Subject: Physical Therapy
Course Number: 199.22
Course Title: Special Topics: Philosophy of Physical Therapy
Units: 1
School: Graduate Division
Department: Physical Therapy Program

Course Description: What is physical therapy? How, exactly, does a physical therapist relate to their patients? How confident should a clinician be in the existing scientific literature on therapeutic interventions? Students in physical therapy have an opportunity to engage with philosophical literature in the ontology, ethics, and epistemology of clinical practice in this seminar-style course.
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students
Activities: Student - Seminar, Student - Project, Synchronous - Seminar

Instructor of Record: A. Hansen
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No