Information on Courses and Clinical Practicum

Highlighted Course Offerings

Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

AT 201 AT 201L

4 Credits

This course is a basic athletic training course providing an overview of prevention, recognition, and initial management of common athletic injuries. The lab component introduces basic taping and wrapping skills, immobilization techniques, and selected protective equipment.

Clinical Athletic Training

AT 203

3 credits

This course requires between 125 and 200 hours of supervised clinical experience in the Lasell College Athletic Training facility, working with the intercollegiate athletic teams. Orientation to Lasell Athletic Training policies and procedures is emphasized. The lab component meets twice weekly for two hours. Taping and wrapping techniques, fitting protective equipment, and fabricating special protective devices are emphasized.

Therapeutic Modalities

AT 303 

4 Credits

This course is an examination of the treatment of athletic injuries through the use of cold and heat modalities, hydrotherapy, and electrical modalities. Emphasis is placed on theoretical and physiological effects on healing, and on indications and contraindications for use of each modality. 

Athletic Injury Assessment for the Upper Extremities

AT 351

4 Credits

This course focuses on techniques for orthopedic and neurological assessment of

musculoskeletal injuries to the upper extremities, thorax, and cervical spine. The course

includes assessment of head and facial injuries. The lab component emphasizes developing clinical skills including palpation of bony landmarks, performing stress and special tests.

Clinical Practicum 

The School of Allied Health and Sports Studies has various internship requirements. Athletic training has 6 clinical practicum, and uses the same 8-10 sites in order to maintain a relationship for accreditation.

All clinical practicum placement is done by the Coordinator of Clinical Education in compliance with the JRC-AT. Athletic Training practicums are held at colleges, highschools, rehabilitation clinic and hospitals. The loctations Lasell currently has relationships with include:

• Boston College
• Babson College
• Brandeis University
• Bentley College
• MIT
• Woburn H.S.
• Waltham H.S.
• Ashland H.S.
• St. Sebastian’s Preparatory School
• Sport and Physical Therapy Associates
• Lasell College