PT 3500 — Motor Control of Human Movement
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: W/FBostonTraditional
Covers two broad areas that impact the human movement system: motor control and motor learning. Examines neural, behavioral, and physical mechanisms that contribute to the control of movement in humans. Focuses on motor control in healthy persons, with some discussion of alterations associated with musculoskeletal and neural impairment. Examines factors that influence the learning of new motor skills (motor learning) as a result of practice and/or experience.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- BIOL 2217 (min D-)
- BIOL 1117 (min D-)
- BIOL 136M BIOL 234M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 53% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20% | 16.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42% | 11.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11% | 17.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 23% | 23.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 35% · W 65% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: WF (65% of sections), TF (35% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Heather Salon (90% of students) · reviews
- Darla Castelli (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Heather Salon (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PT course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PT courses · Plan it at numap.app