BIOMECHANICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Kinesiology, KINES 318 and (KINES 328, 337 or ANAT&PHY 337 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, quantify and describe mechanical aspects of human activities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Determine forces within and eternal to the human body that are necessary to achieve desired behaviors. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Determine movements and forces that result from muscle activity and external forces. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use mechanical principles to simulate standing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use mechanical simulation of standing to investigate neural control of balance. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, quantify and describe mechanical aspects of human activities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Determine forces within and eternal to the human body that are necessary to achieve desired behaviors. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Determine movements and forces that result from muscle activity and external forces. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use mechanical principles to simulate standing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use mechanical simulation of standing to investigate neural control of balance. Audience: Graduate