Master of Science in Human Kinetics and Recreation is a master's degree in Sport and Exercise Science programme offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,666 per total (CAD 5,718 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Sport and Exercise Science
Duration: 2 years
Local tuition: CAD 5,718 / total
International tuition: CAD 9,666 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This is a thesis-based master's degree in Human Kinetics and Recreation at Memorial University, renamed from its earlier MSc (Kinesiology) designation in 2024, with the underlying program dating back to 2005. Students complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of graduate coursework, participate in a graduate seminar, and carry out original research culminating in a thesis, rather than following a purely coursework-based degree. Research is supported by the school's laboratory facilities, including equipment for metabolic testing, force-plate analysis, biomechanics, and exercise physiology, giving students access to specialized tools for their thesis work. Admission requires a bachelor's degree with at least a 'B' standing in a relevant area of study, and applicants are encouraged to contact a potential faculty supervisor before applying so their research interests can be matched to available expertise. The program suits research-oriented students who want to pursue original, supervised research within human kinetics, recreation, or related areas at the master's level, in a setting where graduate students have historically contributed to a substantial body of peer-reviewed publications.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Memorial's M.Sc. in Human Kinetics and Recreation normally requires a bachelor's degree, with a minimum 'B' standing, in an appropriate area of study, and admission is competitive on the basis of research fit and supervisor availability; applicants are expected to secure a faculty supervisor before applying. The program consists of a minimum of 12 credit hours of graduate coursework, a graduate seminar and a thesis. Under the School of Graduate Studies' general English proficiency standard, applicants whose first language is not English and who have not completed a degree at an English-medium institution must present a TOEFL iBT score of 92-93 or higher, or an IELTS Academic score of 7 or higher. The program admits for Fall entry, with a February 1 application deadline.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Memorial University's undergraduate application system opens one year ahead of each semester for the 2027 cycle: for Fall 2027 entry the portal opens 10 September 2026, the priority deadline (also the early-entrance-scholarship deadline) is 1 March 2027, the document deadline is 20 August 2027, and applications finally close 9 September 2027; Winter 2027 entry has a priority deadline of 1 October 2026 and closes 6 January 2027; Spring 2027 entry closes 11 May 2027 with a priority date of 1 February 2027. International applicants use the same direct application to Memorial and are only advised to apply at least 12 weeks before their intended semester starts; no fixed international closing date is published. Late domestic applications are still considered as time, resources and space permit, so admission is effectively rolling past the priority date up to the final close. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
