MA/MS in Applied Kinesiology (MPS) at Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada is a master's degree in Sport and Exercise Science programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,726 per year (CAD 7,655 per year for local students).
This Master of Professional Studies in Applied Kinesiology combines intensive coursework with practical, community-engaged learning across three distinct streams. The Applied Research stream is thesis-based, runs about two years, and emphasizes research skills applied to health and performance improvement, including laboratory work and community-based programming. The Coaching stream is non-thesis and course-based, also about two years with three terms in the first year, and develops coaching and leadership capabilities in sport through a comprehensive capstone project. The Exercise stream is non-thesis and course-based, prepares students for professional exercise-practice roles across health, sport, and clinical settings, and covers topics such as high-performance sport, injury prevention, and chronic disease across the lifespan, with summer, fall, and winter professional placements built into its two-year structure. All three streams combine coursework with practicum, placement, or capstone components, and instruction is delivered in person at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The program does not have specific admission requirements beyond standard graduate criteria. It suits professionals or graduates aiming toward research, coaching, or applied exercise-practice careers in health and sport, depending on which of the three streams they choose.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Applied Kinesiology (MPS) programme page states it has no admission requirements beyond Acadia's general graduate criteria. Applicants need an Honours degree or a four-year bachelor's degree from an approved university, with at least a B- average (70%) in courses taken in the major field during the final two undergraduate years. Admission is competitive; meeting the minimum does not guarantee a seat, and applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator for programme-specific advice. The page does not publish its own English-language requirement, so Acadia's general graduate standard applies: applicants whose first language is not English must present IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with no subtest below 20 for exams before January 21, 2026, or TOEFL 4.5 overall with no score below 4.5 for exams on or after that date, PTE Academic 61, CAEL 70, or equivalent; three years of English-medium study may waive it.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Acadia does not publish year-specific application deadlines: its live admissions pages state only that domestic and international undergraduate applicants may apply any time after September 21st, with March 1st as the priority date for entrance-scholarship consideration (decisions by mid-April); no year is attached to either date. Admission is otherwise rolling, with no separate international closing date published. The Bachelor of Education programme has its own cycle, opening October 1st, but as of September 2026 the page still shows the stale 2025-2026 cycle and no current-cycle date has been published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
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