2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

FACULTY OF : SOCIAL SCIENCES 123Kinesiology IFACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES{0308}ENROLMENT IN THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED., , . PROG'RAM NOTES . , ,WEB, ADDRESS: hHp://www.socscLmcmaster.ca/adeans/.. 1 •. Application is made to the Kinesiology I Program.EMAIL ADDRESS:socscfac@mcmaster.ca· 2. The, Department of Kinesiology offers two Honours programoptions,beyond Level, I. The Honours Bachelor of KinesiologyKenneth Taylor Hall, Room 129 .'____________________ Ext_._2_3 ... 77_2(Hons.B.Kin.) and the Honours Bachelor of Science (Hons.,B.Sc.)., The required Kinesiology courses are identical forDean of Social Sciences·both programs. Students who intend to register in the Hon-.ours Bachelor of Kinesiology program may take arwcoursesfor which they have the prerequisite as their electives. Stu..;dents who intend to register in the Honours B.Sc; programmust successfully complete MATH 1 A03; STATS 1 CC3;two of ,S. Elliott/M.A., Ph.D.Associate Dean (Acting)S. Mestelman/B.A., M.S., Ph.D.,Assistant Dean (Studies)~, E. FranklM.A.Manager, Experiential EducationJ.,Smith/B.A.Student AdvisorsK. Cale/B.A.S. HuntE.MooreW. Spencer/B.A.The social sciences are concerned with the systematic' study ofactivities and human relationships in societies'which range fromthe pre-industrial to the post-industrial. . Social scientists ~xaminesocial, economic and political problems as· well as th~ interactionbetween people and their, natural and artificial environments. De-. velopments in theory and refinements of method have,in recentyears, given great impetus to social sciences study'and research.The Faculty of Social Sciences offers degrees in the following: Anthropology,Qommunicati0rl Studies, Economics, Geography, Gerontology"Health, Studies, Kinesiology, Labour Studies, Political Sci,.ence, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Work and Sociology.The Faculty offers Honours Bachelor of Arts, Honours Bachelor ofKinesiology, Bachelor of Kinesiology Major (which is 'currently beingphased Ol-!t), Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts Degrees.Students are strongly' advised to take advantage of the extensiveadviscry services provided by. the Faculty. New students inparticular should plan a program of study that will allow them' anumber of options for Level II. '· PROGRAMS AND DEGREESA. Level I, Programs'Social'Sciences I{0720}PROGRAM NOTEStudents registered in Honours B.A. or B.A. programs ir;1 the Fac-·ulty of Social Sciences, with the exception of Honours Psychology,are required to complete siK units of courses chosen from theFaculty of Humanities and/or the Department of Religious Stud- .ies.Students enrolled in Religious Studies programs are requiredto complete six units from the Faculty.of Humanities .. It is recommendedthis requirement be completed in Level I.COURSE LIST 1 'ANTHROP 1A03, 1B03, 1Z03CMST 1 A03, 1 B03ECON'1 B03, 1 BB3GEO 1HS3, 1HU3GERONTOL 1A03HEALTHST 1A03INQUIRY 1SS3LABR ST-1 A03, 1 Z03· POL SCI 1 G06PSYCH 1 A03, 1 AA3 "RELIG ST 1 B06, 1006, 1 E03, 1103SOC WORK 1A06· SOCIOL 1 A06. REQUIREMENTS: 30 UNITS12 units from Course List 118 units ~Iectives, which may' includ~ courses from CourseList 1. (See Note above.) . .'; BIOLOGY 1 A03, 1 AA3,' CHEM 1 A03, 1 AA3, PHYSICS 1 B03,. 1 BA3, PSYCH 1 A03 as' part of their ·Level I electives. (SeeFaculty of Science, Programs and Degrees, Level I Programsection of this Calendar.) Both programs provide studentsthe opportunity to' complete courses required for various profesl?ionaldegree programs. Students are strongly encour-·aged to seek advice in determining' which program option isbest suited for them.3. Upon completion cf Kinesiology I, students who do not qualifyfor an Honours Kinesiology program but whose C.A. is at least3.5 may regist~rin Level II Kinesio,logy (General). During thistime, students will be given the opportunity, to complete theHonou~s Kinesiology. program, requirements in, an attempt' toqualify for Honours Kinesiology at their next review. Such studentsare strongly encouraged to seek academic counselling.prior to registration. -REQUIREMENTS: 30 UNITS12 units KJNESIOL 1 A06, 1 E03, 1 H031 course KINESIOL 1 KLO .,18 units. Electives (See Note 2 above.):'B. Degree ProgramsHONOURS PROGRAMS (HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS ANDHONOURS BACHELOR OF KINESIOLOGy)' , . \Honours Bachelor, of Arts programs and the Honours Bachelorof Kinesiology d~gree program consist of a total of 120 .units ofwork normally completed over foW years. Honours progra:ms providea concentration in the particular field, as well as an extended. time of study, and are normally a requirement for those who contemplateproceeding to graduate studies. "Kinesiology studentswho successfully complete' all requirements of the firstthreelevelsof 'an Honcurs Kinesiology degree may, request permission' ofthe Office of the Associate Dean of Social Sciences fcr transfer tograduat~ with a three-level Bachel'or of Kinesiology degree.! ., Students enrolled in an Honours program in the Faculty of SocialSciences, with the exception of Honours Psychology, in additionto meeting the University requirements for an Hono.urs' degree(see the General Academic Regulations section in thisCalendar) must also fulfill the following breadth and skills- re-'quirements prescribed.by the Faculty:'. • six units from the Faculty of Humanities and/orthe Departmentof Religious Studies. (St,udents enrolled in Religious Studiesprograms are required to complete six units from the Faculty ofHumanities) ,• research methods/statistics as prescribed by the Department(s).'. a course in critical thinking (HUMAN 2C03).Eligibility ·for Honours Kinesiology: Admission to Level II of theHonours Kinesiology program requires Gompletionof Kil')esiol-,ogy I with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including an aver-.·age of at least 6.0 in KINESIOL1A06, 1 E03, 1 H03. Kinesiologystudents who fail to meet these minimum requirements but havea C.A. of at least 3~5 may register in LevEi11i Kinesiology (General)and will be given the opportunity to complete the Level II HonoursKinesiology program requirements in an attempt to qualify for HonoursKinesiclogy at their next review. Such students are stronglyencouraged to seek academic counselling prior to registration. '.Honours Bachelor of Arts (Specialist Option): Economics, of~fers an Honours (Specialist Optiot:1) program which ,involvesgreater concentration of work in Economics.