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Rehabilitation Science

Program Overview

Rehabilitation science is the systematic study of promoting, maintaining, or restoring human function, mobility, occupation, and well-being. Using basic and applied methods, the science is focused on phenomena at the level of the cell, person, family, community, or society to develop and evaluate theories, models, processes, measures, interventions, and policies to prevent, reverse, or minimize impairments, enable activity, and facilitate participation. By its very nature, rehabilitation science is multidisciplinary.

The Rehabilitation Sciences Institute​ offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. To capture the full breadth of rehabilitation, the expertise of its faculty and the research of its students, Rehabilitation Science has identified six fields of study:

  • Movement Science
  • Occupational Science
  • Practice Science
  • Rehabilitation Health Services Studies
  • Rehabilitation Technology Sciences
  • Social and Cognitive Rehabilitation Sciences

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Quick Facts

Domestic International
Application deadline MSc, PhD:

Fall 2024 Entry

Round 1: 15-Jan-2024

Round 2: 15-May-2024

 

 

MSc, PhD:

Fall 2024 Entry

15-Dec-2023

 

Minimum admission average MSc:

B+ average in senior-level courses in the final two years

PhD:

A– from a relevant thesis-based master’s program

Direct Entry: A+/A average (GPA 4.0) in an undergraduate program

MSc:

B+ average in senior-level courses in the final two years

PhD:

A– from a relevant thesis-based master’s program

Direct Entry: A+/A average (GPA 4.0) in an undergraduate program

Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? PhD:

Yes

Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? MSc, PhD:

Before

MSc, PhD:

Before

If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? MSc, PhD:

Yes

MSc, PhD:

Yes

Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? MSc, PhD:

Applicant

MSc, PhD:

Applicant

Are any standardized tests required/recommended? MSc, PhD:

NA

MSc, PhD:

NA


Geith Maal-Bared

“Make time for friends, family, and leisure. There’s more to life than research and academic pursuit.”

Geith Maal-Bared
PhD Candidate, Medical Science
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