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Doctorate in Philosophy Rehabilitation Sciences - Distance Option

The Doctorate in Philosophy Rehabilitation Sciences - Distance Option is a program designed to prepare candidates from both professional and research backgrounds for a career involving research in rehabilitation sciences.

Summary

• Degree offered: Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD)
• Registration status option: Full-time
• Language of instruction: French, English
• Program option (expected duration of the program): with thesis (12 full-time terms; 48 consecutive months)
• Academic units: Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences

Program Description

The degree prepares candidates 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. PhD 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.

Main Areas of Research

• Impairment and rehabilitation: This field concerns the impact of motor, sensory, cognitive, and mental health impairments on the individuals daily functioning.
• The environment and rehabilitation: This field focuses on the way social and physical environmental factors can either enable or hinder an individuals functioning.
• Participation in life situations and rehabilitation: This field focuses on how the individual is re-integrated into the community and takes part in life activities while gaining functional autonomy following the onset of disease, disorder, or trauma.

Other Programs Offered Within the Same Discipline or in a Related Area

• Master of Health Sciences Audiology (MScS)
• Master of Health Sciences Speech-Language Pathology (MScS)
• Master of Health Sciences Occupational Therapy (MScS)
• Master of Health Sciences Physiotherapy (MScS)
• Doctorate in Philosophy Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD)

Fees and Funding

• Program fees: The estimated amount for university fees associated with this program are available under the section Finance your studies.
• International students enrolled in a French-language program of study may be eligible for a differential tuition fee exemption.
• To learn about possibilities for financing your graduate studies, consult the Awards and financial support section.

Admission Requirements

• Have a masters degree in a rehabilitation profession (Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Pathology) or a related discipline (e.g., Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work).
• Applicants from non-thesis master's degree programs must submit documentation demonstrating research competence.
• Identify at least one professor who is willing to supervise your research and thesis.
• Understand and fluently speak the language of instruction (French or English) in the program you wish to apply.
• Proof of linguistic proficiency may be required.

Language Requirements

• Applicants whose first language is neither French nor English must provide proof of 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.

Fast-Track from Masters to PhD

Students enrolled in a Health Sciences research masters program at the University of Ottawa may be eligible to fast-track directly into the doctoral program without writing a masters thesis, provided certain conditions are met.

Course Requirements

• Compulsory Courses:
  • REA 7101: Team Research and Interdisciplinary Methodology
  • REA 7102: Research Seminar on Individual Functioning and Rehabilitation Models
  • REA 7103: Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Seminar
• Optional Courses:
  • REA 7105: Qualitative Research in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
  • REA 7900: Directed Studies
• Comprehensive Examination: REA 9998
• Thesis Proposal: REA 9997
• Thesis: THD 9999

Minimum Requirements

• The passing grade in all courses is C+.
• Students who have two failures, either courses, the comprehensive examination or the thesis proposal, or whose research progress is deemed unsatisfactory, are required to withdraw.

Research Fields & Facilities

Located in the heart of Canadas capital, the University of Ottawa is among Canadas top 10 research universities, with research strengths in four Strategic Areas of Research:

• Creating a sustainable environment
• Advancing just societies
• Shaping the digital world
• Enabling lifelong health and wellness

Research at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Research at the Faculty involves many important aspects of health, including women's health, health in the elderly, health needs of francophones in a minority context, Aboriginal health, physical activity and health, multiple interventions in population health, palliative care, rehabilitation and functional autonomy, health and technology, and evidence-based practice.