Fitness in Canada

This program examines the issue of health and wellness, including mental health, from a variety of perspectives including how biological, cultural, social, and environmental contexts influence the health and well-being of the individual.

In our MSc program, you’ll learn to identify critical information and data so that healthcare professionals, patients and lay people can make effective decisions. You can study in either our on-campus stream or the distributed (online) stream. You’ll complete coursework and complete either a thesis or a research project.

The Bachelor of Health Sciences program focuses on health, including social aspects of health, to provide students with an interdisciplinary background and skill set. Students will develop the knowledge and prerequisites necessary for entry into health-related fields of study and employment.

The MSc in Health and Exercise Science builds on the strengths of our undergraduate programs, looking at the mechanistic sciences and how the body works. Areas of specialization include the clinical areas of injury prevention, and the chronic care of certain diseases through exercise. Researchers in the department are asking important questions, from how the body produces new muscle proteins to how stress can influence the cardiovascular system. All of the program's courses are research-based in one way or another. Join a passionate student cohort in the booming field of Exercise Science.