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.

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Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
Published
2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2024-0248
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2
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Sports injuries and prevention
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What do Canadian universities suggest on their webpages as future career and educational pathways following completion of a kinesiology or exercise science undergraduate program?

Taniya S. Nagpal, Jonathon R. Fowles, Myles W. O’Brien, Hanna Randhawa et al.
2 citations
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
Sports injuries and prevention
3.44
article

What do Canadian universities suggest on their webpages as future career and educational pathways following completion of a kinesiology or exercise science undergraduate program?

Taniya S. Nagpal, Jonathon R. Fowles, Myles W. O’Brien, Hanna Randhawa, Rebecca M Pallister
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Abstract

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.

Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismVol. 50
Université de Sherbrooke (CA), University of Alberta (CA), Acadia University (CA)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 12%
Sports injuries and prevention
3.44
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What do Canadian universities suggest on their webpages as future career and educational pathways following completion of a kinesiology or exercise science undergraduate program? — Taniya S. Nagpal, Jonathon R. Fowles, et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS