BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ANAT&PHY 337 or 338 ) and ( MATH 112 or placement into MATH 113 ) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, quantify, and describe mechanical aspects of human activities. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Determine forces within and external to the human body that are necessary to achieve desired behaviors. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Determine movements that result from muscle activity and external forces. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate use of instruments to measure forces, muscle activity, and motion. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret quantitative measurements of force, muscle activity, and motion. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Evaluate the validity of biomechanical claims related to exercise techniques, exercise devices, and assistive devices. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Become independent in self-guided continuation of learning and application of biomechanical principles beyond this course. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Demonstrate awareness of individual behaviors as they impact group dynamics. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Develop metacognitive skills for problem solving in biomechanics. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, quantify, and describe mechanical aspects of human activities. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Determine forces within and external to the human body that are necessary to achieve desired behaviors. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Determine movements that result from muscle activity and external forces. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate use of instruments to measure forces, muscle activity, and motion. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret quantitative measurements of force, muscle activity, and motion. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Evaluate the validity of biomechanical claims related to exercise techniques, exercise devices, and assistive devices. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Become independent in self-guided continuation of learning and application of biomechanical principles beyond this course. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Demonstrate awareness of individual behaviors as they impact group dynamics. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Develop metacognitive skills for problem solving in biomechanics. Audience: Undergraduate