Courses
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- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: None
This course will expose students to research concepts and provide students with the opportunity to engage in a collaborative research project with their peers. Students will learn formal IRB process and have the opportunity to submit their research to a professional conference and at various university scholarship venues.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: ATR 520
This course will teach theory and hands-on skills necessary for the integration and application of therapeutic modalities into the treatment and rehabilitation protocols used by athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals. This course will cover the use of (but not necessarily limited to) the following modalities: ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, TENS, iontophoresis, laser, traction and other mechanical modalities, cryo/thermotherapy, hydrotherapy, diathermy, biofeedback, massage, etc.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to help students develop a clear understanding of the use of evidence based practice concepts in healthcare so that they may deliver the most effective patient care in the field. Students will engage in class activities that require them to search the literature for the most up to date, effective clinical practices and learn how to evaluate the research to determine and apply such concepts as specificity, sensitivity, diagnostic accuracy, clinical prediction rules, etc.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: None
This graduate seminar and capstone course will incorporate a comprehensive overview of nation position statements, white papers, etc. developed and implemented by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and other relevant groups integral to the profession of athletic training in an effort to engage students in the preparation for the national board exam in athletic training. Students will prepare a comprehensive literature review on a contemporary sports medicine topic. Finally, this course will expose students to larger, more complicated and comprehensive, inter-professional case studies that will require deeper critical thinking and research.
- Graded: A/F
- Co-requisites: ATR 595A
- Prerequisites: ATR 520, ATR 521, ATR 522
This course will focus on the development of the hands-on clinical skills required by athletic trainers in areas related to clinical examination of pathologies affected the anatomical lower quarters of the body. Specifically, students will develop skills in palpation, manual muscle testing, stretching techniques, range of motion and goniometric assessment, etc.
- Graded: A/F
- Co-requisites: ATR 592B
- Prerequisites: ATR 591A
This course will focus on the development of the hands-on clinical skills required by athletic trainers in areas related to clinical examination of pathologies affecting the anatomical upper quarters of the body. Specifically, students will develop skills in palpation, manual muscle testing, stretching techniques, range of motion and goniometric assessment, etc.
- Graded: A/F
- Co-requisites: ATR 591A
- Prerequisites: ATR 541, ATR 542, ATR 520
This is the first clinical course in athletic training, in a series of three clinical courses. This course will focus on integrating the student into the athletic training clinical environment, under the supervision of an appropriate healthcare provider, allowing him/her opportunities to apply clinical skills to which they have been exposes thus far, in the “real world” environment. Students will specifically be able to apply skills related to those instructed in previous/concurrent ATR courses.
- Graded: A/F
- Co-requisites: ATR 591B
- Prerequisites: ATR 592A
This is the second clinical course in a series of three clinical courses. This course will focus on integrating the student into the athletic training clinical environment, under the supervision of an appropriate health care provider, allowing him/her opportunities to apply clinical skills to which they have been exposed to thus far in their didactic coursework. Students will specifically be able to apply skills related to those instructed in previous/concurrent ATR courses.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: ATR 592B
This is the third clinical course in a series of three clinical courses.This course will focus on integrating the studentinto the athletic training clinical environment, under the supervision of an appropriate health care provider, allowing him/her opportunities to apply clinical skills to which they have been exposed to thus far in their didactic coursework.Students will specifically be able to apply skills related to those instructed in previous/concurrent ATR courses.
- Prerequisites: BI 111 and 112, CH 112
The study of microbial population and community interactions. Microbial activities in natural systems and the interactions of microbes with plants and animals will also be studied. Laboratories consist of a mixture of microbiological techniques and independent research projects.
- Prerequisites: BI 203 or BI 303, or CLS 204 and CLS 214, and CH 220 or CH 322 or consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: BI 203 or BI 303 or CLS 203 or CLS 213 and CH 220 or CH 325 or consent of instructor
An introduction to immunology, this course will consider basic immunological mechanisms including humoral and cell-mediated immunity, immunity of infectious disease, immunogenetics and tumor immunology.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: BI 111 and BI 218 or CH 450 or instructor's permission.
Structure and function of eukaryotic cells and organelles, with comparisons to selected features of prokaryotic cells. Topics include methods of study, compartmentalization of cells, cellular energetics, cell signaling, cytoskeletal proteins and the cell cycle. Laboratory work includes microscopy, tissue culture and isolation of cellular components.
- Prerequisites: BI 210 or consent of instructor
Lectures on the ecology of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Core subjects include biogeochemistry, community ecology and the ecological consequences of human activities, including exotic species introductions, environmental pollution and natural resource management practices.
- Prerequisites: BI 210 and CH 112 or consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: MA 111 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Application of statistics to biological data, with emphasis on experimental design, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing and inferential statistics. Topics include elementary parametric and nonparametric statistical analyses, various ANOVA designs, analysis of covariance, correlation, linear and non-linear regression, multiple regression, categorical analysis, and an introduction to multivariate statistics. This course emphasizes problem-solving using SPSS and other statistical software.
- Prerequisites: BI 312 and either BI 406, BI 321, or CH 450 or consent of instructor
The biochemical and genetic events accompanying and influencing embryonic developments, with emphasis on pertinent literature and techniques.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: BI 215 and BI 312
This course examines the details of evolutionary theory as it explains the complexities of biodiversity. Lecture topics include sexual selection, evolutionary genetics, natural selection and speciation. Discussions cover the application of analytical techniques to biological systems and require critical analysis of primary literature.
- Offered: Fall
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, BI 218, and BI 207, BI 208, or BI 221 and BI 327 or instructor permission
This course provides a(n): (1) evolutionary anatomical history of vertebrate brain structures, (2) lectures and laboratory exploring the anatomical divisions of the vertebrate brain and spinal cord, and (3) a survey of how brain structure and function relates to vertebrate behavior.
- Prerequisites: BI 218, and credit or enrollment in CH 450, or instructor’s permission.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene structure and expression. Laboratories explore some of the techniques used for manipulating genes in vitro, including DNA isolation, DNA electrophoresis, sub-cloning, and work with the bacteriophage. This course will cover some of the theory and applications of biotechnology.
- Prerequisites: BI 312, BI 406 or CH 450, junior standing or consent of instructor
- Offered: Winter
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, BI 207, BI 218 or instructor’s permission
This course covers: (1) the electrical, cellular, and molecular properties of neurons/neural networks, (2) developmental processes of neurons and neural networks, and (3) system neuroscience including anatomy and physiology of sensorimotor networks and learning and memory processes.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Life histories, ecology, physiology and host-parasite relationships. Laboratory includes examination of hosts for parasites and preparation of specimens for study.
Note: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.
- Prerequisites: BI 111 and BI 112, or consent of instructor
Insect evolution, ecology, physiology and morphology. Emphasis is placed on the biology and in-field recognition of the local fauna.
- Prerequisites: BI 111, CH 111, CH 112, BI 218, and BI 207 or BI 327 or instructor's permission.
Structure and physiology of endocrine glands, biological actions and biochemistry of hormones, emphasizing their role (at the systems level) in multisystem homeostasis, intermediary metabolism, reproduction and behavior of mammals.