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Undergraduate Programs
tation and understanding of rehabilitation techniques
for different injuries and conditions.
Course content will focus on the competencies in
the therapeutic exercise content area.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Athletic Training
program, PED 215.
+WI-PED 340. Human Nutrition 3 credits
Study of the relationship between food and the
human body and its impact on growth and development,
performance, and general well-being.
Prerequisites: PED 149.
PED 345. Athletic Training Clinical
Evaluation I
3 credits
Instruction in gait and posture analysis, clinical
anatomy, evaluation techniques and problemsolving
approaches to recognize lower extremity
injuries and skin disorders. Course content will
be based upon the assessment and evaluation
content area focusing on the lower extremity and
skin disorders. Students will learn to perform
evaluations, begin developing treatment plans
and properly document injury notes.
Prerequisites: Admittance to Athletic Training
program, BIOL 202, 204, PED 215.
PED 346. Athletic Training Clinical
Evaluation II
3 credits
Instruction in posture analysis, clinical anatomy,
evaluation techniques and problem solving
approaches to recognize upper extremity, thoracic
abdominal, head and face injuries. Students
will learn to perform evaluations, begin developing
treatment plans and properly document
injury notes. Prerequisites: Admittance to Athletic
Training program BIOL 202, 204, PED 215.
PED 350. Scientific Principles of Strength
and Conditioning
2 credits
This course will introduce the scientific principles
based on science knowledge obtained in BIOL
202 and BIOL 204. Emphasis within this course
will focus on the scientific principles of strength
and conditioning and on optimizing human performance
in an aerobic state. Critical reading and
scientific writing will be required for student to
incorporate aerobic exercise principles into a
variety of training modes. Prerequisites: A “C” or
better in BIOL 202, 204, WI-PED 364, 390.
WI-PED 361. Kinesiology
3 credits
The study of skeletal and muscular systems of the
body as related to motion. Analysis of muscle
function in performance of physical education
activities.
PED 363. Legal Aspects of Sport 2 credits
Legal aspects related to sport, sport facilities,
programs, and personnel; including tort law, liabilities
and negligence.
PED 390. Exercise Physiology 3 credits
Physiological changes and adaptation corresponding
to exercise, the benefits of various types
of training and the factors which affect physiological
function during exercise such as nutrition,
age, disease, gender and the environment.
PED 391. Clinical Athletic Training IIA 1 credit
Emphasis in Clinical Athletic Training II is placed
greater independence while maintaining close
supervision of the student athletic trainer. Clinic
instructors are urged to develop proactive behaviors
by the student athletic trainer. Clinical
instructors are aware of the level of competence
the student athletic trainer has and expects the
satisfactory performance of these skills. Further,
the clinical instructor realizes the importance of
evaluating the skills that are being learned
throughout the year in PED 345 Evaluation:
Lower Extremity and PED 348 Evaluation:
Upper Extremity. Each clinical instructor places
emphasis on satisfactory completion of these
skills. Requirements: Admittance to Athletic
Training program, PED 215.
PED 392. Clinical Athletic Training lIB 1 credit
This is the fourth course in the sequence of
Clinical Athletic Training experiences. Emphasis
in Clinical Athletic Training IlB is placed greater
independence while maintaining close supervision
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