Rehabilitation Science and Technology - Rehabilitation Science and Technology (RST) Concentration, MS

Program Requirements/Minimum Credits

All students enrolled in the RST concentration are required to complete 44 credits to meet degree requirements. Students must complete a common set of core courses

• HRS 2704 - FUNDMS REHAB ENGR AND TECHN 1
• HRS 2705 - PRACT REHAB ENGR & ASSISTV TECHN
• HRS 2706 - INTRODUCTION TO REHABILITATION ENGINEERING DESIGNS
• HRS 2708 - INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY
• HRS 2715 - MEDICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITY
• HRS 2718 - PROJECT BASED TECHNOLOGY DESIGN
• HRS 2724 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FUNDING AND POLICY
• HRS 2901 - INTRO TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• HRS 2905 - ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
• HRS 2921 - CLINICAL INTERNSHIP
• A set of relevant electives

Thesis/Non-Thesis Options

Students in the rehabilitation science and technology program are encouraged to pursue graduate research by completing a master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor and thesis committee. However, a non-thesis option of a scholarly paper is also available.

RST students who choose the scholarly paper option may take about one year to complete the program. The scholarly paper may take the format of a literature review, program development, or other product as approved by members of the student’s Scholarly Paper Committee.