Biomechanics of Impact Injury - SESC9460


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Safety Science
	Course Outline: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 0
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Impact injury occurs in the workplace, on the sports field, during recreation, and in traffic accidents. The course covers mechanisms of trauma, research methods, human tolerance to impact and methods for reducing injury. It brings together biomechanics, engineering and traumatology.

Note: Short Course mode. May not run every year.

Assumed knowledge: SESC6110