2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
Rehabilitation Science
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College of Public Health and Health Professions
Graduate Faculty
Director: W. C. Mann. Graduate Coordinator: M. Odom. Complete
faculty listing by department: Follow this link
The interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in rehabilitation science is
offered through the College of Public Health and Health Professions.
It is designed to prepare rehabilitation scholars. Students are given
the opportunity to develop skills in teaching, research, service
leadership, and interdisciplinary teamwork. Students work closely
with their faculty mentor within the broad categories of Movement
Science, Disability Science, and Communication and Swallowing
Science. On successful completion of the program, graduates
typically take positions in research universities and research centers.
Requirements for the Ph.D. degree are given in the General
Information section of this catalog.
Admissions decisions are determined by an interdisciplinary
admissions committee. The program is a minimum of 90 credit
hours of study beyond the bachelor's degree. The curriculum
includes 25 graduate credits in core rehabilitation courses
(rehabilitation science theory, research, and teaching) required of all
students; 50 credits in specialty areas; and 15 credits of
dissertation research. The 50 credits of specialty courses includes 18
credits from one (or a combination) of the three major emphases in
rehabilitation mentioned above. The remaining 32 credit hours may
be electives, or 30 credits may be transferred in from a master's
degree program (with the approval of the supervisory committee.
Specialty course work must be chosen by the student with