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OCTH 319 - Movement Science

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OCTH 319 - Movement Science

College Curriculum

Study Plan and Curriculum Structure
The curriculum of the four programs offered by CAMS (i.e., Emergency Medical Services, Respiratory Program, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and Occupational Therapy) consists of two phases. The duration of the courses for each program is four years.

Phase I:Pre-Professional(Preparatory Four Semesters, which are offered to all health science colleges).
Students from all Health Science Colleges attend the first three semesters together. The students are offered intensive English language courses throughout these semesters to strengthen their English language. This will enable them to communicate fluently, as English is the instructional language while studying the professional courses.

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Quality Assurance and Academic Accreditation

Mission:
The QAAA unit in College of Applied Medical Sciences aims to apply an internal quality assurance system throughout the college to increase performance sufficiency according to the certified quality standers by developing the skills of faculty and staff at the college which will eventually achieve the university goals.

Vision:
The vision of QAAA unit at College of Applied Medical Sciences is to fulfil an unequal excellence in academic performance among all kingdoms’ colleges by achieving continuous development and obtaining academic accreditation for all programs in the college.

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programs

Emergency Medical Services
MALE . FEMALE

Respiratory Therapy
MALE . FEMALE

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
MALE . FEMALE

Occupational Therapy
MALE . FEMALE

Anaesthesia Technology
MALE . FEMALE

Clinical Nutrition
FEMALE

Radiological Sciences
MALE . FEMALE

Cardiovascular Technology
MALE . FEMALE

Audiology and Speech Pathology
Future Program

Components: Lecture, Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce the student to the multidisciplinary field of the sciences of human movement and facilitate first the development of the student's understanding of the nature of movement. It encompasses development of movement and skill, control/dyscontrol, and learning, the course begins with an in-depth look at contemporary theories of motor- development, control and learning, motor development, and mechanisms underlying control of movement, and progresses to dyscontrol of movement and recovery of function following injury or insult to the central nervous system (CNS). The course explores the various tests and measures that are used with individuals with movement dysfunction such as the task-oriented, pharmaceutical, and surgical approaches are evaluated during the course.