This course provides an opportunity to learn and understand common injuries and illnesses associated with athletic participation. Additionally, the course introduces the student to rehabilitation and treatment approaches for athletic injuries. The course also addresses the prevention and implication of athletic injuries (3 crs.) Spring.

This course permits the undergraduate athletic training student to gain clinical and administrative skills through experiences with interscholastic and intercollegiate teams in the athletic training room and competition areas. Additionally, students complete the sophomore-level clinical proficiencies on a one-to-one basis in the classroom as part of the athletic training program's learning-over-time model. This course is repeated one time. (2 crs.) Prerequisite: Admission to athletic training education program. Fall and spring.

This course entails the study of evaluation techniques of injuries to the lower extremities. Review of anatomy, injury recognition, muscle testing, treatment protocols and preventative measures are also examined. Prerequisites: Must be formally enrolled ATEP or by permission of the instructor. (4 crs.) Fall.

This course entails the study of evaluation techniques of injuries to the spine and upper extremities. Review of anatomy, injury recognition, muscle testing, treatment protocols and preventative measures are also examined. Prerequisites: Must be formally enrolled ATEP student or by permission of the instructor. (4 crs.) Spring.

This course permits the undergraduate athletic training student to gain clinical and administrative skills through experiences with interscholastic and intercollegiate teams in the athletic training room and competition areas. Additionally, students complete the junior-level clinical proficiencies on a one-to-one basis in the classroom as part of the athletic training program's learning-over-time model. This course is repeated one time. Prerequisite: Admission to athletic training education program. (2 crs.) Fall and spring.

Concepts and skills for the evaluation of general medical conditions in athletes are the focus of this course. Pathological conditions of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, integumentary and neurological systems are examined with emphasis on recognition and determining the need for physician referral and impact upon athletic participation. Prerequisite: Admission to athletic training education program. (3 crs.) Spring.

Lectures and laboratory exercises explain the use and theory of therapeutic exercise and equipment used for rehabilitation in the sports medicine setting. Prerequisite: Must be a formally enrolled ATEP student or by permission of the instructor. (4 crs.) Fall.

This course covers nutrition and its applications to health and sports and is designed to provide the student with a sound nutritional background so that sound decisions may be made concerning all aspects of nutrition. Additionally, specific nutritional techniques used to improve athletic performance are addressed. (3 crs.) Spring.

This course consists of clinical evaluation of the injured athletes by the student and the physician to be used in determining the extent of an injury. The physician will critique each student's clinical evaluation and make suggestions as needed. The students will also observe evaluations in the physician's office and may observe surgery. This course must be repeated one time. (1 cr.) Prerequisite: Admission to athletic training education program. Fall and spring.

This course permits the undergraduate athletic training student to gain clinical skills through experiences with interscholastic and intercollegiate teams in the athletic training room and competition areas. Additionally, students complete the senior-level clinical proficiencies on a one-to-one basis in the classroom as part of the athletic training program's learning-over-time model. This course is repeated one time. (2 crs.) Prerequisite: Admission to athletic training education program. Fall and spring.

This course focuses on administrative functions, litigation, staff relationships, ethics, budget and supplies, inventory, facility design, maintenance, safety assessment, student trainer organization, and résumé writing. Prerequisite: Must be formally enrolled ATEP student or by permission of the instructor. (2 crs.) Fall.

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of drugs commonly used to treat patients seen by persons working in the allied health professions. Medical reasons for drug treatment, specific actions of therapeutic agents and adverse effects are presented. Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 96 credits, or at the discretion of the instructor. (2 crs.) Fall.

This course will teach the philosophy and methods of Joseph Pilates. Students will learn to lengthen and strengthen the Powerhouse (area from the pelvic girdle to the shoulder girdle) through the original exercises developed by Joseph Pilates. Participants will not only learn the exercises, but how to cue them effectively and adapt them to general fitness classes and personal training or rehabilitation clients. Following the course students will have the option of sitting for the Powerhouse Pilates certification exam to obtain a certificate as a Pilates Mat Instructor. (1 cr.) Spring.

Different types of research, particularly descriptive and experimental, are presented. Emphasis is placed on developing library research skills, critically analyzing research, and becoming a knowledgeable consumer of research in order to apply it in the clinical environment. Prerequisite: Must be formally enrolled ATEP student or by permission of the instructor. (3 crs.) Fall.