PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Humans are capable of achieving astonishing performances in athletics, in work and in other extraordinary situations. These extraordinary performances often provide important insights into physiological processes and their limits. Integrate information from biology, chemistry, psychology, mechanics, etc., to understand the factors that determine and limit human performance from the molecular level all the way up to whole body movement. Use case studies to investigate physiological processes underlying movement, exercise, and performance.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop effective strategies for solving problems in science, including some strategies for finding information to help solve the problem. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an appreciation for the role that limiting factors play in human physiology and an ability to identify limiting factors in a variety of physiological processes Audience: Undergraduate 3. Have an appreciation for the relationships between a variety of different subjects related to human physiology and understand how an effective approach to understanding human performance requires an integrated approach from a number of disciplines. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop effective strategies for solving problems in science, including some strategies for finding information to help solve the problem. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an appreciation for the role that limiting factors play in human physiology and an ability to identify limiting factors in a variety of physiological processes Audience: Undergraduate 3. Have an appreciation for the relationships between a variety of different subjects related to human physiology and understand how an effective approach to understanding human performance requires an integrated approach from a number of disciplines. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027