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152 General Information

    The first credit courses in Physical Education were offered by the Faculty of Education in 1945. This led to a Bachelor of Education degree in Physical Education first offered in 1948.

    The School of Physical Education was established in 1954, and the Bachelor of Physical Education degree was accredited on April 1, 1964. The School of Physical Education became the Faculty of Physical Education in 1964, and in 1976 the name was changed to the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation.

Undergraduate Programs

    The Faculty currently offers the following undergraduate degrees:

Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 4 Years

Bachelor of Physical Education – 4 Years

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - 4 Years

Bachelor of Physical Education/Bachelor of Education (Elementary) – 5 Years

Bachelor of Physical Education/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – 5 Years

Teacher Education

    In addition to the five undergraduate degrees, the Faculty provides a wide selection of service courses for students in the Faculty of Education, who have selected Physical Education as a Major or Minor field of study.

    Students who wish to be certified to teach Physical Education in Alberta may complete

(1)

the five-year Bachelor of Physical Education/Bachelor of Education Combined Degrees program; or

(2)

the four-year Bachelor of Physical Education degree program and then undertake the 2-year Bachelor of Education (After Degree) program; or

(3)

the four-year Bachelor of Education degree (Secondary Route) with a Major or Minor in Physical Education

(4)

the four-year Education degree (Elementary Route) with a Minor in Physical Education.

    Note: The Bachelor of Physical Education degree offers approximately 40% more professional Physical Education courses than the Bachelor of Education degree program. Interested students should consult the Faculty of Education section of the University Calendar (§75) for further detailed information.

Graduate Programs

    Students holding the a degree of BPE, BScKIN, or the equivalent may undertake graduate study in Physical Education leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. Students holding the degree of BA in Recreation Sport and Tourism or equivalent may undertake graduate study leading to the degree of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. See §205.59 for further details in the Graduate Studies section of the University Calendar.

Campus Recreation

    The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation organizes and administers a wide a variety of extracurricular recreational programs which offer physical, psychological and social benefits for all University of Alberta students and staff, and their families. The vast array of Campus Recreation activities allows students and staff to create dynamic groups which form smaller communities within the University of Alberta to be active for life.

    Teams, clubs, classes and special events offer increased opportunities for interaction with others and engagement in university community. Programs offered include: Intramural Sports, Group Fitness, Instructional Recreation, Sport and Recreation Clubs, Safety Programs, Residence Hall programs and Special Events.

Facilities

    The Faculty's home, located on the North Campus, is the Van Vliet Physical Education and Recreation Centre named by the University of Alberta in honor of the contributions of Dr Maurice (Maury) L Van Vliet. Dr Van Vliet served the University with distinction from 1945 to 1978 as a teacher, scholar, coach, administrator, and as the founding Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation. The Van Vliet Centre itself is comprised of the following facilities:

Universiade Pavilion

Clare Drake Arena

Main Gymnasium

Varsity Field

Dance studio

Racquetball courts

Squash courts

Indoor swimming pools (2)

Indoor climbing wall (15 metres)

Indoor track (Two hundred metres)

Campus Fitness and Lifestyle Centre

    In addition, The Faculty has two facilities located on the South Campus:

Foote Field: consists of an artificial turf field, a natural grass field, and a state-of-the-art running track that was used as a practice venue during the 2001 World Championships in Athletics

Saville Sports Centre: a 120,000 square foot building housing eight indoor tennis courts, 10 international standard curling sheets and a multi-purpose gymnasium.

Associated Centres and Institutes include the following:

Alberta Centre for Active Living

Alberta Centre on Aging

Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre

Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic

Pat Austin Centre

Provincial Fitness Unit

Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement

Sport Performance Unit

Interuniversity Athletics

    The University of Alberta provides opportunities for men and women to compete in a wide variety of interuniversity sports. Men compete in basketball, cross-country, curling, football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field (indoor), volleyball, and wrestling. Women compete in basketball, cross-country, curling, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, rugby, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field (indoor), volleyball, and wrestling

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