Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

NTLS 396
Occupational Therapy Internship
1-4 Semester Hours
Work experience in occupational therapy at a private facility
or hospital.
NTLS 397
Athletic Training Internship I
4 Semester Hours
Supervised experience in an athletic training environment.
Additional study required with an emphasis on athletic
training techniques and athletic injury management.
Emphasis on sport assignment and the daily working
experience and duties associated with each respective
team. An athletic training environment consists of any of
the following sites: LMU athletic training room; local high
school, college or university athletic training room; physical
therapy clinic; or related health care facility.
Prerequisite: NTLS 468.
NTLS 398
Special Studies
1-4 Semester Hours
NTLS 399
Independent Studies
1-4 Semester Hours
NTLS 401
Senior Seminar/Project
3 Semester Hours
Research work on a project within the field of environmental
science including presentation of a seminar over work.
NTLS 455
Advanced Nutrition
3 Semester Hours
Chemical and physiological studies of carbohydrate,
protein, lipid, vitamin, and mineral metabolism. Application
to the normal nutrition of human beings with special
focus on optimal health and performance. Evaluation and
interpretation of nutritional research methodology and
findings.
Prerequisite: NTLS 255.
NTLS 456
Advanced Nutrition Laboratory
1 Semester Hour
Application and evaluation of techniques used to assess
nutritional status. Chemical and biochemical analysis of
nutrients and metabolites in body fluids.
Corequisite: NTLS 455.
NTLS 458
Psychobiology Research
3 Semester Hours
NATURAL SCIENCE / 429
Students participate in on-going laboratory research on
the psychobiology of learning and memory. Emphasis is
on theoretical and methodological issues, research design,
data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Prerequisites: Grade of B (3.0) or higher in each: PSYC
241, 243, 261, 265. Grade of C (2.0) or higher in each:
PSYC 401, 410, 415. Consent of instructor.
NTLS 460
Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine
3 Semester Hours
Provides information regarding the physics and physiological
effects of athletic training modalities. Gain understanding of
the inflammatory process and pain management in relation
to athletic injuries. Includes the physiological reactions,
contraindications, and indications to such modalities as
heat, cold, electricity, ultrasound, water, and massage.
Instruction on proper use and application of specific
modalities.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: NTLS 153 and 154.
NTLS 462
Therapeutic Rehabilitation in Sports Medicine
3 Semester Hours
Instruction on how to design, implement, and supervise
rehabilitation programs for sports-related injuries and
conditions. Theoretical and clinical bases for the use of
therapeutic exercises, basic biomechanics, indications,
contraindications, and proper application of exercises in
therapeutic rehabilitation.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: NTLS 153 and 154.
NTLS 464
Administration in Sports Medicine
3 Semester Hours
Addresses organization and administration of athletic
training programs both in athletic training rooms and
clinical sites. Areas such as building a facility, legal issues,
staffing, budgeting, insurance, computer use, record
keeping, emergency care planning, and public relations will
be discussed. Pharmacological issues as they pertain to
athletic performance will be addressed.
Lecture, 3 hours.