2024-2025 Catalog

 

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ATR-501 Athletic Training Clinical Education: Experience I

This course is designed to allow students to practice clinical skills under the direct supervision of a Preceptor with an emphasis on lower extremity competencies.

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ATR-502 Athletic Training Clinical Education: Experience II

This course is designed to allow students to practice clinical skills under the direct supervision of a Preceptor with an emphasis on upper extremity competencies.

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ATR-503 Athletic Training Clinical Education Experience III

This course will provide the student with opportunity to evaluate and assess both lower and upper extremity injuries. Additionally, the student will devise a care plan to include the use of therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation skills.

3

ATR-504 Athletic Training Clinical Education Experience IV

This course will provide the athletic training student the opportunity to understand and appreciate the interconnectedness of health care providers in the care of athletes. This course will discuss and research interprofessional related issues and concepts in the healthcare field. Topics will be presented by a wide range of healthcare professionals including, but not limited to, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, massage therapists, dentists, physicians, etc.

3

ATR-510 Preventative Strategies and Emergency Management

This course will introduce the athletic training student to a wide array of prevention approaches as it relates to prevention of athletic injuries and conditions, and conducting pre-participation physical examinations. Students will also learn how to prepare for and manage emergencies.

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ATR-515 Introduction to Evidence Based Interventions and Interpretation

This course will instruct the student on methods to incorporate evidence-based medicine into their daily practice. Scientific (research), practical (clinical), and outcomes assessment resources will be reviewed to reinforce and promote effective clinical judgment.

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ATR-516 Research Methods I

This course will provide graduate Athletic Training students a practical introduction to current research methods, techniques, and approaches in health care and human services.

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ATR-517 Research Methods II

This course will serve as a continuation of the Research Methods I course. This course will cover measurement theory and the use of techniques such as factor analysis to validate measurement scales, risk and sensitivity analysis, qualitative research, and mixed methods designs. In addition, the course will continue to develop the student's ability to produce a research proposal by expanding the previous semester project to include methodological sections of a research proposal.

3

ATR-520 Orthopedic Evaluation and Diagnosis I

An in-depth study of the lower extremity, focusing on the development of clinical evaluation and assessment techniques to enable the student to recognize, evaluate, and diagnose common lower extremity orthopedic and athletic injuries.

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ATR-520L Orthopedic Evaluation and Diagnosis I Lab

This course is designed to give the athletic training student the opportunity to put into practice the theory behind the evaluation and diagnosis of common lower extremity orthopedic and athletic injuries.

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ATR-521 Orthopedic Evaluation and Diagnosis II

An in-depth study of the upper extremity, focusing on the development of clinical evaluation and assessment techniques to enable the student to recognize, evaluate, and diagnose common upper extremity orthopedic and athletic injuries. Students will engage in the use of manual muscle testing, ROM assessment, neurological testing, and structural integrity tests to improve their injury evaluation skills.

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ATR-521L Orthopedic Evaluation and Diagnosis II Lab

This course is designed to give the athletic training student the opportunity to put into practice the theory behind the evaluation and diagnosis of common upper extremity orthopedic and athletic injuries.

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ATR-525 Therapeutic Interventions I: Physical Agent Modalities

This course familiarizes the student with contemporary physical agent modalities and their use in the treatment of acute and chronic injuries. Students will learn to apply their knowledge in anatomy and physiology in the selection of modalities that best compliment healing for various pathologies. Students will learn indications, contraindications, uses, and methods of applications for each modality covered.

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ATR-525L Therapeutic Interventions I: Physical Agent Modalities Lab

This course is designed to give the athletic training student the opportunity to put into practice the theory behind therapeutic modality interventions.

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ATR-526 Psychosocial Issues in Athletic Training Clinical Intervention

This course is designed to teach the athletic training student current principles, rationale, and referral practices in the field of health and sport psychology. Examination of psychological implications in regards to sport, exercise, and injury.

3

ATR-530 Athletic Training Seminar I

This course is designed to offer students in-depth exposure to skills related to clinical practice and research.

2

ATR-531 General Medical Conditions And Nomenclature

An in-depth study of recognition and management techniques use in the field of sports medicine for musuloskeletal, internal, systemic, and environmental injuries and conditions. Focuses on disease, disabilities and factors (congenital or acquired) as it relates to an athlete's ability to participate in activity.

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ATR-535 Therapeutic Interventions II Rehabilitative Exercise

This course is designed to teach the athletic training student current principles and rationale in the design and application of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation programs. Students will integrate their understanding of technology and therapeutic exercise equipment which can aid in the recovery of musculoskeletal injuries, conditions, and various surgical procedures.

3

ATR-535L Therapeutic Interventions II: Rehabilitative Exercise Lab

This course is designed to give the athletic training student the opportunity to put into practice the theory behind therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation programs.

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ATR-540 Therapeutic Interventions III: Pharmacology

This course is designed to acquaint the athletic training student with many of the medications used in the treatment of athletic injuries and conditions as well as supplements and the other drugs that may be used by athletes as well as other active individuals.

3

ATR-545 Strength and Conditioning

This course will introduce students to the principles of strength and conditioning, including muscular strength and endurance, periodization, performance evaluation and program design, and prepare students to sit for the national Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam.

3

ATR-545L Strength and Conditioning Lab

This course is designed to give the athletic training student the opportunity to put into practice the theory behind strength and conditioning program design.

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ATR-548 Health Care Administration in Athletic Training

This course is designed to acquaint the athletic training student with administrative and managerial aspects of healthcare and how they overlap in the practice of athletic training.

3

ATR-549 Seminar in Sport Medicine

This course is designed to prepare the athletic training student for the Board of Certification Examinations. This course will present strategies for successful completion of the computer based examination. At no time will students be given direct information about actual exam content. The student will systematically progress through demonstration of mastery of the 8 content areas of current competencies as published by the NATA.

3

ATR-555 Health Information Technology and Informatics in Athletic Training

This course provides the post-professional athletic training student with the conceptual knowledge and professional skills to capitalize on the principles of health informatics and effectively adopt health information technology in clinical practice, both of which are critical for today's healthcare professional. The ramifications of the HITECH Act of 2009, the use of clinical information systems' data to demonstrate the role of an athletic trainer, and the effects of mobile applications in clinical practice will be examined. Consideration of the ethical use of data, technology, and information management will be evaluated throughout the course.

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ATR-560 Advanced Prevention and Emergency Management Techniques

This course is designed to educate the post-professional certified athletic trainer on the use of advanced emergency care and life-support techniques.

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ATR-565 Advanced Evidence Based Practice

This course builds on a foundation for the post-professional certified athletic trainer for advanced clinical scholarship and enhanced patient outcomes, while cultivating skills in analytic methods guided by evidence based practice. Students will appraise current research in their practice interests to develop advanced athletic training clinical skills.

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ATR-570 Leadership and Management in Athletic Training

This course is designed to enhance and develop the post-professional certified athletic trainer's healthcare leadership and management skills needed to lead in educational and clinical settings of athletic training.

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ATR-575 Athletic Training Clinical Anatomy

This course will provide students a comprehensive study of the human body and its related function. Students will learn human anatomy as it relates to function through the study of bones, cadaver dissection, models, medical imaging, atlas drawings, and their own bodies. Clinical correlations will be presented relating the anatomical structures discussed to clinical practice.

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ATR-577 Structural Anatomy

This course will provide graduate athletic training students an immersive study of human anatomy and its related functions through cadaver dissection. Clinical correlation between anatomical structure and function will be examined allowing practical application to clinical practice.

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ATR-580 Athletic Training Research Methods I

This course is designed to introduce post-professional athletic training students to common research methods used by athletic training professionals. Coursework focuses on conducting research, identifying variables, development of a research question/purpose statement, and ethics in research.

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ATR-585 Advanced Psychosocial Issues in Athletic Training

This course is designed to teach the post-professional athletic training student current advanced psychosocial issues that will be prevalent within traditional and non-traditional athletic training settings. Examination of psychosocial issues in regard to sport, exercise, and injury will be evaluated.

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ATR-588 Epidemiology in Athletic Training

This course is designed to educate the post-professional certified athletic trainer with an in-depth study of how epidemiology informs the healthcare practices for physically active patients. Examination of the prevalence, risk factors, and surveillance of sports-related injury and illness at youth, college, and professional levels will be evaluated. Evidence-based practice requires clinicians to be knowledgeable of the current standards of care and promote their willingness to consider the research on emerging therapeutic interventions.

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ATR-590 Athletic Training Research Methods II

This course is designed to introduce post-professional athletic training students to the research process. Coursework will focus on development of a research question/purpose statement, building the literature review, identifying a rationale for a research study/project, and writing the abstract, introduction, methods, results, and conclusion sections based on peer-reviewed journal author's guide.

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ATR-595 Nutritional and Pharmacological Aspects of Sport Performance

This course is designed to educate the post-professional athletic training student with an in-depth study of the effectiveness of nutritional and pharmacological agents upon sport and exercise performance. Additionally, critical thinking will allow students to develop an appropriate analysis of governing regulations along with cultivating ethical considerations of common scenarios for the athletic trainer.

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ATR-599 Athletic Training Seminar

This course is designed to teach the athletic training student current advanced psychosocial issues that will be prevalent within traditional and non-traditional athletic training settings. Examination of psychological implications in regard to sport, exercise, and injury.

3

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