BIOMECHANICS AND MOVEMENT SCIENCE
The Biomechanics and Movement Science (BIOMS) program is a graduate level interdisciplinary program that combines faculty and physical resources from several different units including the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Physical Therapy, Health and Exercise Sciences, and Computer and Information Sciences, as well as the Applied Sciences and Engineering Laboratory and the A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. By implementing an interdisciplinary approach involving faculty members with backgrounds in sport biomechanics, physical therapy, applied physiology, engineering, and computer science, students are afforded a diverse educational environment. In addition, the collective research laboratories of the participating units provide outstanding facilities. Programs of study are created to serve the interests of both the student and sponsoring faculty member, and may focus on topics in the areas of biomechanics, motor control, applied physiology, exercise physiology, and rehabilitation technology. Students enrolled in the graduate program come from a variety of undergraduate disciplines including all areas of engineering, computer science, physical therapy, biology, physics, mathematics, and exercise science. Undergraduate students interested in pursuing graduate work in biomechanics should consider prerequisite undergraduate coursework in anatomy, physiology, linear algebra, calculus, and computer programming.
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