Courses

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ATR 499 Internship in Athletic Training 2-8 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Designed for upper-level athletic training students who have completed a majority of program competencies and proficiencies and are ready to apply their skills in the field. This course is also appropriate for graduate-level students who are pursuing a career in the field of athletic training.

ATR 501 Pathology & Pharmacology for the Athletic Trainer 4 cr.  (4-0-0)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: None

This course will be presented in two units – a pathology unit and a pharmacology unit. The pathology unit will focus on the general medical conditions commonly seen in the field of athletic training including but not limited to asthma, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, infectious disease, dermatological conditions, etc. In addition to sport injury pathology, recognizing various systemic diseases will also be covered. Pharmacological concepts will include drug legislation, drug forms and routes of administration. Terminology, prescription, systems of measurement and the various types of drugs used in the profession will be covered.

ATR 510 Healthcare Administration and Professional Behaviors 3 cr.  (3-0-0)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: None

Athletic trainers function within the context of a complex healthcare system. Students will demonstrate an understanding of risk management, legal considerations, governmental regulation, healthcare delivery mechanisms, insurance, reimbursement, documentation, patient privacy, human resources, and facility management. Further, the provision of high quality patient care requires that the athletic trainer maintain current competence in the constantly changing world of healthcare. Athletic trainers must also embrace the need to practice with the limits of state and national regulation using moral and ethical judgment. As a member of the broader healthcare community, athletic trainers work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and refer patients/clients when such referral is warranted.

ATR 520 Orthopedic Assessment I 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: Admission to the AT Master's program

Techniques used in the evaluation of athletic injuries to the foot, ankle, knee, hip and lower spinal region. Emphasis is placed on taking a medical history, performing a medical observation, physical palpation, functional and special testing, and injury pathology and injury epidemiology. Techniques and concepts are presented with a strong focus on the importance of the use of an evidence-based approach to orthopedic assessment practices.

ATR 541 Principles of Athletic Training 3 cr.  (2-0-2)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Co-requisites: ATR 542

Students will receive initial training in injury recognition, injury prevention, injury evaluation and injury treatment procedures. The focus with be on musculoskeletal injury, but will also cover such topics as physiology if injury, sport equipment fitting, risk management, etc.

ATR 542 Orthopedic Taping and Bracing 2 cr.  (1-0-2)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Co-requisites: ATR 541

Students will learn and develop skills in orthopedic taping and bracing with specific emphasis on common techniques used in both the athletic and clinical settings.  Student will practice application skills in a lab setting.  Instruction will include, but not be limited to prophylactic techniques, casting/splint design for specific orthopedic injury, fitting and application of surgical braces, etc.

ATR 550 Advanced Manual Therapies 3 cr.  (2-0-2)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: None

The students use the principles of manual therapies to deepen their anatomical and biomechanical understanding of the human body. They will learn how to use this knowledge to assist their patients through manual therapy. Topics include muscle energy, kinesiotaping, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization and cupping.

 

ATR 560 Therapeutic Exercise 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: ATR 521

This course will teach theory and hands-on skills necessary for the integration and application of therapeutic exercise 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 therapeutic interventions:  Techniques to reduce pain, limit edema, restore joint mobility, restore muscle extensibility, restore neuromuscular function, improve strength, endurance, speed and power, improve balance, neuromuscular control, coordination and agility, improve gait, posture and body mechanics, improve cardiovascular fitness, understand functional exercises (eg:  sports specific activity), develop exercises which comprise home based programs, utilize aquatic therapy rehabilitation techniques, etc..

ATR 572 Internship in Athletic Training 8 cr.
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: This course should be taken in the final semester of the student's enrollment in the AT master's program.

This internship course is the final clinical placement experience course that students will take in their last semester of enrollment in the athletic training master’s program.  This is an immersive internship allowing students to get the full experience of working in the field under the supervision of certified, licensed athletic trainer or other health care professional.  Students will have the opportunity to seek out unique internship experiences anywhere in the U.S., with the assistance of the NMU AT faculty.

ATR 575 Research Methods in AT 3 cr.  (3-0-0)
  • 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.

ATR 580 Therapeutic Modalities 3 cr.  (2-0-2)
  • 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.

ATR 585 Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Decision-Making 3 cr.  (3-0-0)
  • 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.

ATR 590 AT Graduate Seminar and Capstone 3 cr.  (3-0-0)
  • 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.

ATR 591A Clinical Skills in Athletic Training 2 cr.  (1-0-2)
  • 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.

ATR 591B Clinical Skills in AT II 2 cr.  (1-0-2)
  • 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.

ATR 592A Clinical Experience in AT I 3 cr.
  • 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.

ATR 592B Clinical Experience in AT II 3 cr.
  • 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.

ATR 592C Clinical Experience in AT III 3 cr.
  • 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.