Faculty: | The Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health |
Field of Study: | Athletic Training/Trainer
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Description: | This stream is one of 7 programs across Canada accredited by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA). Graduates, who successfully complete the CATA certification exams, earn the right to work as an Athletic Therapist with sports teams, in clinical practice or in other related fields such as insurance case managers, industrial return to work, and the arts such as ballet, Cirque de Soleil etc. Students may also choose this stream for pre-professional preparation for medicine, physicians assistant, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, prosthetics and orthotics. Students first enroll in the 4-year BKin and during their second year of study, submit an enhanced major form to be considered for the BSc-athletic therapy program. |