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Course Descriptions/Biology 277
Prerequisite: instructor approval, admission to the clinical phase of the athletic training program, and ATR 2309, ATR 4104, and ATR 4105
Study of athletic training clinic practices and procedures. Practicum hours involve orthopedic sports medicine, physical therapy rehabilitation clinic, and general medicine clinical rotations. Total hour requirement should meet a minimum of 20 hours per week, totaling 300 hours per semester. Students are also required to attend seminar lectures periodically during the semester and meet at regularly scheduled times for lecture or round table discussion on topics in injury pathology. Students are required to furnish their own transportation. An additional fee to this course is applied to the invoice.
Prerequisite: Senior standing, instructor approval, admission to the clinical phase of the athletic training program, ATR 3309, and ATR 4309 Capstone course for all athletic training students. Emphasis is placed on developing communication, organizational and autonomous skills required of an entry level athletic trainer. Research topics in athletic training and evidence based practice will be a focus of individualized study. Practicum hours involve minimum requirement in the University athletic training facility or other athletic training practice settings, including travel with a University athletic team under the supervision of a clinical preceptor. Total hour requirement should meet a minimum of 20 hours per week, totaling 300 hours per semester. Completion of an academic portfolio is required. An additional fee to this course is applied to the invoice.
Biology (BIO)
The Biology Core consists of BIO 1321, 1322, 2324, and 2341 and their associated laboratories (BIO 1121, 1122, 2124, 2141). To enroll in any advanced biology course (3000 level or higher), students must have at minimum completed the Biology Core and General Chemistry (Chemistry 1315/1115 and 1316/1116) or their transfer equivalents with a grade of C or better in each of the courses listed above. Additional course-specific prerequisites will still apply.
Prerequisite: placement in ENG 1301 (or higher) and MAT 0301 (or higher) and concurrent enrollment or credit in BIO 1121
This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of biology and focuses on basic biochemistry and the organization of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. This course must be taken concurrently with the associated laboratory course, BIO 1121.
4309. Field Problems in Athletic Training III 3 hours
4313. Field Problems in Athletic Training IV 3 hours
1321. Introduction to Cell Biology 3 hours
1121. Introduction to Cell Biology Laboratory 1 hour
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment or credit in BIO 1321
A laboratory course survey that focuses on the acquisition of basic research techniques and their application to selected laboratory projects. These projects will cover a variety of topics in basic cell biology. Biology 1121 is the companion lab course for Biology 1321.
1322. Introduction to Genetics 3 hours
Prerequisite: Biology 1321 and concurrent enrollment or credit in BIO 1122
An introduction to the structure and operation of genes as they are expressed in cells, organisms and populations.