Course variations

Course summary

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. The Biomechanics and Movement Science program is a graduate level interdisciplinary program that combines faculty and physical resources from several different units including the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Physical Therapy, the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Center for Biomedical Engineering Research.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants to the BIOMS program should meet the minimum recommended GRE requirements of 1050 on combined quantitative and verbal scores and an undergraduate grade point index of 3.0 or higher. They are expected to have course experience in the areas of math (through calculus), anatomy/physiology, physics (2 semesters), and chemistry (2 semesters). They must then submit an admission application, the application fee, two official transcripts of previous college records, at least three letters of recommendation, and TOEFL scores (foreign students only) to the Office of Graduate Studies. If the student has not previously been accepted by an advisor and pending a successful review of the initial application materials, the application is circulated to all Biomechanics and Movement Science faculty in an effort to match the student with a faculty advisor. Faculty members tend to advise students whose background, goals and objectives are compatible with their own areas of research and funding. The student will then be admitted to the BIOMS program provided that they: 1) meet all admission requirements of the Office of Graduate Studies and the BIOMS program; 2) are successful in securing a faculty advisor; and 3) are approved by the BIOMS Executive Committee.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences