Courses

• SAR HP 500: Helping Skills: Fundamentals of Health Communications
  The course is designed to improve the student's cultural competence, interpersonal and human relations skills. Through lecture, experiential activities and class discussions, students explore the meaning of helping/healing and identify the factors that facilitate counseling and professional relationships. These skills are also fundamental for health promotion programs.
• SAR HP 504: Clinical at Iii
  
• SAR HP 505: Clinical at Iv
  
• SAR HP 522: Health/Lifespan
  
• SAR HP 531: Clinical Medicine I
  An initial overview of tissue response to injury and pain transmission provide the foundation from which students will learn about specific conditions from a medical perspective. Students will become familiar with the theoretical and practical application of physical agents as they relate to tissue response to injury and pain control. The laboratory portion of this course emphasizes safe and effective application of these modalities. A problem-solving approach to treatment planning and implementation is used. This course also exposes students to typical surgical techniques used in musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity and links those interventions to athletic training and physical therapy practice.
• SAR HP 532: Clinical Medicine II
  This course introduces the athletic training and physical therapy student to the normal and abnormal physiology of different body systems, differential diagnoses in common medical conditions, and common orthopedic surgical management of the lower extremity. Factors associated with those body systems that influence AT or PT examination and intervention will be discussed. Also discussed is when referral to other practitioners is recommended and required.
• SAR HP 560: General Medicine Practicum
  Exposure to the practice of general medicine in a variety of settings. 1 credit
• SAR HP 561: Evidence Based Practice I
  This course is the first of a series of two courses on Evidence Based Practice for physical therapy and athletic training students. It is designed to develop essential skills for conducting evidence-based practice. There are about three forms of evidence supporting clinical practice, that is, 1)experience from clinical practice, 2) patient values and goals, and 3) the evidence that comes from the research literature. It takes skill combining these sources of evidence into effective and efficient physical therapy and athletic training practice. This course enhances the student's ability to formulate answerable clinical questions, search relevant research literature, and analyze the validity of the outcomes reported in these studies. Literature addressing clinical issues of intervention, diagnosis, and prognosis will be used througout to illustrate the arguments.
• SAR HP 565: Biomechanics of Human Movement
  This course provides an introduction to biomechanics and quantitative movement analysis, with emphasis on rehabilitation. Includes the theoretical basis and clinical application of biomechanics, including kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic measures. Emphasis on the application of biomechanic principles and measures commonly used to improve our understanding of movement in populations with and without movement dysfunction.
• SAR HP 650: Health Care Management
  Health care is in constant change. Many health and rehabilitation professionals will assume the role of a manager or have supervisory responsibilities during the course of their career. This course introduces the fundamentals of management in the health and rehabilitation environment, and develops and enhances the student's understanding of the health care system, the social forces affecting health care, and the ability to function effectively. Emphasis is on leadership, teamwork, accounting, reimbursement, billing, process analysis, project management, marketing, feasibility plan development, and entrepreneurship. The student will actively engage in discussion and teamwork through written, oral, and website assignments.
• SAR HP 662: Evidence Based Practice II
  This course is the second in a series of two courses on Evidence Based Practice for physical therapy students. It is designed to develop essential skills for conducting evidence-based practice. There are about three forms of evidence supporting clinical practice, that is, 1) experience from clinical practice, 2) patient values and goals, and 3) the evidence that comes from the research literature. It takes skill combining these sources of evidence into effective and efficient physical therapy and athletic training practice. This course enhances the student's ability to formulate answerable clinical questions, search relevant research literature, analyze the validity of the outcomes reported in these studies, and combine the outcomes of different research studies in the form of a research synthesis (i.e., critical review and meta-analysis). Literature addressing clinical issues of intervention, diagnosis, and prognosis will be used throughout to illustrate the arguments.
• SAR HP 770: Health Care Management - PT
  This required course is the health care management course developed to instruct and reinforce the fundamental theories and skills of health care management for the physical therapist. The course is designed for the student who intends to be a full-time clinician, with acknowledgment that leaders in the health care environment rarely are able to ignore sound management principles for long. Many health and rehabilitation professionals will assume the role of a manager or have supervisory responsibilities during the course of their career, often sooner than expected. Additionally, the course will prepare the student to enter the workforce by introducing them to a variety of tools and experiences that will enable them to manage organizations, programs, resources, and people more effectively. Emphasis in this course is on U.S. policies and legislation, managing human resources, marketing, technology and information, accounting and finance, quality, and measuring performance. The course is largely based on a discussion/lecture format, with significant content being taught by guests who are experts in their fields.
• SAR HP 791: Clinical Exp at
  
• SAR HP 905: Directed Research: MS
  Professionally significant research study, resulting in thesis presented in full length or journal article format. Thesis should be independent project incorporating rigorous application of scientific inquiry and writing skills. See degree requirements for specific programs.
• SAR HS 201: Introduction to Nutrition
  Reviews basic concepts in nutrition including the function of nutrients and the effects of deficiencies and excesses. These basic concepts are then applied to current issues throughout the life cycle including the role of diet in malnutrition, heart disease, cancer, and eating disorders. Dietary guidelines for prevention of chronic disease are stressed.
• SAR HS 210: Introduction to Critical Inquiry
  This course demonstrates access to information resources in the biomedical sciences, including hard copy, on-line databases (e.g., LexisNexis, PubMed, OVID), and web searching and how to critically evaluate these information sources. Classes are hands-on learning using laptops.
• SAR HS 230: Food Science
  An in-depth didactic and laboratory review of the physical and chemical properties of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and water. Each macronutrient is discussed from its smallest starting molecule to its complex role in food items. Other related topics include food safety and food-borne illness, food preservation and processing, culinary techniques, food regulations and standards, food additives, food technology, and subjective evaluation of food. The laboratory requirement applies the food science principles through hands-on experiments in the kitchen setting. 4 credits, 2nd semester
• SAR HS 251: Human Nutrition Science
  This course provides an introduction to nutrition and focuses on the relationship between diet and health. Basic scientific information is presented in preparation for discussion of applied issues such as weight loss, eating disorders, prevention of chronic disease, diet and exercise and vegetarian diets. Emphasis is placed on translation of current advice to actual food choices. 4 credits, either semester
• SAR HS 281: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
  This course focuses on the changing nutritional requirements from infancy, childhood, and adolescence throughout the geriatric years. Nutritional needs specific to pregnancy and lactation will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on understanding the behavioral, socioeconomic, and cultural factors associated with meeting nutrition requirements throughout the life span. 4 credits, 2nd semester
• SAR HS 300: Epidemiology I
  Epidemiology examines the distribution of health and diseases across the population, and the factors that impact health. This course covers the principles and methods used in epidemiology, particularly as it relates to public health, including the types of study designs used in health care research and the interpretation of research studies. The final portion of the course focuses on critical evaluation of public health literature (journal articles). 4 credits, either semester

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