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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Successful completion of PHI 1600, PHI 1602H, PHI 1631, PHI 2635, or PHI 2649 or permission of program director. This course is a practical overview of key concepts and issues involving the ethics of death and dying and end of life decisions. Special emphases are placed on the historical development of ethical and critical thinking about claims, arguments, choices, and multicultural aspects of death and dying, and the application of ethical approaches to a wide range of end of life issues. Moral and legal ramifications of end of life decisions are examined. In this seminar-format course, students are provided an active learning experience, increased student interaction and opportunities for independent research into death and dying issues as these relate on a personal and, if applicable, a professional level. Credit will not be given for PHI 2550 in place of any of the following courses: PHI 1600, PHI 1603, PHI 1602H, PHI 1631, PHI 2621, PHI 2622, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649. 47 contact hours.
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1.00 Credits
1 credits Prerequisite: PHI 1600, PHI 1602H, PHI 1631, PHI 2635, or PHI 2649 or permission of program director. This course offers training and experience in analyzing ethical case studies and prepares students to compete in intercollegiate ethics bowl competitions. It provides students the opportunity to improve critical thinking, public speaking and debating skills in order to succeed at intercollegiate ethics competitions. This course may be taken 4 times for credit. 45 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: BSC 2085 and BSC 2085L with grades of "C" or higher. Corequisite: PHT1121L. This course will be devoted to the study of the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system with emphasis on the mechanical (functional) aspects of human motion and the application of kinesiology as related to therapeutic exercise. 47 contact hours.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Prerequisites: BSC 2085-2085L with grades of "C" or higher. Corequisite: PHT 1121. Within a laboratory environment, this course will be devoted to the study of the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system with emphasis on the mechanical (functional) aspects of human motion and the application of kinesiology as related to therapeutic exercise. Observational, manual dexterity, and communication skills will be developed relevant to analyzing, demonstrating, monitoring and/or modifying therapeutic exercise/routines. 62 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the program. Corequisite: PHT 1200L. This course is an introduction to the field of physical therapy, including role orientation, professional organizational structure, modality principles used for basic patient care and disease processes. Role orientation, ethics, legal aspects, limitation and relationships will be explored relative to the physician, physical therapist and the patient. 47 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the program. Corequisite: PHT 1200. This is a laboratory course in which there is practice in activities and modalities basic to the care of patients in health agencies. The development of manual dexterity skill with patient safety and comfort is the focus. College laboratory and community health agencies will be utilized for practice demonstration. 92 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PHT 1200-1200L, PHT 1121-1121L all with grades of "C" or higher. Corequisite: PHT 1217L. This is a course to introduce the principles of PT treatment procedures and modalities used in patient care. Specialized vocabulary and selected (medical-surgical) conditions are presented. 47 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PHT 1200-1200L, PHT 1121-1121L all with grades of "C" or higher. Corequisite: PHT 1217. Basic skills are to be developed and principles applied involving functional anatomy and kinesiology, basic therapeutic exercise, and application of modalities relative to caring for the patient. This laboratory course will include demonstrations, student practice in college laboratory and in affiliated health agencies. 92 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PHT 1217, PHT 1217L, PHT 2252, PHT 2252L and HSC 1531 with grades of "C" or higher. This course allows the student to correlate didactic background with basic patient care in the clinical setting. Each student is assigned to a clinical agency and performs specific physical therapy modalities and procedures on a variety of patients under the close supervision of a physical therapist. 40 contact hours per week for four weeks and 20 contact hours in the fifth week.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: PHT 1801L with a grade of "C" or higher. This course is devoted to the advanced study of the nervous system and selected neurological disabilities encountered in physical therapy practice. Emphasis is on the etiology, pathology and clinical picture of diseases studied. Use of physical therapy modalities and procedures most effective for each neurological condition is discussed. 47 contact hours.
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