The 48-credit PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences prepares you to be a scientist-practitioner blending research, theory, and techniques from a range of health fields in order to enhance human wellbeing across the lifespan. Through collaborative mentorship, rigorous scientific instruction, and comprehensive research training, you’ll emerge as innovative and responsive clinicians with a holistic, integrative, and interdisciplinary approach to health and wellbeing.
Core Course Sequence
You’ll take coursework in core research methods, including research design and methodology and statistical analysis, complemented by fundamental professional training in bioethics, grant writing, and patient care management. Following this foundational training, you’ll take further elective classes in your content area of interest, culminating in a research colloquium and dissertation.