Bachelor in Movement Science

University of Michigan Michigan, USA / University of Michigan: 1118 Observatory Lodge, 1402 Washington Heights. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2013 (734) 647-9856/(734) 647-2808 fax, jenknapp@umich.edu http://www.kines.umich.edu/prospective/ugrad/ Kinesiology generally admits students in their first and second years of college study. First-year applicants who plan to major in Movement Science, Athletic Training, or Physical Education should include in their high school preparation one year each of biology, physics, mathematics and chemistry. Students planning to major in Sport Management should emphasize writing, economics, communications, statistics and accounting. Athletic Training, Physical Education, and Sport Management require supplemental applications in the freshman and sophomore years. Kinesiology admits students from other U-M schools and colleges (cross-campus transfers) or other colleges and universities (new transfers) on a selective basis. The major factors considered in reviewing applications are the quality of previous academic work and the field of special interest. Admission is competitive. The following materials are necessary for application: The appropriate application for admission (cross-campus transfer, transfer, first-year student, etc.) and Cross-campus transfer and off campus transfer students are required to apply using the online application, A nonrefundable application fee in the form of a credit card, check or money order payable to the University of Michigan; $40 for applicants with domestic addresses; $55 for applicants with foreign addresses who are not currently students at the University. There is no fee for cross campus transfers, Official transcripts of previous academic work. Transfer students must submit transcripts from each college or university attended, as well as a high school transcript. First-year students should submit a high school transcript. Cross-campus students are not required to submit transcripts, ACT or SAT test results The BS program in Movement Science highlights the cross-disciplinary study of the causes and consequences of movement from biological, biomechanical, and motor control perspectives. The program includes required and elective courses, laboratory research opportunities and out-of-class activities. Successful completion of the program can lead to careers in such diverse areas as athletic training, cardiac and physical rehabilitation, worksite wellness, sports biomechanics, personal fitness training, performance evaluation and injury prevention. Movement Science consists of three disciplines: biomechanics (applies the principles of classical mechanics to the study of the human body in motion. Students develop the skills to analyze movement and to quantify the internal and external forces acting on or within the body during normal or pathological movement), exercise physiology (Exercise physiology focuses on the body's response to exercise and movement. The curriculum emphasizes the integration of knowledge in such areas as muscle mechanics, anatomy, endocrinology, microbiology, biochemistry, nutrition and systems physiology as they relate to human movement), and motor control (examines the ways movement is learned and controlled through both neural and behavioral mechanisms. Students study such issues as skill acquisition, coordination and motor disorders with respect to balance and locomotion, and eye, head and limb movements. Motor control knowledge is applied in clinical settings such as physical and occupational therapy, the instructional fields of physical education, coaching, music and the arts, as well as ergonomics and human engineering). Bachelor's Degree

• Physical Sciences
• Sports and Physical Education