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KIN 340Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sport and Activity

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Kinesiology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will introduce students to a variety of common orthopedic injuries sustained during sport and activity. Topics covered include the mechanisms of injury, tissue injury biomechanics, pathophysiology, initial assessment, management, and prevention of acute and chronic trauma.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed the following:
      • Must have completed the following:
        • KIN100 - Regional Human Anatomy (0.50)
        • KIN100L - Regional Human Anatomy Laboratory (0.25)
    • Students must be in level 3A or higher
    • Enrolled in a program offered by Faculty of Health

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0012730134 / 160TTh 08:30–09:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

93% liked it56% easy99% useful

From 30 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This is a great course to learn about MSK injuries but be prepared for a lot of content. This is a useful course for those that want to pursue PT, OT, or AT. There are no assignments but you need to study quite a bit for the tests. The in class quizzes and poll questions are all multiple choice and vastly easier than the test questions. Tests are MC, multi-select, T/F, and short answers. Questions can be tricky and very specific. The smallest detail mentioned in class will be on the test. You need to build a strong foundation in anatomy or else you will not do well. The necessary anatomy you need to know is not emphasized in lecture. Rob wrote his own "textbook" for the course but it isn't…

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  • This course is fun if you like learning about sport injuries, Rob is a great prof who is always trying to showcase real world injuries and describe what is happening, the course had 5 quizzes and 3 term tests. Definitely enjoyed taking this class.

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  • 5 little quizzes and 3 non cumulative term tests, no exam!

    Nov 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This is a super cool course if you are interested in sports injuries. There's lots of references in lecture to football, baseball, and hockey injuries. There was 3 midterms, 5 quizzes, and no final. Quizzes were a little annoying because they were only out of 10 so your mark could plummet easily with a few bad quizzes. The marking for the midterms (true/false, MC, short and long answer) was pretty tough. Don't expect higher than an 85 in this course because Rob specifically says he doesn't believe in high grades (and it's reflected in how the TAs mark)

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  • 3 25% non cumulative tests alone with 10% participation and 15% quizzes (5 3% quizzes). You learn about different injuries that can occur to the body and how they happen usually. Some of his test questions were kind of difficult though, but still fair. Pretty good class.

    Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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