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Course Requirements - Ph.D. in Biomechanics

Prerequiste Courses and Semester Hours (sh.)
22M:035 Engineering Calculus I (4 sh.)
22M:036 Engineering Calculus II (4 sh.)
22M:040 Matrix Algebra for Engineers (2 sh.)
22M:042 Vector Calculus for Engineers (2 sh.)
57:007 Statics (2 sh.)
57:010 Dynamics (3 sh.)
 

Required Courses
57:020 Mechanics of Fluids & Transfer Processes (4 sh.)
57:019 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (3 sh.)
57:021 Principles of Design I (3 sh)
58:155 Intermediate Dynamics (3 sh.)
27:253 Advanced Human Anatomy  (6 sh.)
101:295 Electromyography in Kinesiology & Biomechanics (3 sh.)
101:212 Biomedical Instrumentation (3 sh.)

Recommended Elective Courses
58:150 Intermediate Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (3 sh.)
57:022 Principles of Design II 0(3)
56:142 Human Factors Engineering (3 sh.)
27:201 Research in Biomechanics (arr)
132:234 Medical Neuroscience (4 sh.)

Specific dissertation problems that require a greater depth in one specific area may require additional courses not listed, and should be selected in consultation with the advisor.