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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physical Therapy, D.P.T.


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College of Health and Human Services

Current D.P.T. students (student cohorts that began previous to or in the summer 2019 semester) will continue to follow the curriculum found in the catalog of their year of entry. (See archived course catalogs on https://www.rockhurst.edu/academics/registrar/university-catalog .)

Students entering the D.P.T. program in the summer 2020 semester will follow the new D.P.T. curriculum outlined below. The following curriculum takes effect for the incoming summer 2020 student cohort.

 

Year 1:


Total Semester Hours: 13.0


Semester II - Fall:


  • PT 6150  Anatomy II (1)
  • PT 6151  Anatomy II Lab  (0.5)
  • PT 6130   Clinical Kinesiology  (3.5)
  • PT 6131   Clinical Kinesiology Lab  (1.5)
  • PT 6140   Clinical Examination Lab  (2)
  • PT 6170   Professional Practice & Leadership  (3)
  • PT 6190   PT Mgmt of Cardio Conditioning  (4)
  • PT 6191   PT Mgmt of Cardio Conditioning Lab  (1.5)

Total Semester Hours: 17.0


Semester III - Spring:


  • PT 6490   Neuroscience I  (1.5)
  • PT 6370   PT Mgmt of Medical Conditions II  (4)
  • PT 6371   PT Mgmt of Medical Conditions II Lab  (1)
  • PT 6460   PT Mgmt of Msk Cond-Lower Quarter  (1.5)
  • PT 6461   PT Mgmt of Msk Cond_Lower Quarter  (1.5)
  • PT 6341   Lifespan Health & Wellness  (2)
  • PT 6390   Acute and Critical Care Physical Therapy Lab  (1.5)
  • PT 6391 Acute and Critical Care ICE  (0.5)
  • PT 6380   Research Design and Analysis  (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16.5


Year 2:


Semester IV - Summer:


  • PT 7490   Neuroscience II  (3)
  • PT 7460   PT Mgmt of MSK Cond-Upper Quarter  (1.5)
  • PT 7461   PT Mgmt of MSK Cond-Upper Quarter Lab  (1.5)
  • PT 7540   Clinical Technologies  (1.5)
  • PT 7541   Clinical Technologies Lab  (1)
  • PT 7391   Older Adult ICE  (0.5)
  • PT 7550   Health Care & Practice Management  (3)

Total Semester Hours: 12.0


Semester V - Fall:


  • PT 7520   PT Mgmt of Neuro Cond  (3)
  • PT 7521   PT Mgmt of Neuro Cond Lab  (1.5)
  • PT 7640   PT Mgmt of Ped Cond  (2)
  • PT 7641   PT Mgmt of Ped Cond Lab  (1)
  • PT 7560   PT Mgmt of MSK Cond-Spine and Pelvis  (2)
  • PT 7561   PT Mgmt of MSK Cond-Spine and Pelvis Lab  (2)
  • PT 7716   Reflective Practice I  (0.5)
  • PT 7715   Clinical Education I (5 wks)  (1.5)
  • PT 7170   Community Engagement & Leadership  (2)

Total Semester Hours: 15.5


Semester VI - Spring:


  • PT 7720   PT Mgmt of Neuro Cond II  (3)
  • PT 7721   PT Mgmt of Neuro Cond II Lab  (1.5)
  • PT 7760   Special Topics  (1.5)
  • PT 7761   Special Topics Lab  (0.5)
  • PT 7815   Clinical Education II (10 wks)  (3.5)
  • PT 7270   Advanced Practice & Advocacy  (2.5)
  • PT 7780   Simulation in Physical Therapy Lab (comp)  (1)

Total Semester Hours: 13.5


Year 3:


Semester VII - Summer:


  • PT 8816   Reflective Practice II  (2)
  • PT 8815   Clinical Education III (10 wks)  (3.5)

Total Semester Hours: 5.5


Semester VIII - Fall:


Block Session A:


  • PT 8916   Reflective Practice III  (1)
  • PT 8915   Clinical Education IV (9 wks)  (3)

Block Session B:


  • PT 8900   Complex Case Studies  (2)
  • PT  xxxx  Elective(s)  (2)

Total Semester Hours: 8.0


Total Program Hours: 101.0


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