Curriculum (Class entering Fall 2011)
(1) FALL SEMESTER I (August - December)
Course Number |
Course |
Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 500PT | Basic
Pathology for Physical Therapists |
2 |
| 501PT | Principles of Research |
3 |
| 502PT | Neurobiology for Physical Therapists |
3 |
| 505PT | Fundamentals of Physical Therapy |
2 |
| 506PT | Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Therapy |
3 |
| 510PT | Applied
Exercise Physiology for Physical Therapists |
3 |
| 514PT | Clinical
Procedures I |
3 |
| 609PT | Professional, Ethical, and Supervisory Issues |
2 |
| TOTAL | 21 |
(2) WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER I (January - June)*
Course Number |
Course |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 511ANAT | Gross
Anatomy |
6 |
| 520PT | Introduction to Therapeutic Exercise |
2 |
| 522PT | Physical Therapy in Neurological Disorders I |
4 |
| 523PT | Physical Evaluation Procedures |
5 |
| 525PT | Applied Pathology |
3 |
| 526PT | Kinesiology/Pathokinesiology |
4 |
| 528PT | Physical Therapy in Orthopedics I |
3 |
| 529PT | Fundamentals of Imaging for Physical Therapists |
1 |
| 530PT | Evidence-Based Practice I |
1 |
| 712PT | Fundamentals of Epidemiology |
3 |
| TOTAL | 32 | |
| * Not all courses run concurrently |
(3) SUMMER/FALL SEMESTER II (July - December)
Course Number |
Course |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 600PT | Physical Therapy in Neurological Disorders II |
5 |
| 601PT | Evidence-Based Practice II |
1 |
| 602PT | Service Learning in Physical Therapy I |
1 |
| 603PT | Clinical Internship I (5 weeks) |
2 |
| 604PT | Pharmacology in Physical Therapy |
2 |
| 605PT | Physical Therapy in Orthopedics II |
4 |
| 607PT | Physical Therapy in Cardiopulmonary Disorders |
2 |
| 614PT | Health and Wellness |
3 |
| TOTAL | 20 |
(4) WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER II (January - June)
Course Number |
Course |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 613PT | Physical Therapy in Geriatrics |
2 |
| 623PT | Clinical
Internship II (5 weeks) |
2 |
| 624PT | Physical Therapy in Neurological Disorders III |
4 |
| 625PT | Evidence-Based Practice III |
1 |
| 626PT | Service Learning in Physical Therapy II |
1 |
| 629PT | Physical
Therapy in Orthopedics III |
4 |
| 633PT | Clinical
Procedures II |
2 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
(5) SUMMER/FALL SEMESTER III (July - December)
Course Number |
Course |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 622PT | Prosthetics
and Orthotics |
3 |
| 637PT | Issues in Women's Health |
1 |
| 638PT | Administration in Physical Therapy |
4 |
| 701PT | Clinical
Procedures III |
1 |
| 702PT | Clinical
Internship III (8 weeks) |
3 |
| 703PT | Physical
Therapy in Integumentary Disorders |
1 |
| 704PT | Physical Therapy in Pediatrics |
5 |
| 708PT | Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy |
2 |
| 709PT | PT Evidence-Based Practice IV |
1 |
| TOTAL | 21 |
(6) WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER III (January - May)
Course Number |
Course |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 706PT | Clinical Internship IV (8 weeks) |
6 |
| 707PT |
Clinical Internship V (8 weeks) |
6 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Electives
Course Number |
Course |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
Elective Courses (term varies) |
3 | |
| TOTAL HOURS FOR CURRICULUM | 125 |
Contact:
Carol Counts Likens, P.T., Ph.D., MBA
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Therapy
The University of Tennessee
Health Science Center
930 Madison – Suite 647
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.5888
clikens@uthsc.edu
