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Degree Requirements and Courses
Please refer to the Program Policy Statement (draft) for details of the degree requirements. Master of Science in Biomechanics and Movement Science
The Master's degree program requires 24 credit hours of coursework plus 6 credit hours of thesis. The student's program of study should be created by the student and his/her advisor as part of the admission process. This program of study must then be reviewed and approved by the BIOMS Graduate Committee. The thesis committee must consist of at least two BIOMS faculty members from the area of specialization and one BIOMS faculty member from outside the area of specialization. Prior to conducting the thesis, the student must successfully defend the thesis proposal before the BIOMS faculty. The final thesis defense must then be approved by the thesis committee.
The Ph.D. program requires 33 credit hours of coursework beyond the Master's degree plus 9 credit hours of dissertation. A student entering the Ph.D. program without a Master's degree must complete a minimum of 63 credit hours of coursework plus 9 credit hours of dissertation. As with the Master's degree, the student's program of study should be created by the student and his/her advisor as part of the admission process. This program of study must then be reviewed and approved by the BIOMS Graduate Committee. The dissertation committee must consist of at least three BIOMS faculty members,one of whom must be from a department different than that of the dissertation advisor. In addition, the committee shall have one member from outside the BIOMS program. Prior to conducting the dissertation, the student must successfully defend the dissertation proposal before the BIOMS faculty. The defense of the dissertation proposal constitutes the qualifying examination for candidacy into the Ph.D. degree program. Candidacy is completed when the student successfully defends the dissertation.
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