Professional Qualifications in Motor Control in USA

Motor control is a highly specialized branch of neuroscience and it mainly deals with the scientific aspects of the human movements controlled by the central nervous system. Various subjects covered under the discipline of motor control include motor behavior aspects as well as orientation and mobility aspects of the human body.

Some high quality professional qualifications in motor control are offered in US universities such as University of North Carolina; Louisiana State University; University of Georgia; Stephen F. Austin State University; University of South Carolina and University of Delaware.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina offers its motor control courses like Master of Education in Motor Behavior; Master of Science in Motor Behavior and PhD in Motor Behavior programs at its Greensboro campus. Cost of the program is approximately US $15500 a year for international students.

Louisiana State University

Various motor control professional programs available at the Louisiana State University are M.S. Program for Concentration in Motor Behavior (Non-Thesis Option); M.S. Program for Concentration in Motor Behavior (Thesis Option) and PhD Program for a Concentration in Motor Behavior.

University of Georgia

University of Georgia also has a professional program in motor control on offer which is titled as ‘M.Ed in Motor Behaviour’. Annual tuition fee of this program is about US $11,000 for overseas students.

Stephen F. Austin State University

A graduate degree in motor control, viz. Bachelor of Science in Orientation and Mobility is conducted at the Stephen F. Austin State University for eligible candidates. Course intakes are four times a year, i.e. in the months of August, January, June and July respectively.

University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina conducts two professional programs in the discipline of motor control such as Master Degree in Exercise Science – Specialization Motor Control and Rehabilitation and PhD in Exercise Science – Motor Control and Rehabilitation. Cost of each program will be about US $9590 per year for overseas applicants.

University of Delaware

A master level qualification in motor control, Master of Science in Exercise Science – Motor Control is awarded by the University of Delaware also.  Tuition fee for international applicants is about US $8845 for 14 credits/units of the program.