Overview
Rehabilitation Sciences PhD graduates at the University of Ottawa will develop independent and collaborative research skills and will be equipped to contribute to the knowledge base that informs the practice of rehabilitation professionals.
Main areas of research
- Impairment and rehabilitation: This field concerns the impact of motor, sensory, cognitive, and mental health impairments on the individual’s daily functioning. It includes research on fundamental views of disease and disease etiology as risks factors for eventual difficulties in functioning.
- The environment and rehabilitation: This field focuses on the way social and physical environmental factors can either enable or hinder an individual’s functioning.
- Participation in life situations and rehabilitation: This field focuses on how the individual is re-integrated into the community and takes part in life activities while gaining functional autonomy following the onset of disease, disorder, or trauma.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Team Research and Interdisciplinary Methodology
- Research Seminar on Individual Functioning and Rehabilitation Models
- Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Seminar
- Comprehensive Examination
- Thesis Proposal
- Doctoral Thesis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Kinesiology View 22 other PhDs in Kinesiology in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Have a master’s degree in a rehabilitation profession (Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Pathology) or a related discipline (e.g., Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work).
- We will also consider applicants who wish to research areas related to disability and rehabilitation who have completed graduate work in other areas.
- Applicants from non-thesis master's degree programs (e.g., professional or course-based only) must submit at the time of application documentation demonstrating research competence either as part of their program of studies and/or through activities completed during practice.
- Students will be required to present a dossier demonstrating research skills that may include, publications in peer-reviewed journals, research reports, program development and evaluation reports, abstracts, presentations, or similar documents.
Tuition Fee
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International
11650 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5825 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
National
11650 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5825 CAD per semester during 48 months.
Living costs for Ottawa
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