TTUHSC School of Allied Health Sciences
SAHS

PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences

Curriculum

REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORE (32 HOURS)
ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CORE COURSES (26 HOURS):
AHRS 5100 History and Philosophy of Rehabilitation Sciences
AHRS 5200 Physiology of Body Systems
AHRS 5205 Research Design and Statistics
AHRS 5303 Biomechanics
AHRS 5330 Seminar in Health Care Policy and Administration
AHRS 5418 Neuroscience
AHRS 5500 Gross Anatomy
AHRS 6100 Seminar in Rehabilitation Sciences (repeat for 6 hours minimum)
                                                                              
STUDENTS SHOULD SELECT A MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES TO COMPLETE THE REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORE:
AHAT 5304 Special Topics in Athletic Training
AHAT 5223 Special Populations and Concerns for the Athletic Trainer
AHAT 5224 Management/Identification of General Medical Conditions OR AHOT 5229 Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Part 1 OR AHPT 8207 Clinical Pathology
AHAT 5302 Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries
AHOT 5207 Psychosocial Interventions in Occupational Therapy
AHOT 5209 Applied Kinesiology OR AHPT 8203 Functional Anatomy
AHOT 5212 Occupational Therapy Practice: Assistive Technology OR AHPT 8324 Orthotics and Prosthetics
AHOT 5329 Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Part 2
AHOT 5213 Psychosocial Group Process
AHOT 5314 Health and Community Settings
AHOT 5319 Occupational Performance Throughout the Lifespan OR AHPT 8329 Human Development
AHPT 6301 Issues in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and Manual Therapy I
AHPT 6302 Issues in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and Manual Therapy II
AHPT 6303 Basic and Applied Science in Orthopaedics
AHPT 6305 Updates in Orthopaedic Surgical Management
AHPT 6311 Clinical Studies in Anatomy: A Lab Course
AHPT 6312 Neuroscience in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
AHPT 6313 Biomechanics in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
AHPT 6314 Motor Control in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
AHPT 6317 Radiological Anatomy
AHPT 6318 Musculoskeletal Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
AHPT 8110 Health and Wellness Promotion
AHPT 8209 Exercise Physiology
AHPT 8212 Pharmacology
AHPT 8228 Motor Behavior
AHPT 8231 Diagnostic Imaging


TEACHING (5 HOURS)
EDHE 5342 College Teaching OR
EDHE 5343 College and University Curriculum OR
AHPT 7305 Curriculum Design and Teaching in Allied Health OR
AHPT 7404 Educational Evaluation in Allied Health
OR other approved pedagogy/teaching course;
AND AHRS 6150 Teaching Apprenticeship in Rehabilitation Sciences (repeat for 2 hours minimum)


APPROVED ELECTIVES (12 HOURS)
Appropriate electives should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. These electives should be consistent with the overall goals of the program and support the interests and goals of the student.


RESEARCH TOOLS (21 HOURS)
AHRS 6200 Methods in Rehabilitation Sciences Research (repeat for 6 hours minimum)
                                                         
STATISTICS (9 HOURS). CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
PSY 5347 Advanced Correlational Methods and Factor Analysis AND
PSY 5380 Experimental Design
AND at least three hours from the following courses:
PSY 5348 Advanced Multivariate Analysis for Psychologists OR
PSY 5360 Structural Equation Modeling for Psychologists OR
PSY 5367 Analysis of Repeated Measures and Intensive Longitudinal Designs OR
STAT 5384 and 5385 Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I, II OR
AHPT 7406 Advanced Statistics in Allied Health Sciences
OR other approved statistics course.
                                                                              
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (3 HOURS). CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
CS 1303 Programming Language Proficiency in C/C++ OR
CS 1411 Programming Principles I OR
CS 1412 Programming Principles II OR
EDIT 5321 Computer Programming for Educators
OR other approved computer programming course.
                                                                                  
TECHNICAL WRITING (3 HOURS). CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
ENGL 5371 Foundations of Technical Communication OR
ENGL 5372 Technical Reports OR
ENGL 5373 Technical Manuals OR
ENGL 5374 Technical Editing OR
ENGL 5382 Theory and Research in the Written Discourses of Health and Medicine OR
ENGL 5383 Grants and Proposals OR
ENGL 5390 Writing for Publication
OR other approved technical writing course.


RESEARCH (18 HOURS)
AHRS 7000 Research (V1-12; 6 hours minimum)
AHRS 8000 Doctoral Dissertation (V1-12; 12 hours minimum)