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Entry
Level Master's Degree | Five
Year Program | Two
Year Program | Ph.D.
The Occupational Therapy Department is pleased
to participate in the
RSHS
Ph.D. Program in Rehabilitation Science
Degree offered: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation
Science
Major Areas Of Study: The program is designed
to prepare academicians for positions in schools
of health and rehabilitation science. Interdisciplinary
courses in health science, research and education
are followed by more focused course work that
prepares graduates for success as a faculty member
within a professional department related to rehabilitation
science. Occupational therapy is one such focus
area within the curriculum.
Areas of Concentration: Intervention science,
basic and applied science, and health science
education are areas of research concentration
available in the program. Occupational therapy-related
investigations are available in each area of research
focus.
Distance Learning Options: Not Available
Admissions Requirements: A baccalaureate or
master's degree that is
required to practice a particular health care
profession. Examples include, but are not limited
to a baccalaureate or master's degree in occupational
therapy, physical therapy or speech-language pathology.
Clinical/practical experience is desired, but
not required. A minimum QPA of 3.0 is required
from previous professional education. A minimum
score on the graduate record exam of 1500 is required.
Applicants must submit recommendations from three
evaluators and complete a personal interview.
Special Features: The program is specifically
designed to prepare graduates for a career in
the eclectic environment of health and rehabilitation
science education. Interdisciplinary and discipline-specific
education is blended together to maximize a graduate's
ability to succeed as faculty in the educational
department of their choosing. Students wishing
to pursue academic positions in a department of
occupational therapy are well served by this degree.
They will experience a rich interdisciplinary
education from a diverse core of health scientists
and occupational therapy-specific education from
an exceptionally strong, mature and diverse faculty
within the department of occupational therapy.
The results will be a graduate eminently qualified
to flourish in a school of health science and
a department of occupational therapy.
Financial Aid: Modest graduate student assistantships
are available on a competitive basis and the program
is designed for nontraditional students who wish
to continue to work while attending. The Department
of Occupational Therapy is developing community
clinical-scholar partnerships for students to
practice and attend school. Full-time commitment
to the program after completion of the core courses
is dependent upon research interests. |
