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Required Courses and Descriptions
Four Year Course Sequence Chart
BIO 9 Human Anatomy and Physiology: 4 hours
An introductory study of cellular physiology and histology, along with a
comprehensive study of the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.
Three lectures per week and one 3-hour lab per week.
(Normally offered each fall semester)
BIO 10 Human Anatomy and Physiology: 4 hours
An introductory study of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive,
urogenital and endocrine systems, followed by a discussion of water,
acid base and electrolyte balance of the body. Three lectures per week,
one 3-hour lab per week.
(Normally offered each spring semester)
PSYCH 118 Health Psychology: 3 hours
An introduction to the field of health psychology, which is devoted to
understanding how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they
respond to illness and disease. Topics will be discussed from local,
national, and global perspectives and will include the behavioral
aspects of the health care system, exercise and nutrition,
health-compromising behaviors, stress, AIDS, and the etiology and
correlates of health, disease, and dysfunction.
Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or 2
(Normally offered in the spring semester)
HHP 100 Drugs in Modern Society: 3 hours
A course designed to develop and expand information about the use and
abuse of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. The course will include history of
and facts about substances, the victims, prevention and approaches to
treating the problem.
Prerequisite: HHP 15
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 101 Clinical Experience
I: 1 hour
This course provides clinical experience supervised by an Approved
Clinical Instructor/Clinical Instructor in an athletic training
setting. Emphasis will be placed on advanced first aid and CPR with AED,
spine boarding, emergency action plan implementation, heat and
environmental related conditions, risk management and injury prevention,
taping and wrapping of athletic injuries and protective equipment
fitting and maintenance.
Prerequisite (s): admission into the ATEP
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 102 Clinical Experience II :
1 hour
This course provides clinical experience supervised by an Approved
Clinical Instructor/Clinical Instructor in an athletic training
setting. Emphasis will be placed on recognition and evaluation of the
lower extremity sports injuries.
Prerequisite: AT 101
(Normally offered each spring)
HHP 101 Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sport: 3 hours
A course designed to study foods and their effects upon health,
development, and performance of the individual. The student will be
introduced to concepts of healthful nutrition, sports nutrition, basic
essential nutrients, and body composition relative to both exercise and
nutrition for optimal health and physical performance.
Prerequisite: HHP 15
(Normally offered each semester)
HHP 104 Stress and Disease Management: 2 hours
A course designed to develop and expand information about stress, mental
health and major chronic diseases. The course will present causes and
warning signs of major chronic diseases and coping strategies for
emotional stress.
Prerequisite: HHP 15
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 105 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries: 3 hours
A study of injuries common to athletic participants and the prevention
and care of such injuries.
(Normally offered each semester)
AT 106 Advanced Emergency Care: 2 hours
A study and application of the principles and techniques involved in the
advanced administration of first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
(CPR), and automated external defibrillators (AED’s). Students will
earn American Red Cross Certification. In addition students will be
introduced to Sport Safety Training.
(Normally offered each semester)
AT 140 Physical Exam of the Lower Extremity in Athletic
Training:
3hrs
In-depth study of the lower extremities including skills used to
evaluate, treat and manage athletic injuries, one 1-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: Formal admission into ATEP program, AT/HHP 105, AT/HHP
106,
(offered every fall)
AT 141 Physical Exam
of the Upper Extremity in Athletic Training: 3
hours
In-depth study of the upper extremity including skills used to evaluate,
treat and manage athletic injuries, one 1-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: AT 140
(offered every spring)
AT 145 Therapeutic Modalities of Athletic Injuries: 3 hrs
This course is designed to provide an overview of the theory,
application and knowledge necessary to provide modalities to the
physical active population. The use of heat, cold, electrical, and
mechanical treatments will be explored, one 1-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: AT 140, AT/HHP 105, AT/HHP 106 and permission of
instructor
(Normally
offered each spring)
AT 160 Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries: 3 hrs
A course designed for those pursuing athletic trainer certification.
This course involves learning fundamentals of evaluation and assessment
of injuries inherent to athletics, as well as rehabilitation of these
injuries. Also included is a study of injury mechanisms, treatment, and
exercise, one 1-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: AT/HHP
105, AT/HHP 106, AT 140, AT 141 and permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 163 Clinical Experience
III: 1 hour
This course provides clinical experience supervised by an Approved
Clinical Instructor/Clinical Instructor in an athletic training
setting. Emphasis will be placed on recognition and evaluation of upper
extremity sport injuries, and therapeutic modalities.
Prerequisite: AT 102
(Normally offered each spring)
AT 164 Clinical Experience
IV: 1 hour
This course provides clinical experience supervised by an Approved
Clinical Instructor/Clinical Instructor in an athletic training
setting. Emphasis will be placed on conditioning and rehabilitation
exercise for athletic injuries.
Prerequisite (s): AT 163
(Normally offered each spring semester)
HHP 165 Strength Training and Conditioning for Coaches: 2
hours
A course designed to provide coaches with solid guidelines for designing
strength training and conditioning programs for athletes. The course
will cover training guidelines and include information on designing
year-round programs, motivation and physiological changes associated
with training.
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 205 Clinical Experience V: 1 hour
This course provides clinical experience supervised by an Approved
Clinical Instructor/Clinical Instructor in an athletic training
setting. Emphasis is placed on medical conditions and disabilities,
pharmacology, nutritional aspects of injury and illness, and
psychosocial intervention and referral.
Prerequisite: AT 164
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 206 Clinical Experience
VI: 1 hour
This course provides clinical experience supervised by an Approved
Clinical Instructor/Clinical Instructor in an athletic training
setting. Emphasis is placed on the use of computer software, health
care administration, and professional development. Incorporated into
this course will be a research project which serves as a capstone of the
educational experiences at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Prerequisite: AT 205
(Normally offered each spring)
HHP 211 Biomechanics and Kinesiology: 4 hours
A course that integrates the fields of Kinesiology and Biomechanics to
improve students’ understanding of human movement from a qualitative
perspective. Detailed analysis of human movement will be made.
Prerequisites: Biology 9, and junior standing.
(Normally offered each spring semester)
HHP 215 Physiology of Exercise: 4 hours
A course dealing primarily with classification and analysis of exercise
and with the physiological effects of exercise on the human organism.
Practical application of these principles will be explored in the
laboratory experience. One three-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: Biology 10 and junior standing.
(Normally offered each fall semester)
AT 233 Health Assessment : 3 hours
This course will provide skills required to conduct a holistic health
assessment through comprehensive analysis of a patient’s health status
across the age continuum. Topics include: dermatological,
cardiovascular, ear, nose and throat, neurological, respiratory,
musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, renal and urogenital, endocrine and
metabolic systems, and psychological medical disorders.
AT 235 Organization and Administration of Athletic
Training: 2
hours
This course is designed to study the application of the organizational
and administrative outlooks in regards to the field of athletic
training. It will address emergency care situations in respect to proper
record keeping, facility management and scheduling of medical staff and
equipment. In addition, an in-depth exploration of the requirements set
forth by OSHA and other federal agencies will be incorporated into each
learning environment.
Prerequisites: Biology 9 and 10 and permission of the instructor
(Normally offered each spring semester)
AT 298 Seminar in Health and Human Performance: 1 hour
A course designed as a capstone experience for students interested in
the field of human performance. This will be an opportunity for students
to examine previous coursework and discuss its practical application to
their chosen career. Topics to be covered are: philosophy, cover letter
and resume writing, personal statement writing, applications for
graduate school and/or job applications, interviewing, etc.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing and departmental major, or
permission of the instructor.
AT 299 Senior Capstone Seminar: 1 hour
A course designed as a capstone experience for students interested in
the field of health and human performance. Students will explore the
relationship of health and human performance to society at large as well
as other disciplines as it pertains to their beliefs. Topics/projects
to be covered are: research writing, research paper, research
presentation, and comprehensive examination.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and a department major, or permission
of the instructor.
ATHLETIC TRAINING MAJOR 60 Hours
BIO/L 9
Human Anatomy & Physiology 4
BIO/L 10 Human Anatomy &
Physiology 4
PSYCH 118 Health
Psychology 3
AT/HHP 105 Care & Prevention of Athletic
Injuries 3
AT/HHP 106 Advanced Emergency
Care 2
AT 101 Clinical Experience
I 1
AT 102 Clinical Experience
II 1
AT 140 Physical Exam of the Lower Extremity
3
AT 141 Physical Exam of the Upper Extremity
3
AT 145 Therapeutic Modalities of Athletic
Injuries 3
AT 160 Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries
3
AT 163 Clinical Experience
III 1
AT 164 Clinical Experience
IV 1
AT 205 Clinical Experience
V 1
AT 206 Clinical Experience VI
1
AT 233 Health
Assessment 3
AT 235 Organization & Administration of Athletic
Injuries 3
HHP 100 Drugs in Modern
Society 3
HHP 101 Nutrition for Fitness &
Sport 3
HHP 104 Stress and Disease
Management 2
HHP 165 Strength Training & Conditioning for Coaches 2
HHP 211 Biomechanics and
Kinesiology 4
HHP 215 Physiology of
Exercise 4
AT 298 Seminar in Health and Human Performance 1
AT 299 Senior Capstone
Seminar 1
Rev. 04/08
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