Course Descriptions

PT 556T — Motor Control/Motor Learning (BS tDPT students) — 3 credits

This course investigates the science of motor control/motor learning including the neuromotor processes that underlie normal and abnormal movement. Theories of motor learning and mechanisms for acquisition of skill are explored. Neuromotor and neuropsychological research are investigated and clinical implications are discussed.

PT 751T — Evidence-Based Practice — 4 credits

This web-based course is designed to review current concepts of evidence-based practice and integrate these concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Application will include critically evaluating relevant evidence in the literature, preparing literature for presentation to other medical professionals, and preparing an algorithm (decision tree) for use in the clinical setting.

PT 752T — Pharmacology — 4 credits

This web-based course examines Pharmacology, which is the study of drugs and their effects on the human organism. The student will learn principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, dose-response relationships, administration routes, absorption and distribution, biotransformation and excretion, potential drug interactions and toxicology. The effects of drugs on patients receiving physical therapy interventions are presented.

PT 753T — Pathology — 4 credits

This web-based course will enable the student to recognize signs and symptoms of common pathological conditions that practicing physical therapists encounter for the purpose of administrating a safe and progressive therapeutic program. The course will provide the students with the information necessary to decide when referral is indicated and when to incorporate alternative interventions.

PT 754T — Diagnosis — 4 credits

This web-based course will engage the student in the diagnostic process, consistent with the policies and procedures of the practice setting. The study will establish differential diagnoses for patients across the lifespan based on examination and medical and psychosocial information. The use of diagnostic tools, including imaging and laboratory studies, will be presented. This course contains the capstone experience, and therefore must be taken during the final semester.