The Biomechanics Option is available to all Engineering students.
The Option consists of seven courses selected from specified lists. At least one course must be taken as an “extra.” An extra can be a course taken during a work term. Individual department requirements must be satisfied and thus the precise number of courses that need to be taken as extras (normally DRNA - see Rules for description) may vary. Contact the associate chair, option co-ordinator, or director for the plan for information regarding the number of extras as well as any other restrictions that may apply.
Option Requirements
The courses listed below may have prerequisites, and it is the student’s responsibility to satisfy the requirements or otherwise obtain permission to enrol.
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F - fall term; W - winter term; S - spring term
To satisfy the Option, students must successfully complete:
- one required course:
- one course from List A: Anatomy and Physiology (see Note 1)
- BIOL 201 Human Anatomy (F)
- BIOL 273 Principles of Human Physiology 1 (F,W), and a limited number of spaces may be available online (S)
- BME 284 Physiological and Biological Systems (S)
- KIN 100 Regional Human Anatomy and KIN 100L Regional Human Anatomy Laboratory (W)
- SYDE 584 Physiological Systems and Biomedical Design (F)
- one course from List B: Ergonomics
- KIN 121 Biomechanics of Human Movement and KIN 121L Biomechanics of Human Movement Laboratory (F)
- KIN 320 Task Analysis (F)
- KIN 420 Occupational Biomechanics (F) (see Note 2)
- SYDE 162 Human Factors in Design (S)
- SYDE 543 Cognitive Ergonomics (F)
- SYDE 548 User Centred Design Methods (W)
- one course from List C: Techniques of Biomechanics
- CHE 341 Introduction to Process Control (F,W)
- CIVE 306 Mechanics of Solids 3 (F)
- CIVE 422 Finite Element Analysis (W)
- ECE 380 Analog Control Systems (W,S)
- ECE 486 Robot Dynamics and Control (S)
- ME 322 Mechanical Design 1 (F,W)
- ME 360 Introduction to Control Systems (F,W)
- ME 423 Mechanical Design 2 (F,S)
- ME 547 Robot Manipulators: Kinematics, Dynamics, Control (W)
- ME 555 Computer-Aided Design (W)
- ME 559 Finite Element Methods (F,S)
- ME 566 Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering Design (F,S)
- MTE 360 Automatic Control Systems (F,W)
- PHYS 395 Biophysics of Therapeutic Methods (W)
- SYDE 352 Introduction to Control Systems (W)
- SYDE 543 Cognitive Ergonomics (F)
- SYDE 544 Biomedical Measurement and Signal Processing (W)
- SYDE 553 Advanced Dynamics (F)
- SYDE 572 Introduction to Pattern Recognition (W)
SYDE 575 Image Processing (F)
- one course from List D: Kinesiology
- BME 551 Biomechanics and Human Movement (W)
- KIN 221 Advanced Biomechanics of Human Movement and KIN 221L
Advanced Biomechanics of Human Movement Laboratory (W,S)
- KIN 255 Fundamentals of Neuroscience and KIN 255L Fundamentals of Neuroscience Laboratory (F)
- KIN 312 Introduction to Neurological Disorders (F)
- KIN 340 Muskuloskeletal Injuries in Sport and Activity (F)
- KIN 356 Sensory Systems Neuroscience (W)
- KIN 416 Neuromuscular Integration (F)
- KIN 420 Occupational Biomechanics (F) (see Note 2)
- KIN 422 Human Posture, Balance and Gait (F)
- KIN 425 Biomechanics Modelling (F)
- KIN 472 Directed Study in Special Topics (F,W,S)
- plus a two-term project from List E: Project (see Note 3)
- CHE 482 Group Design Project (F) and CHE 483
Group Design Project and Symposium (W)
- CIVE 400 Civil Engineering Design Project 1 (S) and CIVE 401
Civil Engineering Design Project 2 (W)
- ECE 498A and ECE 498B
Engineering Design Project (F,W,S)
- ENVE 400 Environmental Engineering Design Project 1 (F) and ENVE 401
Environmental Engineering Design Project 2 (W)
- GENE 401 and GENE 402
Special Directed Studies (F,S,W)
- ME 481 Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1 (F,S) and ME 482
Mechanical Engineering Design Project 2 (W)
- NE 408 Nanosystems Design Project (F) and NE 409
Nanosystems Design Project and Symposium (W)
- SYDE 461 Systems Design Capstone Project 1 (F) and SYDE 462
Systems Design Capstone Project 2 (W)
Notes
- List A course is to be taken by the end of the student's 3B term.
- KIN 420 may count towards List B or List D, but not both.
- The project topic must be in the area of biomechanics and students are encouraged to have their projects supervised or co-supervised by a faculty member outside of their home department.