Biomechanics and Movement Science Program

Biomechanics and Movement Science (MS, PhD)

Telephone: (302) 831-6174
https://sites.udel.edu/bioms/
Faculty Listing: https://sites.udel.edu/bioms/faculty/
email: ud-bioms@udel.edu

Program Overview

The Biomechanics and Movement Science (BIOMS) program offers programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees. It is an interdisciplinary program that combines faculty and physical resources from several different units including the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Physical Therapy, the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Delaware Rehabilitation Institute, and the Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research. By implementing an interdisciplinary approach, the availability of faculty members with backgrounds in sport biomechanics, physical therapy, applied physiology, engineering, and computer science, affords students a much more diverse educational environment. In addition, the collective research laboratories of the participating units provide exposure to outstanding facilities. The laboratories of the Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, the Department of Physical Therapy, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research and others present an array of equipment for the study of human movement and exercise as well as the biomechanical and physiological alterations observed as a consequence of injury, disease, and various intervention strategies. Laboratories in the departments of Biological Sciences and Mechanical Engineering provide equipment for the study of cytomechanics and rehabilitation.

Requirements for Admission

Applicants to the BIOMS program should meet the minimum recommended GRE requirements of 300 (1050 old GREs) on combined quantitative and verbal scores, and an undergraduate grade point index of 3.0. Applicants are expected to have course experience in the areas of math (through calculus), anatomy/physiology, physics (two semesters), and chemistry (two semesters). See Graduate Admissions  for additional information.

Admission is selective and competitive based on the number of well-qualified applicants and the limits of available faculty, funding, and facilities. Those applicants who meet the stated minimum academic requirements for admission are not guaranteed admission, nor are those applicants who fail to meet those minimum requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths.

Applicants are required to identify a faculty member with appropriate expertise who will serve as their advisor throughout the degree program. Once a potential faculty member has agreed to be the applicant advisor, formal consideration for admission to the BIOMS program will proceed, provided that they 1) meet all admission requirements of the Office of Graduate and Professional Education and the BIOMS program, and 2) are successful in securing a faculty advisor, and 3) are approved by the BIOMS Executive Committee.

Financial Aid

Financial assistance for students in the BIOMS program is obtained from a variety of external sources and will therefore vary in form and availability. Assistance will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants best fitting the needs of the granting agencies and sponsoring faculty. Students receiving full stipends will be expected to work up to 20 hours per week on faculty projects, and are expected to maintain full-time status. Please refer to Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships  for more information.