Bachelor of Arts in Social Science

at The Kings University Canada

The Kinesiology minor provides a general introduction into the field of human health science. The program equips students with knowledge and skills pertaining to healthy living and movement. King's Kinesiology program focuses on sports, wellness, coaching, and teaching but is also useful for students who want to dig deeper into anatomy, physiology, and nutrition.

Go beyond the classroom by learning individual and team sports. Understand how to come alongside others to help them lead lives enriched by leisure and activity. In a health-conscious society abundant with misinformation about healthy living, it is important to have accurate facts about physical education and well-being.

Program Highlights

• Understand how anatomy, physiology, fitness and nutrition all play a role in a person's total wellness.
• Gain knowledge and practical skills needed to help others live healthier lifestyles.
• Foster a holistic understanding of humanity and countless factors that contribute to human wellness.
• Participate in hands-on work opportunities or pursue a particular area of interest with practicums and special topics study.
• Dive into sports and the role they play in keeping us healthy and social.
• Learn how fitness, wellness, and health can bring glory to God.

Cultivate your talents in performance, musicology, aural skills, and more. At King's, you will study the physical aspects of music—including theory and performance techniques—and its aesthetic qualities, as well as answer philosophical questions concerning its nature, origin, and development.

King's Music program guides you to a richer understanding of the role music plays in a well-lived life and engages in the beauty, drama, intellectual rigour, and healing power of western classical music. An equal emphasis is placed on classroom learning and private instrument instruction and you will find countless performance opportunities to hone your craft and do what you love—making music! 

Program Highlights

• Perform in numerous concerts and recitals throughout the course of your program.
• Familiarize yourself with the physical aspects of the art including theory, performance techniques, and music's aesthetic qualities.
• Seek answers to philosophical questions concerning the nature of music, it's origin, and development.
• Take part in choral and instrumental ensemble opportunities.
• Engage in classes consisting of discussions, presentations, and analysis of songs, sounds, and ideas.
• Explore Christianity's influence on the development of music and examine the beauty of music through an informed Christian perspective.

Learn more about God's gift of creation and how to protect it for generations to come. King's Environmental Studies (ENVS) B.A. and B.Sc. programs prepare students to address sustainability issues with a broad knowledge of its ecological, social, and economic dimensions. In addition to course work, internships and field trips provide practical, hands-on skills and experiences. The program introduces students to principles and practices for building environmentally sustainable societies and lifestyles by examining the causes of environmental harm, and exploring theories, policies, techniques, and management approaches that support the restoration and flourishing of our planet. 

Through King’s ENVS programs, students develop skills such as mapping, geographical information systems (GIS), environmental impact assessment, policy analysis, statistical analysis, and strong oral and written communication. Both Environmental Studies programs are fully accredited by Eco Canada and equip graduates for future employment in this fast growing and dynamic sector.

Program Highlights

• Choose a program that prepares you for one of the fastest growing employment sectors in Canada.
• Participate in a 13-week internship and apply coursework to real life situations as you prepare for future careers.
• Explore solutions to world-wide environmental challenges through social, ecological, economic, and spiritual avenues. Consider how social justice and environmental health are connected.
• Choose to study the environment from a natural science or arts and humanities perspective. Specialize in an area of environmental studies that you find most interesting.
• Think critically about how civilization impacts the environment and how humans can develop more restorative ways of living on the planet.

Bachelor of Science: for students interested in the natural sciences and the workings of the natural world as explored in the lab, out in the field, and by using computers. These interests can be pursued through sub concentrations in Biology, Chemistry, and Computing Science.

Chemistry is about creativity. Chemists design and create new molecules and explore their properties and reactivities. Putting this creative knowledge to work, chemists team up with biologists, pharmacologists, engineers, material scientists, and environmental professionals to reveal the secrets of life’s building blocks.

The program lets students come to a deeper understanding of the molecular world so they can engage with molecules to bring healing to a damaged and hurting world. Learn how to describe, visualize, interact with, and appreciate the molecular world from leading professors in the field and conduct extensive laboratory research projects.

Program Highlights

• Obtain hands-on experience with laboratory tools, software, and procedures used by practicing industry professionals.
• Develop mathematical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Participate in field trips and laboratory experiments as you learn how to synthesize, bond, and create from the building blocks of God's design.
• Learn and work alongside award-winning professors who are committed to your success.
• Prepare for future careers and graduate study through an experiential, research-filled program.
• Immerse yourself in the molecular as you learn to describe, visualize, and interact with it.
• Cultivate a fuller appreciation of how subatomic particles reveal the fingerprints of our Creator.

Ever wonder why people listen to certain types of music, dress the way they do, commit crimes, or struggle with homelessness or addictions? Sociology engages these and other questions by looking deep into our social character and the systemic organization of human interaction.

The Sociology program at King's starts with one basic assumption: that human beings are social beings created in love and to love.

A Sociology degree helps students develop a variety of skills and insights that are vital for working and living well in today's world. Students develop research expertise, critical thinking skills, and decision-making skills while learning report preparation techniques; new communication, resolution, and leadership skills; and more.

Program Highlights

• Explore society's interconnections including the realities, struggles, challenges, and opportunities of various demographics.
• Study social phenomena as you prepare to take up careers with social justice concerns in mind.
• Develop new skills including research expertise, critical thinking, decision making, oral communication, policy, analysis, listening and collaboration, and more.
• Participate in field research as part of King's Community Engaged Research program.
• Explore how important facets of our society, such as religion, art, science, sports, and marriage, shape us individuals.
• Discover how social systems oppress some while benefiting others, and apply your faith to real world problems.
• Think abstractly about life and society and learn new ways to make a difference in the lives of others.

Chemistry is about creativity. Chemists design and create new molecules and explore their properties and reactivities. Putting this creative knowledge to work, chemists team up with biologists, pharmacologists, engineers, material scientists, and environmental professionals to reveal the secrets of life’s building blocks.

The program lets students come to a deeper understanding of the molecular world so they can engage with molecules to bring healing to a damaged and hurting world. Learn how to describe, visualize, interact with, and appreciate the molecular world from leading professors in the field and conduct extensive laboratory research projects.

Program Highlights

• Obtain hands-on experience with laboratory tools, software, and procedures used by practicing industry professionals.
• Develop mathematical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Participate in field trips and laboratory experiments as you learn how to synthesize, bond, and create from the building blocks of God's design.
• Learn and work alongside award-winning professors who are committed to your success.
• Prepare for future careers and graduate study through an experiential, research-filled program.
• Immerse yourself in the molecular as you learn to describe, visualize, and interact with it.
• Cultivate a fuller appreciation of how subatomic particles reveal the fingerprints of our Creator.

It is becoming increasingly important for business leaders to consider environmental impacts when making business decisions. As the need for better environmental stewardship and taking actionable steps to address climate change becomes evident, a growing number of students want to combine their passion for environmental issues with good business practices. This stream lets you pursue both. In addition to selecting courses that prepare students to make sustainable business decisions, students in the Environmental Management stream are encouraged to take Environmental Studies and Geography courses that explore questions and problems related to environmental sustainability. 

Students in this stream can expect to be prepared for work in areas of environmental planning, global development, and other careers related to Christian ministry or justice issues.

King's flexible Interdisciplinary Science (I.Sci) program helps prepare students for science related careers by exploring disciplines such as biology, computing science, psychology, kinesiology, mathematics, and more at a broad level. In addition to equipping students to tackle challenges and discoveries in modern science, the program provides excellent preparation for those looking to continue on to professional school, teach science at a grade school level, or enter the workforce directly after graduation.

Hands-on learning experiences and a focus on collaborations between disciplines in the natural sciences allow students to study chemical biology, computational chemistry, and more, while also providing students with connections between science and fields such as public policy, business, theology, and others.

Program Highlights

• Specialize in any two concentrations from biology, kinesiology, chemistry, computing science, mathematics, physics, and psychology. These disciplines may also be used as teachable majors and minors for students looking to pursue an Education degree after graduation.
• Discover new ways of thinking about problems from diverse scientific perspectives.
• Uncover how specific areas of scientific knowledge relate to complex problems in our world.
• Develop critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Prepare for careers in health sciences, nursing, technology, secondary education, industry and entrepreneurship, and more.
• Acquire the ability to gather, review, evaluate, interpret and critique data and draw conclusions from it.
• Communicate research results in a professional and comprehensive way by forming logical arguments and explanations.

Political science studies the governance of public communities. The program focuses on political institutions such as the state, executive, courts, and legislatures, and it examines the role of citizens, public officials, interest groups, and political parties within the political system as a whole.

Non-profits and voluntary organizations employ 12 percent of Canada’s workforce and contribute $75.9 billion to the nation’s economy. These numbers continue to grow as business approaches are being used to talk about social issues like poverty or the environment. This means there is an increasing demand for business graduates in this sector. Students who choose this stream could get jobs as government policy analysts or sustainability specialists.