Courses for your Kinesiology degree

First-year courses and beyond

September to December

KIN 104/KIN 104L – Fundamentals of Kinesiology/Laboratory
HEALTH 107 – Sociology of Activity, Health, and Well-being
BIOL 130 – Introductory Cell Biology
CHEM 120 – General Chemistry 1
MATH 124 – Calculus and Vector Algebra for Kinesiology

January to April

KIN 100/KIN 100L – Regional Human Anatomy/Laboratory
KIN 146 – Introduction to Human Nutrition
BIOL 273 – Principles of Human Physiology 1
PHYS 111 – Physics 1
PSYCH 101 – Introductory Psychology

After first year

About half of the classes you’ll take for your degree will be Kinesiology courses. With your remaining classes, you can choose electives from many of the 100 subject areas at Waterloo.

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Sample upper-year courses

KIN 221 – Advanced Biomechanics of Human Movement
KIN 255 – Fundamentals of Neuroscience
KIN 342 – Nutrition and Aging
KIN 414 – Clinical Exercise Physiology

Featured courses

Read about some of the opportunities available to you as a Kinesiology student.

Advisors are here to help

With so much flexibility, you might have a lot of questions. We're here to help! If you're applying for admission, contact our Faculty of Health recruitment co-ordinator.

Once you're a Waterloo student, you'll have access to academic advisors who can help you