Program Overview for Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD in Canada:
The degree prepares candidates from both professional and research backgrounds for a career involving research in rehabilitation sciences, including issues ranging from basic science questions to psychosocial repercussions of health conditions in a rehabilitation context.
Ph.D. graduates will develop independent and collaborative research skills and will be equipped to contribute to the knowledge base that informs the practice of rehabilitation professionals.
Area of research:
- Impairment and rehabilitation: This field concerns the impact of motor, sensory, cognitive, and mental health impairments on 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 how 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 reintegrated into the community and takes part in life activities while gaining functional autonomy following the onset of disease, disorder, or trauma.
The eligibility for Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD in Canada for both domestic and international student is:
- 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.
- Successful applicants must meet minimum requirements for graduate admission, including an average of 75% (B+).
- 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, including publications in peer-reviewed journals, research reports, program development and evaluation reports, abstracts, presentations, or similar documents.
Applicants must identify at least one professor who is willing to supervise their research and thesis. It is recommended that students contact potential thesis supervisors as soon as possible. A professor has to accept to serve as thesis supervisor, and their confirmation is required at the time of the application.
Applicants must understand and fluently speak the language of instruction (French or English) in the program to which they are applying. Proof of linguistic proficiency may be required.
Applicants whose first language is neither French nor English must prove proficiency in the language of instruction. To be admitted, one of the two official languages must be mastered, as demonstrated by a satisfactory score on one of the language tests recognized by the University.
Note: Applicants are responsible for any fees associated with the language tests.
Note: Doctoral courses are offered in French and/or English depending on the number of students admitted
N.B: Most universities have specific international admission requirements based on different education systems.
These are the test eligibilities for the Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD to qualify.
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD in Canada: are:
- TOEFL(ibt): 79
- IELTS(academic): 6.5
The international student tuition fees and costs for Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
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| Application Fees | CA$110.00 | ||||||
| Tuition Fees | CA$6,677.00 /year | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$8,400.00/year (CA$700.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$17,152.00/year |
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| You will earn CA$17,152.00/year by working 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h + 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h at minimum wage of CA$13.40/hour. | |||||||
The domestic student tuition fees and costs for Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fees | CA$110.00 | ||||||
| Tuition Fees | CA$6,677.00 /year | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$8,400.00/year (CA$700.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$17,152.00/year | ||||||
| This is just an estimate. You don't have any work hour limit. You will earn CA$17,152.00/year by working 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h + 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h at minimum wage of CA$13.40/hour. | |||||||
Late applications may be considered. Interested applicants are advised to contact their potential supervisor and the Academic Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences for advice regarding late applications. The Faculty of Health Sciences reserves the right to cancel a course prior to the beginning of the term if the minimum number of registration is not reached.
Academic Office, Faculty of Health Sciences
125 University Private, Room 242
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5853
Toll free: 1-877-868-8292, ext. 5853
Email: healthsc@uOttawa.ca
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