Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health. School of Health and Human Performance

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health. School of Health and Human Performance

• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health Professions. School of Physical Education (1966-1995)

1966-

The School of Health and Human Performance was established in 1966 as the School of Physical Education in response to the need for PE teachers in Nova Scotia. The program was situated in the Faculty of Health Professions and the first class graduated with their Bachelor of Physical Education in 1970. A Health Education major and a Human Movement option were introduced in the early 1970s; in 1977 a Bachelor of Recreation program began and the first student with a BSc (Health Education) graduated. After Dalplex was completed in 1979, the School moved to Stairs House and a year later Athletics and Recreational Services separated from the School of Physical Education.

In 1984 a five-year Bachelor of Physical Education/Bachelor of Education integrated program started, and in 1986 a BSc (Kinesiology) was created. The graduate programs expanded to include three separate degrees: MA (Health Education), MSc (Kinesiology), and MA (Leisure Studies).

When teacher training was dropped at Dalhousie in 1993, the school was renamed the School of Health and Human Performance. By 2004 the BSc (Health Education) was renamed BSc (Health Promotion), a new stream in Research and Policy was introduced, the Community Health Promotion stream was strengthened, and an Honours degree in Health Promotion began.

The School of Health and Human Performance is located in the Bethune Building on South Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The School of Health and Human Performance offers programs leading to Bachelor of Science degrees in Health Promotion; Kinesiology; Recreation; and Recreation/Management. Graduate programs include an MA Health Promotion; MSc Kinesiology; and MA Leisure Studies. The School also facilitates doctoral studies through the Faculty of Health's PhD in Health.

The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.

The School of Health and Human Performance is an academic unit within the Faculty of Health and is administered by a director, supported by faculty, lecturers and staff.

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health (1962-)