2013-2014 University Catalog
■ Rehabilitation Science
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Phone: 703-993-1950
web: rehabscience.gmu.edu
Faculty
Professors: Gerber (Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and Disability, director), Guccione (chair)
Associate Professor: Keyser
Assistant Professors: Herrick, Terry, Weinstein, Winter
Research Assistant Professor: Chin
The Department of Rehabilitation Science (RHBS) is a department within the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). Rehabilitation Science is an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to understand the relationships among chronic illness, function, and disability and how to improve the quality of life for those individuals who live with a chronic condition. This field draws its body of knowledge from multiple disciplines spanning the physiological, health, and social sciences in order to approach the individual who lives with or is at risk of disability as a complete person with a full appreciation of the biopsychosocial environment in which that person functions.
The internationally recognized faculty mentor students through active involvement in their own funded research programs. Upon graduation, students are prepared for professional careers in academic, government, and industrial research environments with the tools to develop their own lines of research in Rehabilitation Science. Part-time students are encouraged to take at least 6 credits per semester to promote timely completion of the program.
Course Work
The Rehabilitation Science Department offers course work designated RHBS in the Courses section of this catalog. ProgramsUndergraduate Minor(s)Master’s Level Certificate(s)Doctoral Degree(s)
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