Course Descriptions 499 MSAT 6401 - Advanced Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) Sp Through lecture, discussion, and laboratory experience, the scientific basis of musculoskeletal rehabilitation involving therapeutic modalities will be examined. This course is designed to build upon the basic foundations of therapeutic modalities established in MSAT 6400. Topics for discussion include the application of electrotherapy devices, ultrasound, light therapy, and short-wave diathermy. Two lecture and 2 lab hours per week. Prerequisite: MSAT 6400. MSAT 6430 - Principles of Athletic Training (3) F This course is designed to give graduate-level athletic training students an overview of athletic training principles. Students will gain knowledge in the areas of musculoskeletal injuries, environmental risk factors, mechanisms and characteristics of sports trauma, and the cooperative sports medicine team. Prerequisite: HLTH 2300 or AT 2300. MSAT 6431 - Orthopedic Taping, Wrapping, & Bracing (l) Sp This course is designed to give graduate athletic training students a basic understanding of athletic training taping, wrapping, bracing, padding, and splinting techniques. Students will also learn how to properly fit and repair athletic protective equipment. Students will apply a variety of techniques to support all areas of the body. MSAT 6450 - Basic Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) F Content of this course provides basic understanding of therapeutic exercise as it relates to the rehabilitation process of musculoskeletal injuries. Course provides basic concepts and hands-on techniques used in the rehabilitation of the athlete/ patient from an injury state to a highly competitive state. Prerequisite: MSAT 6300 and MSAT 6301. MSAT 6451 - Advanced Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) Sp Content of this course provides advanced understanding of therapeutic exercise as it relates to the rehabilitation process of musculoskeletal injuries. This course provides advanced instruction and hands-on techniques in the rehabilitation of an athlete/patient from an injury state to a highly competitive state. Prerequisite: MSAT 6450. MSAT 6500 - Introduction to Graduate Athletic Training (First Semester) (2) F Provides an opportunity for students to observe the function of an athletic training facility and become aware of the various duties performed by a Certified Athletic Trainer. Orients students to the graduate athletic training program. MSAT 6501 - Graduate Practicum I (2) Sp Provides an opportunity for graduate-level athletic training students to receive skill proficiency testing in the areas of acute care of injury and illnesses. Prerequisite: MSAT 6500. MSAT 6502 - Graduate Practicum II (3) F Provides an opportunity for graduate-level athletic training students to receive skill proficiency testing in the areas of orthopedic assessment (upper body), risk management, psychosocial development, pharmacology, and taping, wrapping, bracing and padding. Prerequisite: MSAT 6301, MSAT 6431, MSAT 6501 and HTHS 2240. MSAT 6503 - Graduate Practicum III (3) Sp Provides an opportunity for graduate-level athletic training students to receive skill proficiency testing in the areas of basic therapeutic exercise, basic therapeutic modalities, risk management and injury prevention, orthopedic assessment (lower extremities) and basic nutrition. Prerequisite: MSAT 6400, MSAT 6450, MSAT 6300, MSAT 6502, and PEP 3280. MSAT 6504 - Graduate Practicum IV (3) Su Provides an opportunity for graduate-level athletic training students to receive skill proficiency testing in the areas of advanced therapeutic exercise, advanced therapeutic modalities, and general medical conditions and disabilities. Prerequisite: MSAT 6503, MSAT 6401, MSAT 6451, MSAT 6350. MSAT 6600 -Administration and Management in Athletic Training (3) F Provides an overview of the necessary policies, procedures, maintenance, and daily operation of athletic training facilities. Applies principles of facility design and planning, information management, legal and ethical considerations in health care, and professional development as it relates to athletic training. Prerequisite: MSAT 6502. MSAT 6700 - Advanced Diagnostic Imaging for the Athletic Training Profession (l) F This course provides an opportunity for students to gain exposure to the diagnostic imaging techniques commonly used by the medical community in diagnosis of injury in the athlete. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify anatomy and understand terminology used by health professionals when discussing diagnostic images and have an advanced understanding of indications, contraindications, and clinical implications. Prerequisite: MSAT 6350. MSAT 6999 - Critical Thinking for Musculoskeletal Injury Management (l) F Content of this course addresses evaluation techniques, rehabilitation processes and return to play guidelines for specific orthopedic injuries to the upper and lower extremities. The student must integrate anatomical structures, physiology principles, rehabilitation principles, and evaluative techniques to provide a basis for critical decision-making and care in a musculoskeletal injury management environment. Prerequisite: MSAT 6401 and MSAT 6451. MSN-Master of Nursing Courses MSN 6100 - Research Methods (3) This course prepares the student to critically appraise, compare, and evaluate published quantitative and qualitative research reports to develop and maintain an evidence- based environment within the nurse administration and nurse education setting. Appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the reported research designs will be emphasized. Co-Requisite: MSN 6141, MSN 6180 or permission of instructor. MSN 6120 - Research and Statistics (3) This course focuses on the development of the knowledge and skill required to evaluate numerical data in support of an evidence-based environment for nursing administration and nursing education. Skills related to utilization of parametric and non-parametric methods of statistical analysis of quantitative data will be emphasized. Prerequisite: MSN 6100, MSN 6141, MSN 6180. Co-Requisite: MSN 6160 or permission of instructor. MSN 6141 - Advanced Nursing Theory (3) This course is intended to introduce the student to the multiple patterns of knowing within nursing and the processes associated with the development of nursing knowledge and Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog