Biomechanics

The Biomechanics pattern is designed to prepare students for graduate school or an entry-level position in a biomechanics related lab or personal training setting. Students in this pattern are interested in understanding anatomical and mechanical characteristics of human movement.  Those completing this pattern will be prepared for analyzing the techniques of movement and have knowledge of how those processes relate to the movement product.  Students within this pattern develop extensive knowledge of the muscular, kinematic, and kinetic nature of human movement, and use this information to analyze motion for the characteristics reflecting effective motion as well as those characteristics relating to injury risk.  The pattern relies on a research-based approach to investigating biomechanical characteristics using commonly available tools including video-based motion analysis, electromyography, and force transduction.