BS PHYSICAL THERAPY CURRICULUM |
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The
first two years of the course comprises the general education component and are
taken under the College of Science. The
Physical Therapy proper starts at the third year level where students are
exposed to the biomedical and professional subjects.The
student goes on a rotating ten-month clinical internship during the fifth year. |
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First Year | |||||
1st
Semester |
2nd
Semester |
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Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units |
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* | Philippine History | 3 | * | English 2 (Communication Skills) | 3 |
* | Socio-Anthropology | 3 | * | Math 2 (Trigonometry) | 3 |
* | English 1 (Communication Skills) | 3 | * | Pilipino 2 (Retorika) | 3 |
* | Math 1 (College Algebra) | 3 | * | Zoology 2 (Comparative Anatomy) | 3 |
* | Zoology 1 (General Zoology) | 3 | * | General Zoology | 3 |
* | Filipino 1 (Sining ng Pakikipagtalastasan) | 3 | * | Literature 1 (The Philippine Literature) | 3 |
* | Computer | 3 | * | Logic | 3 |
* | P.E. 1 | 2 | * | P.E. 2 | 2 |
* | ROTC 11 | 1.5 | * | ROTC 12 | 1.5 |
Total |
23 |
Total |
23 |
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Second Year | |||||
1st Semester |
2nd
Semester |
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Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units |
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* | Literature 2 (The World Literature) | 3 | * | English 3 (Communication Skills) |
3 |
* | Math 3 (Biostatistics) | 3 | * | Rizal Course | 3 |
* | Physics 1 (General Physics) | 5 | * | Physics 2 (Applied Physics) | 3 |
* | Chemistry 1 (General & Inorganic) | 5 | * | Chemistry 2 (Organic Chemistry) | 5 |
* | Philippine Gov’t & the New Constitution | 3 | * | Health Care II | 3 |
* | Health Care 1 | 4 | * | Philosophy of Man | 3 |
* | P.E. 3 | 2 | * | P.E. 4 | 2 |
* | ROTC 21 | 1.5 | * |
ROTC 22 |
1.5 |
Total | 23 |
Total |
23 | ||
Third Year | |||||
1st Semester |
2nd
Semester |
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Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units |
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* | Anatomy 1 (Musculo-Skeleted System Head and Face) | 5 | * | Anatomy 2 (Cardio-Putmonary and Others) | 5 |
* | Physiology 1 (General Physiology | 4 | * | Physiology 2 (Neuro-Physiology) | 3 |
* | Psychiatry 1 (Psychological Reactions to Disability) | 3 | * | Therapeutic Exercise 1 (Physiology of Exercise, Types and Postures | 4 |
* | Physical Therapy 1 (Introduction to Patient Care Hydrotheraphym, Massage and Superficial Heal | 4 | * | Pathology (General Pathology) | 2 |
* | Ethics | 2 | * | PT 2 (Principles of Evaluation Technique, RDM, MMT, Charting | 3 |
* | Human Growth and Development | 3 | * | Electrotherapy | 3 |
Total |
21 |
Total |
21 | ||
Fourth Year | |||||
1st Semester |
2nd
Semester |
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Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units |
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* | Anatomy 3 (Kinesiology) | 5 | * | Medical/Surgical (General Surgical Conditions, |
5 |
* | Medical/Surgical 1 (Gen. Medical and Pediatric Conditions) | 5 | * | Therapeutic Exercise 3 (Advanced Therapeutic |
4 |
* | Therapeutic Exercise 2 (Specific Exercise,PREs) | 4 | * | Ortholics and Prosthetics (Splint, Casting,
Bandaging, |
4 |
* | Medical/Surgical 2 (Neurology, Neuro Surgery) | 3 | * | Clinical Education 1 (Introduction to Clinics) | 3 |
* | Organization and Administration | 2 | * | Seminar 2 (Clinical Correlation, Team Approach) | 2 |
* | Seminar 1 (Clinical Correlation, Team Approach) | 2 | * | Thesis Writing (Elective) | 3 |
Total |
24 |
Total |
20 | ||
Fifth Year | |||||
Clinical Internship Program |
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(10 months of rotating internship – 5 days a week) |
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1st Semester |
2nd
Semester |
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Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units |
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* | Clinical Education 2 | 15 | * | Clinical Education 2 | 15 |
* | Seminar 3 | 3 | * | Seminar 4 | 3 |
Total |
18 | Total | 18 | ||