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Twin Cities Campus
Rehabilitation Science MinorRehabilitation Medicine Administration
Medical School
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MMC 388, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455 (612-625-3966; fax: 612-625-4274)
Email:
adamc002@umn.edu
Website: http://www.rehabscience.umn.edu
The graduate program in rehabilitation science is a post-professional program designed to train rehabilitation scientists and academicians. The program includes occupational and physical therapists and students with other backgrounds interested in rehabilitation research. The program's philosophy provides students with 1) a strong foundation in research methodology, 2) a concentrated educational experience specifically tailored toward a student's specific research question in rehabilitation science, and 3) a working knowledge of the importance of a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to the scientific process.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Minimum US equivalent bachelor's degree.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or graduate degree in a discipline related to rehabilitation such as biomedical engineering, medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech/audiology. International students must hold a comparable foreign degree from an accredited program. Depending on the educational background of the applicant, admission may be contingent upon completion of selected prerequisite coursework.
Special Application Requirements:
The student must inform the director of graduate studies (DGS) in writing of his or her intent to pursue the minor. A rehabilitation science faculty admissions committee determines student admission for the minor. To be admitted, a student must be an active graduate student pursuing an equivalent graduate degree in another field. The student must be in good academic standing within his or her major program. The student must have a mutually agreed-upon graduate faculty member in rehabilitation science serve as a reviewer on the student's dissertation committee and serve as the minor field examiner on the final exam committee.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Doctoral
Ph.D. Minor
Take at least 12 credits, selected in consultation with the Rehabilitation Sciences director of graduate studies. RSC courses must be taken on the A-F grading basis.
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
RSC 5106 - Introduction to Rehabilitation Science
(1.0 cr)
·
RSC 5206 - Academic Ethos
(1.0 cr)
·
RSC 5135 - Advanced Biomechanics I: Kinematics
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 5294 - Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 5306 - Scientific and Professional Presentation
(1.0 cr)
·
RSC 5814 - Age, Exercise, and Rehabilitation
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 5841 - Applied Data Acquisition and Processing
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8106 - Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 8206 - Grant Writing
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 8306 - Peer Review and Publication
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 8130 - Current Literature Seminar
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8135 - Human Kinematics
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8170 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8185 - Problems in Rehabilitation Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8192 - Essentials in Rehab Research
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8282 - Problems in Human Movement
(4.0 cr)
Masters
Master's Minor
Take at least 6 credits, selected in consultation with the Rehabilitation Sciences director of graduate studies. RSC courses must be taken on the A-F grading basis.
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
RSC 5106 - Introduction to Rehabilitation Science
(1.0 cr)
·
RSC 5206 - Academic Ethos
(1.0 cr)
·
RSC 5135 - Advanced Biomechanics I: Kinematics
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 5294 - Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 5306 - Scientific and Professional Presentation
(1.0 cr)
·
RSC 5814 - Age, Exercise, and Rehabilitation
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 5841 - Applied Data Acquisition and Processing
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8106 - Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 8206 - Grant Writing
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 8306 - Peer Review and Publication
(2.0 cr)
·
RSC 8130 - Current Literature Seminar
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8135 - Human Kinematics
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8170 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8185 - Problems in Rehabilitation Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8192 - Essentials in Rehab Research
(3.0 cr)
·
RSC 8282 - Problems in Human Movement
(4.0 cr)
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | RSc 5135/RSc 8135 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Prerequisites: | Rehabilitation science student or program permission |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | RSc 5135/RSc 8135 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | [Rehabilitation science student or program permission], # |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | RSc 5135/RSc 8135 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Prerequisites: | Rehabilitation science student or program permission |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | RSc 5135/RSc 8135 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | [Rehabilitation science student or program permission], # |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |