What do Canadian universities suggest on their webpages as future career and educational pathways following completion of a kinesiology or exercise science undergraduate program?
Kinesiology undergraduate programs are multidisciplinary, and graduates may navigate several post-graduate education and career pathways. This study summarized the pathways currently listed online by Canadian undergraduate programs following completion of a kinesiology or "exercise science" degree. An environmental scan was completed by reviewing Canadian undergraduate program (<i>n</i> = 59) webpages and their list of future pathways (<i>n</i> = 845). A content analysis summarized pathways into 46 common categories. The most mentioned pathway was education (<i>n</i> = 60), with coaching, health promotion and physiotherapy next (<i>n</i> = 46-48). Additional pathways included medical, allied health professions, business, and exercise training (<i>n</i> = 24-44). Most listed pathways likely require further training post-graduation.
Authors
- Taniya S. Nagpal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-1861)
- Jonathon R. Fowles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0268-0762)
- Myles W. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-5062)
- Hanna Randhawa
- Rebecca M Pallister
Institutions
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Acadia University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2024-0248
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44