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
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| Minimum admission average | MSc: PhD: | MSc: PhD: |
| 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 |
“I am passionate about client-centered, trauma-informed care”
- Katie O’Shea
- PhD student, Dalla Lana School of Public Health