Movement Science (DPT-0713)

Summer 2025 · DPT 0713 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of movement science, offers a framework for understanding normal and abnormal movement, and includes concepts of kinesiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, physiology, motor control, and motor learning. The course will integrate theory and basic principles of motor development, motor behavior, motor control, and motor learning as they relate to human movement and gait across the lifespan. Emphasis is on the integration of theory, structured movement analyses of activities performed in daily life, and the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model to inform clinical decision making in physical therapist practice.

Course codes: DPT-0713, DPT 0713, DPT0713, DPT-713, DPT 713, DPT713

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