Virginia Commonwealth University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Ph.D.-Rehabilitation and Movement Science

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Ph.D. in Rehabilitation and Movement Science is an interdisciplinary degree program developed through a collaborative partnership of the departments of Health and Human Performance, Physical Therapy, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The mission of this collaborative degree program is to prepare applied scientists capable of approaching multifaceted health care, preventive medicine and rehabilitation initiatives from an integrative rather than competitive perspective, and to prepare graduates to assume leadership positions in higher education teaching, research and management within rehabilitation and movement science.

There are two program tracks: exercise physiology and neuromusculoskeletal dynamics. The exercise physiology track prepares individuals to teach, conduct research and direct external funding initiatives in the area of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and physiology, particularly in areas associated with metabolic and chronic disease states. The neuromusculoskeletal dynamics track prepares individuals for teaching, research and clinical initiatives associated with the identification and rehabilitation of movement disorders.

Accreditation:

Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above