Athletic Training Program Courses

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the athletic taping, bracing, and padding techniques used in the profession of athletic training. Student will engage in practical, hands-on activities with a focus on learning, practicing, and mastering taping, bracing, and padding techniques. Letter grade only.

This is a required course within the NAU MSAT Program.  The purpose of this course is to best prepare students to be consumers of research.  This course will also best prepare the student to be successful in Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training II.  This course introduces students to evidence-based practice with respect to searching sports medicine-related literature and synthesizing literature to answer patient-centered questions. Students will also be introduced to common statistics within the field. 

The purpose of this course is to review and evaluate clinical proficiencies required by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association for certification and our professional accreditation through CAATE. Pass-fail only. 

This course provides the graduate student with the study of ethical practice within the profession of athletic training. From our national professional code of ethics to our state licensure law to diversity issues, this course outlines how students are expected to exhibit professional behavior both now and long into their career. Letter grade only.

The purpose of this course is to build upon the student’s knowledge of anatomy. The muscular, nervous, and cardiovascular systems of the extremities and the spine will be studied in terms of location, function, tissue damage that may occur during injury as well as tissue repair during surgical procedures. Letter grade only.

The purpose of this course is to enhance the student’s understanding of the role of physical agents in the treatment and rehabilitation of sports related injuries. Emphasis is placed in the physiological effects, indications and contraindications, and clinical application of thermal, electrical, and mechanical agents. Letter grade only.

This course is designed to help you learn advanced knowledge and clinical skills in the assessment of sports related injuries to the lower extremity and lumbar spine. This course will also serve to enhance your decision-making and problem-solving skills in initial injury management. Letter grade only.

The purpose of this course is to review and evaluate clinical proficiencies required by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association for certification and our professional accreditation through CAATE. Pass-fail only.

This course is designed to help you learn how to plan and implement sport-specific functional rehabilitation programs. Emphasis is placed on development of comprehensive, individualized rehabilitation protocols incorporating open and closed kinetic chain activities, proprioceptive training techniques, plyometrics, core stability, and other functional activities based on pre-determined therapeutic goals and objectives. Letter grade only.

This course will provide an advanced level of knowledge and clinical skills in the signs, symptoms, and management of the pathophysiology of general medical conditions commonly see in athletics. Letter grade only.

This 7-week online course will provide students with an advanced level of knowledge concerning the identification and use of pharmacological agents in athletics. This includes pharmacokinetics and dynamics, legal issues with medication management in Athletic Training, and all parameters governing the use of medications commonly prescribed in the athletic setting. Letter grade only.

This course is designed to help you learn advanced knowledge and clinical skills in the assessment of sports related injuries to the upper extremity, head and neck. This course will also serve to enhance your decision-making and problem-solving skills in initial injury management. Letter grade only.

This course is designed to help the student learn basic scientific research knowledge. Topics addressed will include research design, statistics, evidence-based practice research, critical appraisal of research, and ethics in research. This course will also serve to enhance decision-making and problem-solving skills when interpreting research reports of athletic training studies. Students will also develop a research proposal and submit to IRB. Letter grade only.

The purpose of this course is to review and evaluate clinical proficiencies required by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association for certification and our professional accrediting body, CAATE. Pass-fail only.

This course will take place in a clinical setting that will be designated by the clinical coordinator. The purpose of the course is for the graduate student to apply and analyze the implementation of techniques, concepts, and guiding principles of rehabilitation programs learned in AT 525, to at least one patient. Daily interaction with the patient is required, while being supervised by the Clinical Preceptor. Letter grade only.

This course will investigate different aspects of nutrition demands for athletes. From pre-event meals to understanding supplements, the graduate students will delve into critical analysis of nutrition for different athlete types. Letter grade only.

This course provides the student with the background and skills necessary to administer and manage an Athletic Training Program. Topics such as athletic training program management, budget, insurance, facility design, legal issues, and ethics in the profession of athletic training will be discussed. Letter grade only.

This course will cover the principles and interpretation of clinical epidemiology and health care informatics, with a specific application to athletic training. Methodological principles underlying evidence-based practice in clinical research will be covered. Topics include population-based prevention and screening, community health assessment and intervention, social determinants of health, quality of health care, health systems, and global health. Letter grade only.

The purpose of this course is to review and evaluate clinical proficiencies required by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association for certification and our professional accrediting body, CAATE. Pass-fail only.

In this course, state, district, and national organizations as well as continuing education requirements will be reviewed. Current trends in Athletic Training and controversial topics in the literature will be reviewed and discussed, while requiring the graduate student to develop and defend their own stance on the issues. The Board of Certification Examination will be discussed as well as gaining licensure in Arizona. Letter grade only.

This course examines the background of psychological theories and applications related to injuries/illnesses and subsequent rehabilitation of the physically active. The course is designed to develop the graduate students’ ability to optimize rehabilitative efforts of injuries & illnesses of the physically active. Techniques such as social support, imagery, education, and modeling will be used. Eating disorders, substance abuse, and disability are included. Letter grade only.

Preparation for comprehensive examination. Pass-Fail only