Human Movement Analytics - Biomechanics, Motor Control, and Learning

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree with at least 180 ECTS points, obtained in one of the following scientific fields:

Physical Activity and Health (Bewegung und Gesundheit, JLU Giessen)

Biomedical engineering

Sports and Technology or

related programmes plus

Teacher training programmes in sports combined with mathematics, physics or computer science

Stage 1: Check of formal requirements

• language requirements (see below for details)
• average grade in Bachelor’s programme
• applicants with an average grade of 0,7-2,5 (or 15,0-9,5 points) are considered for stage 2 without further documents.
• applicants with an average grade of 2,6-3,0 (or 9,3-8,0 points) must prove their eligibility by handing in additional documents such as practical experience or completed projects in biomechanics, orthopaedic technology, neuroscience of behavioural science.

Stage 2: Online interview

• personal motivation for the programme (max. 3 points)
• experience and knowledge of the fields of human movement, biomechanics, cognitive neuroscience,… (max. 3 points)
• presentation of Bachelor’s thesis (max. 9 points)

Applicants who reached at least 12 points in stage 2 can enrol into the HMA programme.

• School reports: English language skills must be documented over at least 6 years, up to the degree which entitles university entrance.
• or TOEFL Test iBT (internet-based test) with at least 72 points; TOEFL Test IPT Level 1 with at least 543 points; TOEFL Test pBT with at least 543 points.
• or IELTS with at least 5.5 average mark.
• or PTE academic with at least 75 points.
• or TOEIC with at least 784 points.
• or Cambridge IGCSE with at least B2 level.
• or telc with at least B2 level.
• or UNIcert II with at least B2 level.