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Study plan for the M.S. in Human Performance and Rehabilitation Sciences
Required Classes (15 credits)
This course explores the foundations of health and human sciences through examination of the basis for and basics of scientific and critical thinking, theory building, and assessment in applied disciplines, evolution of disability, rehabilitation populations, intervention development, function assessment, evidence-based practice, and practice-based evidence.
This course introduces graduate students to the foundations of research in health and human sciences, emphasizing quantitative and qualitative methods, critical evaluation, and the development of skills for reading, conducting, and understanding research as a basis for advanced study and knowledge generation.
An applied approach to the collection, organization, analyses and interpretation of data pertinent to public health and vital statistics is outlined. The application of statistical and biostatistical methods to public health is explained.
This course will focus on scientific writing. The goal is to provide a broad writing foundation that students will be able to use towards future research in exercise science. An emphasis will be on writing for manuscript publications and grants, as well as preparing scientific proceedings and presentations.
An introduction to both the theory and practice of research ethics. The course also covers key ethical principles and concepts.
Health & rehabilitation sciences courses (15 credits)
This course will familiarize students with seminal and emerging health and rehabilitation related theories including those pertaining to disability, aging, health promotion and behavior, nursing, human development, goal setting, and motivation. Students will assess relationships between research, theory, practice, and intervention application, measurement, and assessment to health and rehabilitation professions.
This course analyses emerging trends in health care systems and delivery associated with rehabilitation. Areas to be covered include organizational infrastructures, finance, public policy, and implications for disparate patient populations.
Instructional orientation to research; includes laboratory experience in the student’s concentration area. This course may be taken more than once.
Students can choose two 3 credit hour elective which is aimed at deepening their knowledge in their specialized domain such as biostatistics, informatics, exercise physiology, or another relevant subject.