PT 5170 — Motor Control
3 semester hours Graduate Lecture usually offered: spring typical days: M/W Boston Traditional
Focuses on the theories and models of neuromuscular control and learning of human movement. Examines the relationship between theory and practice and how motor function may be altered by a variety of factors.
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history Term Sections Enrolled Capacity Full Open seats/section Spring 2025 1 3 25 12% 22.0 Spring 2026 1 13 25 52% 12.0
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 81% · T 19% · W 81% · Th 19% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (81% of sections), TR (19% of sections)
— in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors Spring Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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