Course Catalog

Course Name RO: PrevCare Ath Inj

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course introduces clinical approaches to the prevention and treatment of injuries common to active lifestyles, including acute and overuse injuries. This class is designed to give a general overview of all aspects of athletic training.

Prerequisites: AT major or permission of instructor.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: PrevCare-AT Inj Lab

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to introduce techniques used in risk management and the prevention and care of athletic injuries and illnesses. Emphasis is placed upon skills necessary to manage and prevent injuries common to active lifestyles, including acute and overuse injuries. Provides students with a laboratory experience in which skills relative to risk management and injury prevention are practiced.

Prerequisites: AT major or permission of instructor; students must be concurrently enrolled in AT 115.

Component: LAB

Course Name RO: Clin Exp Ath Train A

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This experience is designed to expose the student to experiences common to the practice of athletic training, and to allow the student to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the areas of risk management and acute care.

Prerequisites: Declared AT major; Sophomore status.

Component: LEC

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This experience is designed to expose the student to experiences common to the practice of athletic training, and to allow the student to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the areas of risk management and acute care.

Prerequisites: Declared AT major; Sophomore status.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Clin Eval-UE AT Inj

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to evaluate and assess injuries to the upper extremity and spine. The content covered in this course prepares students for the NATABOC Certification Examination and is critical for development as a competent health care professional.

Prerequisites: AT 115, AT 117

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Clin Eval-UE AT Inj

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course provides students with a laboratory experience in which upper extremity orthopedic evaluation skills are practiced.

Prerequisites: AT 115, AT 117; students must be concurrently enrolled in AT 210.

Component: LAB

Course Name RO: Clin Eval-LE Inj II

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to evaluate and assess injuries to the lower extremity.

Prerequisites: AT 115, AT 117, AT 210, AT 212; previous course in anatomy.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Clin Eval LE Inj II

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to provide students with a laboratory experience in which lower extremity orthopedic evaluation skills are practiced.

Prerequisites: AT 115, AT 117, AT 210, AT 212; previous course in anatomy; students must be concurrently enrolled in AT 215.

Component: LAB

Course Name RO: Emergency Response

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course certifies students with the skills necessary for application and/or certification into careers in medicine as well as training them to be first responders at the scene of an emergency. Skill competencies include: CPR for the Professional Rescuer, measuring blood pressure, airway management, bleeding control and splinting, and the administration of an automated External Defibrillator, epinephrine pen, asthma inhaler and oxygen. Required for AT students regardless of previous CPR certifications.

Prerequisites: Required for AT students regardless of previous CPR certifications.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Anatomy and Physiology

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the structural and functional organization of the human body. Analyzes the relationship of the human body at the biochemical cellular, tissue, organ and systems level, emphasizing the applications to health and fitness. (HF 220 students must earn a grade of C or higher to advance in the program.)

Prerequisites: AT 220 students must take AT 221 lab concurrently.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Appl Hum Anat Lab

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This laboratory experience will provide students with an opportunity to learn: 1) The major bones in the human body and their associated landmarks. 2) The major muscles in the human body including their origins, insertions, actions, and nerves. 3) The major ligaments in the human body. HF 220 students must earn a grade of C or higher to advance in the program.

Prerequisites: AT 220 students must take AT 221 lab concurrently.

Component: LAB

Course Name RO: Clin Exp Ath Train C

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This experience is designed to expose the student to experiences common to the practice of athletic training, and to allow the student to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the areas of injury prevention, assessment, and management.

Prerequisites: Admission to AT Program; Junior status.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Clin Exp Ath Train D

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This experience is designed to expose the student to experiences common to the practice of athletic training, and to allow the student to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the areas of injury prevention, assessment, and management.

Prerequisites: Admission to AT Program; Junior status.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Special Topics

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
New courses in development can be introduced provisionally into the curriculum under this number. The current course description, if applicable, is available from the program chair.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Fund of Strngth&Cond

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to introduce concepts and techniques associated with strength training and conditioning. Emphasis will be placed on the knowledge base and skills necessary to develop sport specific strength and conditioning programs. The course will focus on the following subjects: the human body's adaptations/response to strength training and conditioning, how performance enhancing substances, nutrition, and eating disorders affect strength training and conditioning, implementing strength training and conditioning testing/training techniques, and basic policy and procedures of the strength and conditioning facility. Students will be required to design a sport-specific strength training program. Course is designed to aid in preparation for taking the National Strength and Conditioning Association's certification examination.

Prerequisites: Enforced prerequisites for HF 326 students: minimum grade of C or higher in AT/HF 220 and AT/HF 221 to enroll. Advisory prerequisite for AT 326 students: Anatomy and Physiology.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Therap Modalities

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the knowledge, skills and values important to plan, implement, and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of injuries and illnesses of athletes and others involved in physical activity.

Prerequisites: AT major or permission of instructor; previous course in anatomy.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Therapeutic Mod Lab

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the knowledge and skills important to the application of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of injuries and illnesses of athletes and others involved in physical activity.

Prerequisites: Previous course in anatomy; AT major or permission of instructor; students must be concurrently enrolled in AT 350.

Component: LAB

Course Name RO: Rehab Ath Injuries

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
AT 360 will provide knowledge to students regarding the physiology of musculoskeletal trauma and its subsequent effects on tissues as a basis for rehabilitation. Therapeutic exercise techniques and the development of rehabilitation programs will be covered

Prerequisites: AT 350; previous course in anatomy

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Rehab Athlet Inj Lab

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
AT 362 is designed to provide students with a laboratory experience in which techniques used in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries can be applied.

Prerequisites: AT 350; previous course in anatomy; students must be concurrently enrolled in AT 360.

Component: LAB

Course Name RO: Path Allied Hlt Prof

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for disease processes.

Prerequisites: Advisory Prerequisite: AT/HF 220

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Clin Exp Ath Train E

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This experience is designed to expose the student to experiences common to the practice of athletic training, and to allow the student to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the areas of risk management, therapeutic exercise, and general medical conditions.

Prerequisites: Admission to AT program; Senior status

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Teach Exp

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
Undergraduate students participating in this course are responsible for: (1) aiding regularly assigned teaching faculty in a particular course; (2) providing tutorial help for undergraduate students enrolled in the course they are assisting in; (3) meeting regularly with discussion and/or laboratory sessions; (4) participating with teaching faculty in instructional activities. May be repeated once in a different area or with a different professor. Credits count as Kinesiology elective credit.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; Junior/Senior status; minimum B+ in related AT/HF/PE core courses recommended.

Component: IND

Course Name RO: Clin Exp Ath Train F

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This experience is designed to expose the student to experiences common to the practice of athletic training, and to allow the student to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the areas of risk management, therapeutic exercise, and general medical conditions.

Prerequisites: Admission to AT Program; Senior status.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: AT Admin

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
This course is designed to educate students on the management and administration of health care to physically active individuals. The class is a culminating experience to prepare students to become entry-level professionals. By completing this class, students should demonstrate mastery in health care management concepts and display the values in health care administration consistent with the Code of Ethics of the National Athletic Trainers Association and Standards of Practice for Athletic Trainers.

Prerequisites: AT major; Senior status.

Component: LEC

Course Name RO: Special Topics MVS AT

Course Level: Undergraduate

Description
New experimental course in Movement Science and/or Athletic Training. Course description is available from instructor.

Component: LEC