This course will involve students applying techniques in exercise testing and prescription for individuals/groups. Participants will be involved in integration seminars in the class and in practical experience at local fitness centres.

This course is designed to prepare students for CSEP-CPT Certification, the Canadian standard for the field of personal training. Students will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge in exercise prescription and counseling techniques. Students prepare for the CPT core competencies in counseling, motivation, and fitness, including exercise demonstration and technique, equipment selection, exercise prescription and modification, program design and planning. Upon completion, students will fulfill both the written and practical exams of the CSEP Health and Fitness Program, Personal Trainer Certification.

This course provides foundations specific to administration and management of the fitness industry and personal training professionals.

An examination of resistance training and supplementary strength and conditioning methodologies for general conditioning and sport specific conditioning. Emphasis on various strength training techniques, exercise mechanics, program designs and implementations as they relate to specific activities or sports. Topics will include current advanced training techniques such as periodization, Olympic Lifting, and/or plyometric training.

This course examines human movement to identify movement dysfunction and increased risk potential. Emphasis will be on identifying sources of impairment through muscle and movement assessment techniques. Students will learn to apply corrective exercises to recovery from impairments, reduce injury potential, and improve performance.

This is an introduction to the classical problems of philosophy through study and critical discussion of selected philosophical classics and contemporary works. Emphasis will be placed on questions of moral and other values and on the nature of society and justice.

This is an introduction to the classical problems of philosophy through study and critical discussion of selected philosophical classics and contemporary works. Emphasis will be placed on questions of the nature and extent of human knowledge and classic problems about the nature of reality and our place in it.

This is an introduction to modern symbolic logic including sentential and predicate logic with an emphasis on the application of formal techniques to ordinary language.

Practical logic is the study of critical thinking in everyday contexts. This class is foundational to all aspects of life, including our professional and personal lives. Without critical thinking people may not be able to differentiate between mere opinion and knowledge, which makes them susceptible to holding false beliefs without the means to make corrections. Critical thinking skills teach us how to identify mistakes in reasoning and how to correct these mistakes. This course teaches students the basic concepts of informal logic required for critical thinking. These concepts include the components of arguments, how to analyze logical inferences, and how to evaluate persuasive language as it is often presented in politics, news, social media, business, and even around the dinner table. In addition, students will learn how to identify logical fallacies, how to recognize good evidence (scientific or otherwise), and how to have fruitful discussions with others about even the most contentious topics.

Philosophical analysis of contemporary problems of social concern. Topics may include abortion, sexual equality, our place in the natural environment, censorship, minority and majority rights, war and violence, medical ethics and cultural preservation.

This course is an introduction to the questions of what it means to be a person and to have a mind. The relationship of philosophical ideas to scientific investigations of mental phenomena will be studied. Topics may include the mind-body relationship, personal identity, computer models of mind, sensation and emotion, and consciousness.

This is an introduction to the central issues in contemporary philosophy of science. Topics may include theory of evaluation, paradigm shifts and theory change, laws of nature, causation and explanation, the rationality of science and its social and historical setting.

This course will introduce students to the basic key concepts that are central to classical and contemporary philosophy. Through its capacity to question values, norms, and all forms of argumentation, philosophy has played a critical role in the emergence of feminism. Some of the debates in feminist philosophy we may consider include argumentation theory, justice, equality, rights, social and political philosophy, theories of knowledge (including personal narratives), scientific methodology, the aims and purpose of the economy as a social institution, and the philosophy of pornography. No philosophy background is assumed for this course. However, it is beneficial to have completed at least one social science or humanities course to prepare students to meet the reading and writing expectations.

This course will examine the roles and responsibilities of professionals, as well as ethical challenges they face. These challenges often involve balancing self-interest, clients’ interests, and the public good. At times they involve weighing clients’ interests and clients’ wishes (and their autonomy.) They may also involve efforts to resolve conflicts between the professional’s personal moral beliefs and their perceived duties as professionals. Challenges and issues will be explored through consideration of debates within specific fields (such as accounting, medicine, engineering, journalism and law) - often with relevance across professions. Controversies will also be investigated through study of general discussions of common concerns. Ethical concepts and outlooks will provide assistance in facing the challenges.

Major environmental issues, such as pollution, overpopulation, resource exhaustion, the rights of future generations and animal rights will be considered in regard to their ethical, aesthetic, or metaphysical ramifications.

General topics in the Philosophy of Religion. Selections from the following will be studied: The concept of 'religion', the relationships between philosophy and religion, arguments for and against the existence of God, meaning and intelligibility in religious language, religion and morality, religion and the meaning of life, implications of the study of religion in the social sciences.

A philosophical examination of concepts and issues central to the knowledge and practice of health care. Topics may include: provision and allocation of health care resources, rights and responsibilities of patients and health care personnel, passive and active euthanasia, abortion, research and experimentation, disclosure of diagnosis and risks, death and suffering.

This theory course is an introduction to material handling equipment parts identification, with a primary focus on electrical and hydraulic systems. The course will include the fundamentals of operation for major components on material handling equipment as well as identification of standard stock items, bearings, and seals. Measuring calculations and use of measuring tools will also be included.

This theory course includes: an introduction to the parts and material technician (warehousing) industry. It will cover material handling procedures in all areas including shipping, receiving, storing, etc. as well as measuring the efficiencies in these areas. Also included will be an introduction to parts catalogues, and the correct steps for their proper use. In addition, a section on merchandising will cover concepts on correct methods of stocking and displaying parts.

This theory course covers workplace safety as well as safe handling of hazardous materials in a parts and materials warehouse. In addition, the course will cover proper communication skills which will provide parts and materials technicians the ability to offer quality customer service. The final segment of the course will deal with transportation and traffic as they relate to a parts or materials warehouse.