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Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
Carpenter Sports Building
26 North College Avenue
Newark, DE 19716
Ph: (302) 831-2265
Fax: (302) 831-4261
E-mail:
Health & Exercise Sciences - royer@udel.edu
Nutrition & Dietetics-
bakers@udel.edu

 

Concentration in Biomechanics

Students selecting Biomechanics as an area of concentration are required to write a thesis.

Credit Requirements
Minimum of 30
Credits within Exercise Science 
15-18
Credits in Cognate areas
6-9
Thesis 
Total number of required credits 
30

A. Courses Required Within Exercise Science

HESC 601 Research Methods 
3
HESC 602 Statistics 
3
HESC 603 Seminar in Exer Science (4 semester req.)
0
HESC 690 Biomechanical Methods 
3
HESC 803 Introduction to Lab Instrumentation 
3
At least one of the following courses:
HESC 687 Seminar in Biomechanics 
3
HESC 688 Electromyographic Kinesiology
3
Area A Total 
15-18 

B. A Minimum of 2 courses from the following:  
BMSC 601 Mathematics for Biomechanics
3
HESC 650 Life Span Motor Development
3
HESC 691 Gait Laboratory Internship
3
HESC 800 Advanced Physiology of Exercise
3
HESC 807 Motor Learning and Control
3
MEEG 612 Biomechanics of Human Mvt.
3
STAT 615 Design and Anal. of Experiments
3
STAT 617 Multivariate Methods
3
EDST 861 Introduction to Stat. Inference
3
EDST 862 Principles of Experimental Design
3
PHYT 604 Functional Anat and Biomechanics 
3
PHYT 613 Advanced Orthopedics 
3
Area B Total 
6-9

C. Thesis HESC 869 Thesis in Biomechanics 
6
Area C Total