Ph.D. Program in Rehabilitation Science
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
ADMISSIONS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED THROUGH FALL 2009
Welcome and thank you for your interest in our Ph.D. Program in Rehabilitation Science.
Our interdisciplinary program was developed in 1998 by faculty from the Departments of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, the School of Nursing, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Rehabilitation Science (containing Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy) at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York (UB/SUNY). This interdisciplinary group of nationally and internationally recognized faculty has designed a curriculum that addresses the critical need for faculty and researchers in the area of disability and rehabilitation.
The Ph.D. program in Rehabilitation Science at UB/SUNY addresses the functional limitations, disabilities, and societal limitations of persons that result from pathophysiology. The program's coursework focuses on areas that require an interdisciplinary approach in research and in service. Graduates of the Ph.D. program have an overall understanding of the theoretical basis of rehabilitation science and are able to identify major research questions in rehabilitation. In addition, by designing, conducting, and publishing research on current issues, graduates display knowledge, critical judgment, and problem solving abilities.
Rehabilitation Science is the study of physical, musculoskeletal, psychological, and functional disorders in humans. Goals of Rehabilitation Science include the development, restoration, and maintenance of skill and function, the prevention of dysfunction, and the systematic examination of adaptation to impairment, disability, and societal limitations.
Our program allows you to develop the areas of rehabilitation science that you are most interested in in order to reach your future goals. Thanks for your interest and we look forward to your application.
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