University of Massachusetts Amherst

Department of Kinesiology

Course Websites

Undergraduate Courses

Course # Title  Credits Course Website
KIN 100 Introduction to Kinesiology   3 http://spark.oit.umass.edu
KIN 110 Human Performance and Nutrition  3 http://courses.umass.edu/kin110/index.htm
KIN 170 Human Anatomy & Physiology I  3  
KIN 172 Human Anatomy & Physiology II  3  
KIN 171 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (Lab)  1 http://spark.oit.umass.edu
KIN 173 Human Anatomy & Physiology I(Lab)  1 http://spark.oit.umass.edu
KIN 340 Exercise Testing and Programming  3  
KIN 350 Statistics and Measurement in Kinesiology  3  
KIN 355 Writing Seminar in Kinesiology  3  
KIN 380 Diet, Supplements and Athletic Performance  3 http://courses.umass.edu/kin380/
KIN 430 Biomechanics  3 http://courses.umass.edu/kin430/
KIN 440 Wellness for All  3  
KIN 460 Motor Control  3  
KIN 470 Exercise Physiology  3 http://spark.oit.umass.edu
KIN 497F Teaching Practicum  1-3  
KIN 498 Practicum  1-15  
KIN 296, 396, 496, 596 Independent Study (Can only be taken by special arrangement with a Professor in the Kinesiology Department). 1-6  

 

Graduate Courses

Course # Title  Credits Course Website
KIN 530 Mechanical Analysis of Human Motion  3  
KIN 535 Muscle Mechanics and Modeling 3 http://courses.umass.edu/kin535/
KIN 540 Health Behavior Change 3 http://spark.oit.umass.edu
KIN 560 Exercise Neuroscience 3  
KIN 565 Movement Coordination and Perception 3  
KIN 570 Pediatric E xercise Physiology 3  
KIN 571 Physical Activity and Women's Health 3  
KIN 580 Muscle Structure and Function 3  
KIN 585 Energy Metabolism 3 http://courses.umass.edu/kin585/
KIN 597I ST- Environmental Exercise Physiology 3 http://spark.oit.umass.edu
KIN 600 Introduction to Research in Human Movement  1  
KIN 670 Advanced Exercise Physiology 3  
KIN 697A Master's Project 3  
KIN 697C Advanced Computational Instrumentation 3  
KIN 699 Master's Thesis  3  
KIN 730 Biomechanics 3  
KIN 797N Nonlinear Dynamics of Human Movement 3  
KIN 891 Seminar in Human Movement 1-6 http://courses.umass.edu/kin891/
KIN 899 Doctoral Dissertation 12  
http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/kinesiology/