Athletic Training Courses Required

The following courses are required for the Athletic Training Education Program major:

 

SPES 117: Concepts of Wellness (2 credit hours – Fall and Spring)

This course includes a study and application of the underlying concepts of and reasons for developing a lifestyle which embraces wellness, a personal physical fitness program, use of internet sources and healthy lifestyle choices. How to develop and practice a lifetime of fitness will be stressed.

 

SPES 120: Personal and Community Health (3 credit hours – Fall)

This course is a study of the contemporary health problems facing the college student and today’s society. Areas to be covered include emotional and mental health, personal and dental hygiene, AIDS, school objectives, basic body chemistry, sexually transmitted diseases, drug and alcohol usage, environmental issues, nutritional concerns, communicable diseases, consumer health knowledge, safety education, physical and mental exceptionalities, human sexuality, parenting, and the overall health and well-being of the body’s systems.

 

SPES 125: Pharmacology in Athletic Training (2 credit hours – Spring)

This course will provide an overview of the characteristics of major drug groups and interactions among these groups. The course will emphasize mechanisms of action and side effects of drugs, as well as factors which influence the activity of drugs.

 

SPES 148: First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer (1 credit hour – Fall and Spring)

The primary purpose of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to call for help, to sustain life, to reduce pain, and to minimize consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical help arrives. The course may be offered with the following subtitle: Community First Aid & CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Participants will be eligible for certification in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR and First Aid.

 

SPES 150: Foundations of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (3 credit hours – Fall)

This course is designed as an introduction to the foundations of health, physical education, and recreation. The course will include the principles, aims, and objectives of SPES and their relationship to other disciplines which provide a scientific foundation.

 

SPES 256: Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3 credit hours – Fall)

This course is designed for prospective athletic coaches, athletic trainers, and physical education teachers. It covers in detail the care and prevention of common injuries found in physical education and athletic programs.

 

SPES 258: Athletic Training Clinical Field Experience (2 credit hours – Fall – 60 clinical hours required)

This course is designed for sophomore level students in the athletic training educational program. This class involves instruction in first aid, taping, wrapping, splinting, bracing, ambulatory techniques, protective equipment, record keeping, environmental concerns, proper communication, nutrition, general medical recognition, documentation, and physical assessments. This class also allows the athletic training students to observe and assist the team physician, physical therapist, general medical practitioners, and athletic trainers in field experience.

 

SPES 345: Organization and Administration in PE, Recreation, and Athletic Training (3 credit hours – Spring)

Designed for the professional, this course includes a study of the management of sport, health, fitness, physical education, and recreation programs. Opportunities to administer intramural and athletic activities are included. Field experience is required.

 

SPES 350: Athletic Training Clinical Experience (2 credit hours – Spring – 160 clinical hours required)

This course is designed for sophomore level students in the athletic training Education program to observe and assist the team physician, physical therapists, general medical practitioners and athletic trainers in field experience. This class allows athletic training students to apply certain clinical proficiencies that they have learned through previous course work. Certain clinical proficiencies will be evaluated in this class in the areas of first aid, taping and wrapping, splinting, protective equipment, record keeping, environmental concerns, proper communication, nutrition, general medical recognition, and physical assessments. Prerequisites: Accepted into the ATEP, BIOL 221, SPES 256, SPES 258, SPES 443, or instructor permission.

 

SPES 356: Athletic Training Therapeutic Modalities (3 credit hours – Odd year Spring)

This course focuses on the theory and operation of various therapeutic modalities which are selected and used in the treatment of injuries to the physically active. Specific modalities included, but not limited to hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy, therapeutic massage, and other manual or mechanical techniques. Prerequisites: Accepted into ATEP BIOL 221,222, SPES 256,SPES 258, SPES 350, SPES 380, SPES 443, SPES 456, or by instructor permission.

 

SPES 357: Athletic Training Therapeutic Exercise (3 credit hours – Odd year Spring)

This course focuses on the theories and operations of various methods of therapeutic exercise in the rehabilitation of injuries to the physically active. This class incorporates the use of active and passive ranges of motion as determined for functional progression and/or return to physical activity.

 

SPES 358: Athletic Training Clinical Field Experience (2 credit hours – Fall – 170 clinical hours required)

This course is designed for the junior level students in the athletic training education program to observe and assist the team physician, physical therapist, strength and conditioning specialists, general medical practitioners and athletic trainers in field experience, in the areas of therapeutic modalities and therapeutic exercise. This class allows athletic training students to apply cerain clinical proficiencies that they have learned through previous course work. Certain clinical proficiencies will be evaluated in the areas of therapeutic modalities and therapeutic exercise. Prerequisities: Accepted into ATEP, BIOL 221, 222, SPES 256, SPES258, SPES350, SPES356, SPES357, SPES380, SPES443, SPES450, SPES456, or by instructor permission.

 

SPES 380: Physiology of Exercise (3 credit hours – Odd year Spring)

This physiology course offers a study of the physical changes the body undergoes while in training for athletics. It covers all the main systems of the human body, both male and female, and some study of the effect of exercise on aging. This is applied physiology. Where possible, community facilities will be used as a laboratory. A good background in anatomy and physiology is needed.

 

SPES 400: Special Topics in Athletic Training (3 credit hours – Spring – 120 clinical hours required)

This class is designed for the senior athletic training student to help them prepare for the NATA-BOC exam and/or state licensure. This class includes weekly written tests. This class also involves the athletic training student observing and assisting the team physician, physical therapist, general medical practitioners and athletic trainers in field experience. This class allows athletic training students to apply certain clinical proficiencies that they have learned through previous course work. Certain clinical proficiencies will be evaluated in this class in the areas of first aid, taping and wrapping, splinting, protective equipment, record keeping, environmental concerns, proper communication, general medical recognition, physical assessments and evaluation of athletic injuries, therapeutic modalities, and therapeutic exercise. Prerequisites: Accepted into ATEP, BIOL 221,222, SPES 256, SPES 258, SPES 350, SPES 356, SPES 357, SPES 358 SPES 380, SPES 443, SPES 450, SPES 456, SPES 460, or by instructor permission.

 

SPES 443: Kinesiology (3 credit hours – Fall)

This course will introduce students to fundamental human movement concepts; it also includes a complete study of the human skeletal and muscular systems as they relate to human movement and a study of the fundamentals of biomechanics. The student will develop the ability to analyze specific movements involved in motor skills and to apply principles of kinesiology to improve student performance.

 

SPES 450: Athletic Training Clinical Field Experience (2 credit hours – Fall – 160 clinical hours required)

This course is designed for the junior level students in the athletic training Education program to observe and assist the team physician, physical therapist, general medical practitioners and athletic trainers in field experience, in the areas of assessment and evaluation of injuries and illnesses. This class allows athletic training students to apply certain clinical proficiencies that they have learned through previous course work. Certain clinical proficiencies will be evaluated in the areas of assessment and evaluation of athletic injuries and illnesses. Prerequisites: Accepted into ATEP, BIOL 221,222, SPES 256, SPES 258, SPES 350, SPES 380, SPES 443, SPES 456, or by instructor permission.

 

SPES 456: Advanced Care and Prevention of Injuries (3 credit hours – Fall)

This course provides an in-depth study of the techniques, fundamentals, and methods involved in the evaluation and management of athletic injuries. This is a follow-up course for SPES 256 Care and Prevention of Injuries.
Prerequisites: Admitted into ATEP, BIOL 221 & 222, SPES256, SPES258, SPES443, or by instructor permission.

 

SPES 460: Internship in Athletic Training (Variable credit – On demand)

This course is designed for the senior level students in the athletic training Education program to observe and assist the team physician, physical therapist, general medical practitioners and athletic trainers in field experience. This class allows athletic training students to apply certain clinical proficiencies that they have learned through previous course work. Certain clinical proficiencies will be evaluated in this class in the areas of first aid, taping and wrapping, splinting, protective equipment, record keeping, environmental concerns, proper communication, general medical recognition, and physical assessments and evaluation of athletic injuries, therapeutic modalities, and therapeutic exercise. Prerequisites: Accepted into ATEP, BIOL 221,222, SPES 256, SPES 258, SPES 350, SPES 356, SPES 357, SPES 358 SPES 380, SPES 443, SPES 450, SPES 456, or by instructor permission.

 

NURS 153: Nutrition (3 credit hours – Fall and Spring)

A study of nutrients, including functions, factors affecting utilization, food sources, dietary allowances, food habits, special needs in the life cycle and current issues in nutrition.

 

BIOL 221: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 credit hours – Fall)

Students will study the historical aspects of Human A & P, the basic chemistry and biochemistry of the human body, become familiar with cell biology, learn the intricacies of human tissue histology, and learn the anatomical and physiologic intricacies of the skin, skeletal system, and nervous system. Neurophysiology will be emphasized with considerable information applied to life-style choices.

 

BIOL 222: Human Anatomy and Physiolgy II (3 credit hours – Spring)

Students will study the detailed anatomy and physiology of the sensory, cardiovascular, immune, endocrine, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. The laboratory will involve hands-on experience with the study of the human skeleton and muscles and internal organs of the cat. The laboratory will also involve interactive computer software, with particular emphasis on instruction in physiology.

 

PSYC 385: Sports Psychology (3 credit hours – Even year Fall)

This course examines a number of areas of psychological knowledge as they apply to sport, including the role of behavioral and learning principles, social psychology, personality, motivation, etc. Attention will be given to the ways psychology helps us to better understand sport-related problems such as aggression and burnout in sport, performance-related variables, and ways of improving performance for sports participants. The processes of self-regulation in sports events for example, anxiety control, mental rehearsal, and the use of biofeedback and goal setting techniques are also included in this course. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or by consent of instructor.

 

Core requirements of SPES:

 

SPES 341: Introduction to Motor Behavior (3 credit hours – Fall)

Designed for the professional, the physical education teacher, and/or the athletic trainer, this course includes an introduction to motor behavior—motor control, motor learning, and motor development.

 

SPES 376: Measurement and Assessment in Health and Physical Education (3 credit hours – Spring)

This course is twofold: one segment is concerned with the test and measurement procedures and methods appropriate for use in health and physical education classes, including physical fitness assessment; the other seeks to ensure competencies in the sports, dance, and physical fitness skills of departmental majors through the administration of performance-based proficiency examinations. It is strongly recommended that this course be completed prior to student teaching or internships.

 

SPES 470: Senior Seminar (1 credit hour – Spring)

This is a capstone course for senior majors in the SPES Department, to be taken their last semester. Current professional issues are studied. In addition, the student will complete the following assignments: a comprehensive knowledge examination, position papers on current professional issues, a physical education philosophy, a formal personal resume, file all credentials with the KWU Placement Bureau, investigate jobs and graduate school opportunities, and do an exit interview with the SPES faculty.