Program Requirements
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| APSY-GE 3073 | Research Design and Methodology in the Behavioral Sciences I | 3 |
| APSTA-GE 2001 | Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences I | 3 |
| APSTA-GE 2002 | Applied Linear Modeling for the Behavioral and Social Sciences | 3 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| REHAB-GE 3005 | Transdisciplinary Patient Based Managment | 3 |
| 3 |
| CSCD-GE 3022 | Grant Writing for Health Fields | 2 |
| 16 |
| |
| REHAB-GE 3006 | Rehabilitation Sciences Research Seminar (taken three times, for a total of 3 credits) | 1 |
| RESCH-GE 3001 | Dissertation Proposal Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credits | 48 |
Additional Program Requirements
Candidacy Paper
Students complete one candidacy paper designed to be submitted for a peer-reviewed research journal. The paper is conducted, written, and orally defended by the student under faculty mentor guidance.
Conference Presentation
Students must write and submit an abstract to a conference presentation (poster or oral, internal or external).
Grant Writing
Students must write and submit a grant proposal for an internal or external grant mechanism to support pilot data or initial proposal work. The requirement is for at least one submission (not for being awarded the grant).
Teaching
Students must complete a teaching experience ranging from guest lectures to teaching a full course as instructor of record.
Dissertation
In the final years of the degree, students develop, write, and defend a dissertation proposal and ultimately a dissertation. The dissertation is supervised by a committee of 4 mentors, and reflects the student’s novel ideas and empirical contribution to the field. There are two possible formats for the dissertation: the three-paper format and the traditional ‘monograph’ format. Students are expected to work closely with their committee to determine which option is the most appropriate. The thesis proposal and dissertation will be reviewed by a committee and readers, both in written format and in an oral defense.
