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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