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Micro-credential in Injury Biomechanics

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What is the Microcredential in Injury Biomechanics?

The Micro-credential in Injury Biomechanics offers an intensive and specialized training program focused on the fundamental principles of biomechanics, with a particular emphasis on the mechanical behavior of human tissues and injury mechanisms.

Designed for engineering students and professionals interested in injury prevention in fields such as automotive safety, sports, or defense, this micro-credential combines theoretical knowledge, hands-on laboratory sessions, and real-world experience through the use of crash surrogates and injury criteria.

Taught in English and delivered face-to-face at the Alberto Aguilera campus and the MOBIOS Lab, the program runs as a 30-hour intensive course (3 ECTS). Its compact and applied format makes it an excellent opportunity to acquire key skills in a rapidly growing field within biomedical engineering and safety research.

  • Centers
    Engineering (Comillas ICAI)
  • Languages
    English
  • Certification
    Comillas degrees
  • Modality
    In person
  • Duration
    30 hours (3 ECTS)
  • Starts On
    09/06/2025

Do you have doubts?

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Why study the Microcredential?

Injury biomechanics is an emerging field with increasing demand for professionals capable of analyzing, preventing, and mitigating damage to the human body under impact or mechanical stress. This micro-credential, offered by the School of Engineering – ICAI, responds to this need by preparing participants to face real-world challenges in automotive safety, sports performance, or injury-related research.

This program stands out for:

  • Expertise in injury biomechanics: In-depth knowledge of injury mechanisms and widely used biomechanical injury criteria.

  • Hands-on learning: Active participation in experiments using crash surrogates (dummies, computational models, PMHS) and real-world data analysis.

  • Interdisciplinary focus: A unique combination of solid mechanics, human anatomy, and injury evaluation techniques.

  • Real-world application: Course content aligned with the demands of industries such as automotive, elite sports, and forensic science.

  • Expert faculty: Instructors and researchers from the Master’s in Motorsport, Mobility and Safety (M2S), with practical experience in biomechanics.

If you’re looking for rigorous, hands-on training with a real impact on safety and injury prevention, this micro-credential is for you.

Methodology

The Micro-credential in Injury Biomechanics combines participatory lectures, case study analysis, lab-based practical sessions, and independent study.

During the program, participants will:

  • Explore the biomechanics of injuries across various body regions.

  • Understand and apply injury severity scales such as AIS.

  • Develop and evaluate injury criteria based on experimental and computational data.

  • Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to address applied challenges.

Evaluation:

  • Lab Project 1: 20%

  • Lab Project 2: 20%

  • Quizzes on assigned readings: 20%

  • Individual homework assignments: 15%

  • Critical review of a scientific article: 25%

This approach ensures an active, rigorous, and skills-based learning experience aligned with real-world injury prevention scenarios.

Study plan

Faculty

  • Faculty of Universidad Pontificia Comillas and the University of Virginia - Center for Applied Biomechanics

Admission process

Follow all the steps of our admission process and become a Comillas student.

01

Apply for admission

Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.

02

Validation

The General Secretariat will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.

03

Interview

Candidates will be interviewed at the entrance interviews.

04

Resolution

We will let you know if you have been admitted.

05

Registration

You will officially be a Comillas student.

  • 01

    Apply for admission

    Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.

  • 02

    Validation

    The General Secretariat will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.

  • 03

    Interview

    Candidates will be interviewed at the entrance interviews.

  • 04

    Resolution

    We will let you know if you have been admitted.

  • 05

    Registration

    You will officially be a Comillas student.

Comillas ICAI

Calle Alberto Aguilera, 25.

The tradition of the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI) in the training of engineers began in Madrid in 1908. Today, Comillas ICAI is a polytechnic school whose academic activity focuses on Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.

  • Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.

  • The Comillas education system is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Careers, Internships and Employment Guidance Service (OPE) is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2022-23 academic year, 7,101 student internships in companies were managed.

  • The Professional Careers, Internships and Employment Guidance Service (OPE) is the University's service dedicated to informing, guiding and collaborating in the insertion of recent graduates in the labour market or in the projection of the professional careers of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that directly connects candidates with 8,302 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2022-23 academic year, 1,542 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2021 graduating class, 92% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.