KIN 442-3 Biomedical Systems KIN 446-3 Neurobiology of Disease KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology KIN 496-3 Directed Study I* KIN 498-3 Directed Study II* *Only selected topics courses in physiology will count. 33 credit hours Total 46 credit hours For the degree, students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 46 credit hour total.		General Program Students must take an additional 21 hours of upper division credit in kinesiology, excluding courses reserved for the minor program (KIN 325-3 and 342-3) or the honors program (KIN 497-3 and 499-12). MBB 321-3 may used to satisfy 3 credits of this requirement. Total 40 credit hours For the degree, students must also complete an additional five credit hours of upper division work chosen from any discipline within the University. Total 45 credit hours Students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 45 credit hour total for the degree. Active Health and Rehabilitation Concentration Students choosing this concentration must complete KIN 303-3 Kinanthropometry KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 343-3 Active Health: Assessment and Programming 9 credit hours and four of KIN 311-3 Applied Human Nutrition KIN 312-3 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport KIN 375-3 Human Growth and Development KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy KIN 431-3 Environmental Carcinogenesis KIN 444-3 Cardiac Rehabilitation KIN 445-3 Advanced Cardiac Rehabilitation KIN 446-3 Neurobiology of Disease KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 461-3 Physiological Aspects of Aging KIN 467-3 Human Motor Control KIN 481-3 Activity-Generated Musculo-Skeletal Disorders KIN 496-3 Directed Study I* KIN 498-3 Directed Study II* 12 credit hours and one additional upper division kinesiology course, excluding courses reserved for the minor program (KIN 325-3 and 342-3) or the honors program (KIN 497-3 and 499-12). 3 credit hours *Can be counted towards area of concentration if relevant to active health or rehabilitation kinesiology. Please see the head of the area of concentration for permission to count any of these courses towards the area of concentration requirement. 24 credit hours Total 43 credit hours For the degree, students must also complete an additional two credit hours of upper division work chosen from any discipline within the University. 2 credit hours Total 45 credit hours Students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 45 credit hour total for the degree. Ergonomics and Human Factors Concentration Students choosing this concentration must complete KIN 303-3 Kinanthropometry KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 380-3 Occupational Biomechanics KIN 381-3 Psychology of Work KIN 382-3 Physical Hazards in the Workplace KIN 383-3 Human-Machine and Human-Computer Interaction KIN 481-3 Activity-Generated Musculoskeletal Disorders KIN 486-3 Human Factors in Industrial Design KIN 488-3 Ergonomics Laboratory and two of KIN 343-3 Active Health: Assessment and Programming KIN 367-3 Psychology of Motor Skill Acquisition KIN 402-3 Mechanical Properties of Tissues KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics KIN 442-3 Biomedical Systems KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 461-3 Physiological Aspects of Aging KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology KIN 485-4 Human Factors in the Underwater Environment CMNS 354-3 Communications and Social Issues in Design KIN 420-3 Selected Topics I* KIN 421-3 Selected Topics II* KIN 422-3 Selected Topics III* KIN 423-3 Selected Topics IV* KIN 496-3 Directed Studies I* KIN 498-3 Directed Studies II* *Can be counted towards area of concentration if relevant to ergonomics or human factors. Please see the head of the area of concentration for permission to count any of these courses towards the area of concentration requirement. 39 credit hours Total 52 credit hours For the degree, students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 52 credit hour total. Health And Physiological Sciences Concentration Students choosing this concentration must complete MBB 321-3 Intermediary Metabolism and one of BISC 303-3 Microbiology BISC 405-3 Cell Physiology BISC 431-3 Molecular Biotechnology MBB 308-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Laboratory I MBB 309-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Laboratory II MBB 322-3 Molecular Physiology and seven of KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology KIN 336-3 Microscopic Anatomy KIN 402-3 Mechanical Properties of Tissues KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics KIN 420-3 Selected Topics I* KIN 421-3 Selected Topics II* KIN 422-3 Selected Topics III* KIN 423-3 Selected Topics IV* KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy KIN 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism KIN 431-3 Environmental Carcinogenesis KIN 442-3 Biomedical Systems KIN 446-3 Neurobiology of Disease KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology KIN 496-3 Directed Study I* KIN 498-3 Directed Study II* *Only selected topics courses in physiology will count. 27 credit hours Total 46 credit hours For the degree, students admitted September 2006 or subsequently must also complete WQB requirements with 3 credits of writing-intensive credit at the upper division. This may be included within the 46 credit hour total.

  
  
  

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