AT 649G - Athletic Training Field Experience

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to utilize their classroom knowledge in a practical setting. This course is designed to be taken in conjunction with Injury Evaluation-Upper Extremity and Therapeutic Modalities. This course will provide students with the opportunity to obtain directed experience involving therapeutic modalities and injury evaluation while in an athletic setting. This experience takes place in lab and clinical settings. The clinical experience takes place at Truman State University approved clinical sites. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of skills as defined by the clinical proficiencies delineated by the Education Council of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. Content in this course will focus on the master’s research project.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Athletic Training Master’s program; AT 639G - Athletic Training Clinical 3 with a grade of “C” or higher; AT 632G - Interprofessional Leadership in Athletic Training with a grade of “C” or higher; AT 630G - Evidence Based Research Methods in Athletic Training with a grade of “C” or higher; AT 637G - Advanced Topics in Athletic Training I with a grade of “C” or higher
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Graduate AT Fee applies to this course.