Courses & Curriculum

Course Descriptions

A full list of course descriptions can be found in the MUSC Bulletin. Courses for the the DPT program are indicated with the prefix PT.

Curriculum

 

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Summer	PT*700	Foundations of Physical Therap	2
		PT*705	Movement Science	3
		PT*705L	Surface Anatomy Lab	1
		PT*718	Human Anatomy	5
		PT*764	Evidence Based Practice I	1
			Total Semester Hours	12
1	Fall	PT*701	Neuroscience	4
		PT*712	Applied Physio and Nutrition	3
		PT*712L	Applied Physio and Nutrition Lab	1
		PT*730	Musculoskeletal I	3
		PT*730L	Musculoskeletal I Lab	3
		PT*752	Motor Development	2
			Total Semester Hours	16
1	Spring	IP*711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
		IP*TBD	IP Concentration Course of choice	1
		PT*711	Clinical Pathophysiology	3
		PT*716	Biomechanical Analysis	1.5
		PT*724	Therapeutic Exercise	2
		PT*724L	Therapeutic Exercise & Massage	1
		PT*731	Musculoskeletal II	3
		PT*731L	Musculoskeletal II Lab	2
		PT*748	Pharmacology	1
			Total Semester Hours	15.5
2	Summer	PT*725L	Biophysical Agents Lab	1.5
		PT*727A	Cardiovascular & Pulmonary A	2
		PT*727LA	Cardiovascular/Pulmon PT LabA	0.5
		PT*732	Musculoskeletal III	3
		PT*732L	Musculoskeletal III Lab	2
		PT*749	Healthcare Delivery	2
		PT*765	Evidence Based Practice II	1
			Electives	var.
			Total Semester Hours	12
2	Fall	PT*727B	Cardiovascular & Pulmonary B	1
		PT*727LB	Cardiovascular/Pulmon PT LabB	0.5
		PT*726L	Functional Mobility	1
		PT*728	Imaging/ Electrodiagnosis	2
		PT*733	Prosthetics and Orthotics	1.5
		PT*740	Clinical Practicum I	8
		PT*751	Integumentary Physical Therapy	2
		PT*766	Evidence Based Practice III	1
			Electives	var.
			Total Semester Hours	17
2	Spring	PT*746	Health Promotion	2
		PT*755	Neuromuscular I	3
		PT*755L	Neuromuscular I Lab	3
		PT*710	Adult Development & Aging	3
		PT*760	Pediatrics	3
		PT*760L	Pediatrics Lab	1
			Electives	var.
			Total Semester Hours	15
3	Summer	PT*717	Differential Diagnosis	2
		PT*756	Neuromuscular II	3
		PT*756L	Neuromuscular II Lab	2
		PT*761	Practice Management	2
		PT*762L	Clin Reason/Practice Lab	1
			Electives	var.
			Total Semester Hours	10
3	Fall	PT*741	Clinical Practicum II	10+12+
		PT*742	Clinical Practicum III	10
		PT*767	Evidence Based Practice IV	1
			Total Semester Hours	21
3	Spring	PT*743	Clinical Practicum IV	12
			Total Semester Hours	12
			Total Didactic Hours	90.5
			Total Clinical Hours	40
			Total Credit Hours	130.5

 

Electives

PT*720 Private Practice

PT*695 Community Based Elective (Camp Hand to Hands)

PT*790 Sports Rehab Outreach I

PT*758 Manual Therapy – Lower Body

PT*734 Manual Therapy – Upper Body

PT*737 Trigger Point Dry Needling

PT*735 CSCS Exam Prep

PT*736 Sports Rehab Outreach II

PT*768 Special Topics

PT*729 Special Topics in Pediatrics

PT*800 PT Education I

PT*801 PT Education II

PT*802 PT Education III

PT*810 PT Research I

PT*811 PT Research II

PT*812 PT Research III