Introduction to Human Movement Science and Analysis

Catalog description

This course introduces/emphasizes foundational concepts in motor control, biomechanics, and kinesiology with the application to human movement. Kinematics, kinetics, mechanical properties of biological tissue, neuromechanics, muscle actions, and joint structure and function are examined. This course prepares students to begin to observe, describe and discuss simple human movement in the context of the individual, task and environment.