MUSC Bulletin | College of Health Professions
Physical Therapy | Curriculum
First Year | ||
| Summer Semester | Credit Hours | |
| PT-700 | Foundations of Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PT-705 | Movement Science | 3 |
| PT-705L | Surface Anatomy Lab | 1 |
| PT-718 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| PT-764 | Evidence Based Practice I | 1 |
| 12 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| PT-701 | Neuroscience | 4 |
| PT-712 | Applied Physiology and Nutrition | 3 |
| PT-712L | Applied Physiology and Nutrition Lab | 1 |
| PT-721L | Physical Therapy Interventions I Lab | 2 |
| PT 730 | Musculoskeletal I | 3 |
| PT 730L | Musculoskeletal I Lab | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| IP-710 | Transforming Health Care | 2 |
| PT-711 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 3 |
| PT-722 | Physical Therapy Interventions II | 3 |
| PT-722L | Physical Therapy Interventions II Lab | 2 |
| PT-731 | Musculoskeletal II | 3 |
| PT-731L | Musculoskeletal II Lab | 2 |
| 15 | ||
| Second Year Summer Semester | ||
| PT-727 | Cardiovascular/Pulmonary | 3 |
| PT-727L | Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Lab | 1 |
| PT-732 | Musculoskeletal III | 3 |
| PT-732L | Musculoskeletal III Lab | 2 |
| PT-765 | Evidence Based Practice II | 1 |
| PT-749 | Health Care Delivery | 2 |
| Interprofessional Elective | var. | |
| 12 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| PT-728 | Imaging/ Electro Diagnosis | 2 |
| PT-740 | Clinical Practicum* | 8 |
| PT-748 | Pharmacology | 1 |
| PT-766 | Evidence Based Practice III | 1 |
| PT-752 | Motor Development | 2 |
| Electives | var. | |
| *First 8 weeks of semester | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PT-716 | Biomechanical Analysis of Human Locomotion | 1.5 |
| PT-733 | Prosthetics and Orthotics | 1.5 |
| PT-751 | Integumentary Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PT-755 | Neuromuscular I | 3 |
| PT-755L | Neuromuscular I Lab | 3 |
| PT-757 | PT for Older Adults | 3 |
| Electives | var. | |
| 14 | ||
| Third Year Summer Semester | ||
| PT-717 | Differential Diagnosis in PT | 2 |
| PT-756 | Neuromuscular II | 3 |
| PT-756L | Neuromuscular II Lab | 2 |
| PT-760 | Pediatrics | 3 |
| PT-760L | Pediatrics Lab | 1 |
| PT-761 | Practice Management | 2 |
| PT-762 | Clinical Reasoning and Practice | 2 |
| Electives | var. | |
| 15 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| PT-741 | Clinical Practicum II* | 8 |
| PT-754 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 1 |
| PT-760 | Pediatrics cont. (5weeks) | |
| PT-760L | Pediatrics Lab cont. (5weeks) | |
| PT-762L | Clinical Reasoning and Practice Lab | 1 |
| PT-763 | PT Professional Issues | 2 |
| * last 8 weeks of semester | ||
| 12 | ||
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| Spring Semester | ||
| PT-742 | Clinical Practicum III | 8 |
| PT-743 | Clinical Practicum IV | 8 |
| PT-767 | Evidence Based Practice IV | 1 |
| 17 | |
| Interprofessional Core Courses are in bold | ||
Total Credit Hours - 127 Required | ||
| Didactic Credit Hours - 95 Required | ||
| Clinical Credit Hours - 32 | ||
| Last updated: | May 20, 2013 1:39 PM |
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