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2012-2013 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Physical Education Intercollegiate Sports

  
  • PEAI * All - Intercollegiate Sports and Skills Courses


    To receive academic credit for athletics involvement the student athlete must have participated on a varsity or sub-varsity team.  Credit can be earned once per sport (2 maximum) by non-PETP students toward satisfcation of the four (4) semester-hour General Education Program requirements in Physical Education.  Physical Education Teacher Preparation (PETP) students may use PEAI skill credit for only one sport, one time as a selective or core (educational Gymnastics) in the category their sport falls under (individual/dual, team).  Swimmers, however, will not be able to use intercollegiate swimming for the Aquatics core.  The one (1) credit Water Safety Instruction (WSI) or Lifeguard Training is the core requirement for Aquatics.

    In addition, the student-athlete must participate in one full season prior to registering for PEAI credit.  This credit does not count toward meeting the academic requirements of full-time status or satisfactory academic progress.  Graded on a Pass/Fail basis.

    NOTE: Students may not use PEAC 194 (Independent Study) for Club Sports or Intramural participation.

  
  • PEAI 104 - Swimming M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 116 - Cross Country M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 141 - Baseball


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 144 - Basketball M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 150 - Field Hockey


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 153 - Lacrosse M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 155 - Soccer M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 156 - Softball


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 157 - Football


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 158 - Volleyball M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 159 - Track M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 170 - Golf


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 171 - Gymnastics M and W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 172 - Tennis W


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 174 - Wrestling


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEAI 182 - Tennis M


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5

Physical Education Professional Course

  
  • PEPC 100 - Fitness for Life


    Fitness for Life

    Credits: 1
  
  • PEPC 125 - Health Fitness Resistance Training


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PEPC 146 - Health Fitness Aerobics


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PEPC 150 - Field Hockey


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 180 - Educational Gymnastics


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 204 - Swimming


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 205 - Lifeguard Training


    Lifeguard Training

  
  • PEPC 206 - Water Safety Instructor


    Water Safety Instructor

  
  • PEPC 211 - Aerobic Activities


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 240 - Target Games


    Using a Teaching Games for Understanding model in which games are broken up into four categories; invasion games, striking/fielding games, target ganes and net/court games, this course will focus on the fundamental skills required to teach and participate successfully in both contested/opposed and uncontested/unopposed target-based activities. Students will receive instruction related to tactical problems for situations, first cognitively then execute the requisite motor performance. Participants in each of these activities strive to reach the best possible score by reaching a target using a  bow and arrow, rolling a bowling ball, or choosing from a variety of golf clubs determining the power and placement of shots.  “The aim of a target game is to place a projectile near, or in a target in order to have the best possible score.” (Forrest, Pearson & Webb, n.d.).

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 244 - Basketball


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 250 - Territorial/Invasion Games


    This professional skills course is designed for Physical Education Teacher Preparation students.  Content includes a comparison of various field invasion games, examining strategy, rules and skills, through a variety of teaching methods for different developmental levels.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PEPC 255 - Soccer


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 256 - Softball


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 258 - Volleyball


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 260 - Striking Games


    This professional skills course is designed for Physical Education Teacher Preparation students.  Content includes an introduction to a range of striking games and to the application of teaching methods used to facilitate effective learning for students of differing age and/or developmental levels.  The games to be covered are cricket, softball and kickball.  Students will be given the opportunity to apply their knowledge to practical teaching situations and to develop their knowledge, skills, and understanding of each game.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 263 - Track and Field I


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 264 - Track and Field II


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 270 - Racket Sports: Net and Wall Games


    This professional skills course is designed for Physical Education Teacher Preparation students.  Contents include a comparison of various racket sports, examining the similarities and differences in concepts, rules and skills, as well as teaching methods, skill development and assessment for differing age and/or developmental levels.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PEPC 279 - Wrestling


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PEPC 280 - Outdoor Adventure


    Fulfills General Education Physical Education requirement.

    Credits: .5
  
  • PHED 271 - Gymnastics Exhibition Show - Marketing, Promotion and Performance


    This course is designed to introduce students to many aspects of event marketing and promotion that occur in the production of the Annual Gymnastics Exhibition Show.  The student will be involved with, but not limited to, the following: Advertising generation and site selection, poster distribution, alumni mailing, and promotional planning.  In addition, the students will be an active participant in the Annual Gymnastics Exhibition Show.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PEAC 201

    Credits: 1
  
  • PHED 272 - Gymnastics Exhibition Show - Technical Management, Production and Performance


    This course is designed to introduce the students to areas of technical support that occur in the production of the annual gymnastics exhibition show.  The student will be involved with, but not limited to, the following: stage design, prop selection and lighting.  In addition, the student will be an active participant in the annual gymnastics exhibition show.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PEAC 201, PHED 271 and permission of instructor

    Credits: 1
  
  • PHED 273 - Gymnastics Exhibition Show - Choreography, Costuming and Performance


    This course is designed to introduce the student to the many aspects of choreography that occur in the production of the annual gymnnastics exhibition show.  The student will be involved with, but not limited to, the following: Theme creation assistance for performance numbers, costume design and choreography assistance for at least two performance numbers.  In addition, the student will be an active participant in the annual gymnastics exhibition show.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHED 272

    Credits: 1

Physical Science

  
  • PHSC 105 - Physical Science and the Environment


    This course studies the key concepts and theories of physical science for students with little or no prior experience. Physical science is approached both as a body of knowledge and as an on-going process of investigation in order to develop in the student an awareness of the scientist’s point of view and approach to nature.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHSC 107 - Physical Science and the Environment Laboratory


    Lab component of PHSC 105 - Physical Science and the Environment

    Credits: 0
  
  • PHSC 110 - Earth Science


    This course presents earth and space science in a system approach which emphasizes the interactions of the Earth’s various spheres and human activities. This unifying theme falls into the categories of Matter and Energy in the Earth Systems, Earth’s Sources of Energy, Earth’s Processes and Cycles, and The Origin and Evolution of the Universe. Students will review geological, meteorological, oceanographic and astronomical data, learn about direct and indirect evidence and consider how these might be used to test competing theories about the origin of stars, plants and our own solar system.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHSC 112 - Earth Science Laboratory


    Lab component of PHSC 110 - Earth Science.

    Credits: 0

Physical Therapy

  
  • PHTH 292 - Individual Study in Physical Therapy


    This course provides the opportunity for the student to work on an individual basis with a faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy. The student is responsible for designing objectives and selecting methods of study with the direction of the faculty member. The learning experience may include specialized study, research and clinical applications that further his/her personal and professional growth in P.T.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Physical Therapy major.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • PHTH 310 - Healthcare Language: Systems, Specialties, Pathologies and Culture


    This course provides the student with a strong written and oral foundation of knowledge about the structure, function and limitations of the language used in healthcare and the health sciences.  Course content incorporates anatomical systems and an overview of major pathologies.  Cultural intriacacies of healthcare language are investigares along with an overview of medical terms in Spanish, American Sign Language and othe commonly spoken non-English languages.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 480 - Physical Therapy and Healthcare Research Skills


    Students will explore sources of health information with a focus on those used in Physical Therapy.  An emphasis is placed on the evolving nature, trends and issues related to information.  Students develop skills in information retrieval and assessment of sources as well as AMA writing style.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 482 - The Physical Therapy Professional


    This course engages students in an exploration of the history and missions of the professions of phsical therapy.  Service learning activities are incorporated into the courses that are directed to public education about the profession.  Students prepare a portfolio to demonstrate preparation for graduate studies in terms of the knowledge, skills and values needed to become a physical therapist.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 506 - Clinical Human Anatomy I


    This course provides a comprehensive study of normal and pathological function of human movement, with emphasis on the skeletal, articular, and muscular systems. Using a regional approach, the course includes surface anatomy and clinical palpation. The laboratory experience includes prosections of human cadavers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Physical therapy or occupational therapy major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 507 - Clinical Human Anatomy I Lab


    Lab component of PHTH 506.

    Credits: 0
  
  • PHTH 508 - Clinical Human Anatomy II


    This course provides a comprehensive study of normal and pathological function of human movement, with emphasis on the skeletal, articular, and muscular systems. Using a regional approach, the course includes surface anatomy and clinical palpation. The laboratory experience includes prosections of human cadavers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Physical therapy or occupational therapy major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 509 - Clinical Human Anatomy II Lab


    Lab component of PHTH 508

    Credits: 0
  
  • PHTH 560 - Clinical Medicine and Pathology I


    This course provides students with an epidemiologic and lifespan approach to the medical management of human diseases.  Topics include visceral anatomy and physiology, 
    pathophysiology of disease, clinical manifestations, and medical/surgical treatment.  Students use the patient-client management model to address physical therapy
    management of disease processes.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 564 - Clinical Medicine and Pathology II


    Clinical Medicine and Pathology II

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 574 - Human Movement Across the Lifespan


    Human Movement Across the Lifespan

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 616 - Clinical Kinesiology


    The focus of this course is the study of functional anatomy using a regional approach in which joint and muscle function are analyzed in detail. Topics covered include the clinical examination and mechanical analysis of normal gait and posture, developmental biomechanics and ergonomics. This course serves as the foundation for exercise prescription and other therapeutic interventions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHTH 308, and PHYS 210 & 211 (or equivalent); Corequisite is PHTH 309.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 617 - Practice Management in PT I


    Practice Management in PT I

    Credits: 1
  
  • PHTH 626 - Applied Research in Physical Therapy


    Applied Research in Physical Therapy

  
  • PHTH 627 - Professional Practice Issues I


    Professional Practice Issues I

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 628 - Professional Practice Issues II


    Professional Practice Issues II

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 630 - Neuroscience


    This course presents basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology with an emphasis on issues that have clinical relevance to physical therapy rehabilitation. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of human performance and motor control.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Physical therapy or occupational therapy major or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 631 - Physical Therapy Management for Patients with Neuromuscular Conditions I


    This course addresses patient/client management concepts for individuals with neuromuscular conditions. Functional limitations and disability with motor and sensory function are addressed through selected conditions across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the neurological examination, motor function, sensory function, motor development, and spinal cord injury management.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHTH 430, 486.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 635 - Integrated Clinical Experience I


    Integrated Clinical Experience I

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 636 - Integrated Clinical Experience II


    Integrated Clinical Experience II

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 638 - Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice I


    Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice I

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHTH 639 - Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice II


    Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice II

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 640 - Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice III


    Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice III

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 642 - Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice IV


    Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice IV

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 644 - Physical Therapy Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions I


    Manual muscle testing, thermal agents, and clinical electrophysiology are the examination and intervention strategies presented in this course. The selection, application, and theories supporting these strategies are presented. Students must demonstrate competence in applying these techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHTH 302 and 307.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHTH 644 - PT Management of Patients w/Musculoskeletal Conditions I


    PT Management of Patients w/Musculoskeletal Conditions I

    Credits: 6
  
  • PHTH 648 - PT Management of Patients w/Cardiopulmonary and Acute Conditions


    PT Management of Patients w/Cardiopulmonary and Acute Conditions

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHTH 650 - Clinical Pharmacology


    This course provides an introduction to basic principles of pharmacology, including pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations. Students become familiar with classes of drugs used in the management of disorders of the nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine systems, as well as those used for infectious and neoplastic diseases.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIOL 121/122 or BIOL 130/131, CHEM 121/122 or CHEM 101/102 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 655 - Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Outcomes Research in Physical Therapy


    Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Outcomes Research in Physical Therapy

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 656 - Applied Research in Physical Therapy I


    Applied Research in Physical Therapy I

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 657 - Applied Research in Physical Therapy II


    Applied Research in Physical Therapy II

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 662 - Physical Therapy Management of the Pediatric Patient


    This course provides a survey of pediatric concerns relating to each of the body systems and the corrersponding physical therapy management of the child from the newborn through young adulthood.  Emphasis on age appropriate approaches to be applied as growth and developmental needs change over this continuum of age will be included.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 664 - PT Management of Patients with Spinal Cord Disorders


    PT Management of Patients with Spinal Cord Disorders

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 665 - PT Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Conditions II


    PT Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Conditions II

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHTH 670 - Clinical Experience I


    Clinical Experience I

    Credits: 8
  
  • PHTH 672 - Physical Therapy Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions II


    This course is designed to assist students in understanding and appreciating the role of physical therapy in the health care system. It provides a foundation for understanding patient care by developing the ability to identify, analyze, and assess the problems relating to orthopedic and muscular pathologies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHTH 302 and 307.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PHTH 672 - PT Management of Patients w/Musculoskeletal Conditions II


    PT Management of Patients w/Musculoskeletal Conditions II

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 673 - Administration and Management in Physical Therapy


    Administration and Management in Physical Therapy

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 674 - PT Management of Patients w/Integumentary Conditions


    PT Management of Patients w/Integumentary Conditions

    Credits: 1
  
  • PHTH 675 - Niche Practices in Physical Therapy


    Niche Practices in Physical Therapy

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 676 - PT Management of Patients w/Musculoskeletal Conditions III


    PT Management of Patients w/Musculoskeletal Conditions III

    Credits: 1
  
  • PHTH 677 - Clinical Experience II


    Clinical Experience II

    Credits: 8
  
  • PHTH 678 - Clinical Experience III


    Clinical Experience III

    Credits: 8
  
  • PHTH 686 - Clinical Education Experience III


    Clinical Education Experience III

    Credits: 6
  
  • PHTH 687 - Clinical Education Experience IV


    Clinical Education Experience IV

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 690 - Service Learning in Physical Therapy


    Students participate in a community service project relevant to the field of Physical Therapy. Students are introduced to service learning and then develop service learning projects under the auspices of faculty working within the Campus Rehabilitation Clinic. Students will have the opportunity to conduct an abbreviated needs assessment, provide intervention, measure outcomes and present their project to their peers. Students may collaborate with other PT students and PTA students.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    current enrollment in the professional component of the Physical Therapy program and permission of instructor.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PHTH 695 - Practice Management in PT II


    Practice Management in PT II

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 696 - Practice Management in PT III


    Practice Management in PT III

    Credits: 2
  
  • PHTH 710 - Advanced Studies in Orthopedic Physical Therapy


    This course examines the theoretical basis for treatment of the patient with orthopedic problems. Students design treatment strategies for orthopedic problems that are based on an understanding of advances in research in the areas of anatomy and biomechanics, tissue healing, diagnostics, and rehabilitation.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 711 - Advanced Studies in Clinical Ergonomics


    The contrast between human physical capacities and human performance requirements in the work setting are addressed. Content includes strategies to enhance interaction of workers and their environment/tools and efforts to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Additional topics include an approach to pre-employment screening and returning injured workers to employment.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 712 - Advanced Studies in Pediatric Neurologic Physical Therapy


    This course addresses physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management for children with neurological dysfunction. The course follows a continuum from the newborn through adolescence and young adulthood, with modification of the evaluation, analysis, and program development at the various ages based on changing developmental needs.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 713 - Advanced Studies in Sports Physical Therapy


    This course is designed for the physical therapy student interested in developing advanced skills and competence in prevention and management of sport-related injuries.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PHTH 714 - Advanced Studies in Adult Neurologic Physical Therapy


    This course explores the theoretical basis for the evaluation and treatment of patients with neurological impairments. Current theories of motor learning, motor control, and motor development will be used as the framework for this process. Evaluation procedures, findings, and their implications for therapeutic intervention will be discussed. The format will include patient demonstrations.

    Credits: 3

Physician Assistant

  
  • PAST 101 - PA Seminar I


    This is the first in a series of physician assistant seminar courses. This course examines the issues of provider-patient confidentiality, blood-borne pathogens, and concepts of illness and health as defined by the health-care provider and the patient. The relationships between health and culture, religion, ethnicity, and socio-economic status are discussed. The relationships between the above items and the Latino community are examined in detail.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Physician assistant major.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PAST 102 - PA Seminar II


    This seminar course examines health promotion and disease prevention issues in the general and minority populations of America. The Greater Springfield area maternal-infant mortality rate, disease prevention, and childhood health concerns are addressed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PAST 101.

    Credits: 1
 

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