Rehabilitation Science Ph.D.

The mission of the graduate program in Rehabilitation Science is to discover and disseminate rehabilitation knowledge and improve the quality of life, participation, health, performance, and well-being of people in Minnesota and throughout the world. The mission further encompasses the cultivation of premier leaders and researchers in academia, industry, and clinical environments to transform the science and practice of rehabilitation. The program is interdisciplinary with student and faculty backgrounds in physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise physiology, biomedical engineering, and a variety of other biology and health care backgrounds. The program's philosophy is to provide students with a strong foundation in research methodology; a concentrated educational and research experience tailored toward a student's specific area of interest in rehabilitation science; and a working knowledge of the importance of a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to the scientific process.