The curriculum runs for eight consecutive semesters beginning in the fall and including intense study in the foundational, behavioral, and clinical sciences. Students are taught to manage patients and clients with musculoskeletal, neuromotor, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary dysfunction. The curriculum also guides students' exploration of the legal/ethical aspects of patient care as well as issues of communication, health promotion, policy, and practice management. Through participation in three research course, graduates also become critical consumers of research and evidence-based practitioners.
The curriculum also features extensive hands-on experience, including continuous work with “standardized patients” who help students practice integrating principles of professional practice with knowledge from the foundational, behavioral, and clinical sciences. What’s more, beginning in their second semester, students are immersed in clinical practice which further serves to enhance the application and integration of information throughout the curriculum.
Finally, the Program includes 34 weeks of full-time internship experience in local, national, and international locations.
PROGRAM OF STUDY
Fall I Semester I
PT 401 Physiology (3)
PT 411 Foundations of Examination (4)
PT 412 Foundations of Intervention (3)
PT 451 Dimensions of Professional Practice (3)
PT 461 Clinical Conference I (1)
HSCI 270 Research Methods for Health Professionals I (3)
Spring I Semester II
PT 402 Exercise Physiology (2)
PT 403 Functional Anatomy (5)
PT 413 Physical and Electrical Modalities (3)
PT 452 Teaching in Physical Therapy Practice (2)
HSCI 271 Research Methods for Health Professionals II (3)
PT 462 Clinical Conference II (1)
PT 483 Clinical Immersion I (1 full day per week for 5 weeks) (1)
Summer I Semester III
PT 404 Kinesiology
PT 405 Functional Neuroanatomy and Electrodiagnostics (2)
PT 406 Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology (4)
PT 453 Ethical and Legal Issues in Patient Care (1)
PT 463 Clinical Conference III (1)
Fall II Semester IV
PT 414 Management of Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction (3)
PT 415 Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction I (4)
PT 418 Management of Neuromotor Dysfunction (4)
HSCI 272 Research Methods for Health Professionals III (3)
PT 464 Clinical Conference IV (1)
PT 481 Community Practicum I (1)
PT 485 Clinical Immersion II (1 full day per week for 5 weeks) (1)
Spring II Semester V
PT 416 Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction II (2)
PT 417 Management of Integumentary Dysfunction (1)
PT 420 Pediatrics (4)
PT 422 Geriatrics (2)
PT 407 Medical Imaging (1)
PT 423 Prosthetics and Orthotics (2)
PT 465 Clinical Conference V (1)
PT 482 Community Practicum II (1)
Summer II Semester VI
PT 421 Women's Health (1)
PT 466 Clinical Conference VI (1)
PT 487 Clinnical Internship I (4)
Fall III Semester VII
PT 454 Health Promotion and Wellness (1)
PT 455 Administration and Management in Physical Therapy Practice (2)
PT 456 Health Policy and Advocacy (1)
PT 457 Capstone Seminar (1)
PT 488 Clinical Internship II (6)
Spring III Semester VIII
PT 489 Clinical Internship III (7)
PT 490 Externship Elective (2-5)
Total Required Credits = 102
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