PHT 779 Clinical Education IV (8) Designed to allow students to integrate the multifaceted roles of clinicians into current practice within the health care system. Upon completion of this final clinical experience, students exhibit practice level expectations of entry level professional. Prerequisite: PHT 769. PHT 801 Teaching and Learning (3) Principles of teaching, learning, and dynamics of effectiveness related to physical therapist's role of caregiver, educator, consultant and collaborator. Outcomes of instructional process through effective teaching techniques and strategies. Prerequisite: PHT 701 PHT 812 Measurement and Interpretation of Outcomes (3) Fundamental measurement properties of instruments used by physical therapists in determining level of impairment, differential diagnosis, outcomes measures, health status, and patient/client satisfaction. Strategies to assess and select between various instruments for clinical practice. Prerequisite: PHT 701 PHT 813 Management in Health Care Delivery (3) Organizational management theory and principles. Quantitative analysis of health care issues. Supervision, quality assurance, and marketing are explored. Concepts of human resources and quality assurance including productivity, contracts and ethical/legal issues are examined. Prerequisite: PHT 701 PHT 814 Research Methods (3) Fundamental concepts of scientific inquiry as they relate to clinical issues in health care. Levels of data, variance, sampling, reliability, validity, predictive value, and statistical inference are discussed in the context of clinical questions. Prerequisite: PHT 814 PHT 816 Practicum ( 1-6 ) Capstone course tailored to individual student needs and professional interests. Students select education, management, or research as a focus. Individual or group experiences are planned with individual faculty. May be repeated once. Prerequisite: PHT 701 PHT 997 Continuous Enrollment (0)
Physics
PHY 503 The History of Physics (3) The development of physics since the time of Aristotle and the early Greek scientists. Emphasis on physical theories and their historical significance. PHY 517 Principles of Physical Science (3) Important principles of physics, chemistry, earth science. Historical contexts. Integration of principles to address complex global problems.
PHY 590 Independent Study ( 0-6 ) Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor. Must be approved in advance by the appropriate graduate program director. PHY 600 Selected Topics (3) Advanced study of a selected topic in physics not normally included in the regular curriculum. May be repeated for credit provided the topic studied does not duplicate previous coursework. PHY 690 Independent Study ( 0-6 ) Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor. Must be approved in advance by the appropriate graduate program director.
Psychology PSY 507 Psychology and the Visual Arts (3) Introduces students to elements of design and how they create psychological effects. Introduces students to influential artists and their creative works. Affords students opportunities to explore their creative and expressive potentials. PSY 560L Health Care in Developing Regions: Tanzania Practicum (0) Health Care in Developing Regions courses are designed for those who are interested in how less developed nations approach health care challenges (seminars) and in experiencing those approaches first hand (practica). Students will experience the geopolitical setting, population, and institutions of the area with an emphasis on health care. Prerequisite: PSY/ANT 303/503 or application and permission of instructors. PSY 604 Child and Adolescent Development:Implications for Educators (3) Developmental theory, principles, and research and their application to the effective education of diverse student populations. Twenty hours of field work required.
Sociology SOC 537 Science and Social Power (3) Critical examination of science as a primary locus of social power. Socio-historical development of science as a power project; influence of socially constructed scientific reality in production and maintenance of inequality. Seminar format. Prerequisites: ANT 101, SOC 151, or permission.
SOC 552 Minority Experience in American Society (3) Minority experience in American society from historical and contemporary perspectives. Theories of dominant/minority group relations. Contemporary issues and public policy. Intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, social class. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101, SOC 151, SOC 252, or permission of instructor. SOC 555 Community and Social Change (3) Analysis of challenges and opportunities facing American communities. Emphasis on communities in New York State, and on Utica in particular. SOC 600 Special Topics (3) How cities are structured and how they function; what it is like to live in an urban setting; problems faced by urban places and how they are addressed. Will also examine different urban settings.
Spanish SPA 500 Immersion Spanish in Mexico (3) SPA 604 Introduction to Applied Spanish Linguistics (3) Second language acquisition theory, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, dialectology, and thorough review of Spanish grammar. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 202 and permission of instructor. SPA 690 Independent Study (3) Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor.
Utica College Course UCC 580 Int'l Crse:Immersion Spanish (3) UCC 590 Independent Study ( 1-6 ) Admission by consent of supervising discipline, academic division, and graduate program director. Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor. UCC 600 Contemporary Topics (3) Topics in various contemporary issues. May vary from semester to semester. UCC 690 Independent Study ( 0-6 ) Admission by consent of supervising discipline, academic division, and graduate program director. Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor. UCC 997 Continuous Enrollment (0) See 'Continuous Enrollment' in the section on Academic Policies.
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