Curriculum (Class Entering Fall 2013)

(1) FALL TERM I (August - December)

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
PT 500	Basic Pathology for Physical Therapists	2
PT 501	Principles of Research	3
PT 502	Neurobiology for Physical Therapists	3
PT 505	Fundamentals of Physical Therapy	2
PT 506	Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Therapy	3
PT 510	Applied Exercise Physiology for Physical Therapists	3
PT 514	Clinical Procedures I	3
PT 609	Professional, Ethical, and Supervisory Issues	2
	TOTAL	21

(2) SPRING TERM I (January–June)

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
ANAT 511	Gross Anatomy for Physical Therapists	6
PT 520	Introduction to Therapeutic Exercise	3
PT 522	Physical Therapy in Neurological Disorders I	4
PT 523	Physical Evaluation Procedures	5
PT 525	Applied Pathology	3
PT 526	Kinesiology/Pathokinesiology	4
PT 528	Physical Therapy in Orthopedics I	3
PT 529	Fundamentals of Imaging for Physical Therapists	1
PT 530	Evidence-Based Practice I	1
	TOTAL	30

(3) FALL TERM II (July–December)

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
PT 600	Physical Therapy in Neurological Disorders II	4
PT 601	Evidence-Based Practice II	1
PT 602	Service Learning in Physical Therapy I	1
PT 603	Clinical Internship I (5 weeks)	2
PT 604	Pharmacology in Physical Therapy	1
PT 605	Physical Therapy in Orthopedics II	4
PT 607	Physical Therapy in Cardiopulmonary Disorders	2
PT 614	Health and Wellness	3
	TOTAL	18

(4) SPRING TERM II (January – June)

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
PT 613	Physical Therapy in Geriatrics	2
PT 623	Clinical Internship II (5 weeks)	2
PT 624	Physical Therapy in Neurological Disorders III	4
PT 625	Evidence-Based Practice III	1
PT 626	Service Learning in Physical Therapy II	1
PT 629	Physical Therapy in Orthopedics III	4
PT 633	Clinical Procedures II	2
	TOTAL	16

(5) FALL TERM III (July - December)

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
PT 622	Prosthetics and Orthotics	3
PT 627	Selected Topics in Physical Therapy	1
PT 638	Administration in Physical Therapy	4
PT 701	Clinical Procedures III	1
PT 702	Clinical Internship III (8 weeks)	4
PT 703	Physical Therapy in Integumentary Disorders	2
PT 704	Physical Therapy in Pediatrics	4
PT 708	Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy	3
PT 709	Evidence-Based Practice IV	1
	TOTAL	23

(5) FALL TERM III (July - December)

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
PT 706	Clinical Internship IV (8 weeks)	6
PT 707	Clinical Internship V (8 weeks)	8
	TOTAL	14

	TOTAL HOURS FOR CURRICULUM	125

Contact:

Carol Counts Likens, PT, PhD
Chairman and Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy

The University of Tennessee
Health Science Center
930 Madison – Suite 647
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.5888
clikens@uthsc.edu