Program Overview

Program Overview

The Rehabilitation Science Degree Program is designed to cultivate highly specialized professionals in the field of rehabilitation. The program aims to provide students with a broad perspective and specialized knowledge in rehabilitation, enabling them to become practitioners and researchers in the field.

Educational Objectives

The program has two main educational objectives:

• To cultivate highly specialized professionals who can identify and solve problems in practical settings, and possess research planning, academic writing, information processing, discussion, and presentation skills.
• To provide students with a comprehensive and inclusive understanding of rehabilitation and disability, through interactions with experts from various fields and professions.

Curriculum

The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including:

• History, concepts, and policies related to rehabilitation and disability
• Comprehensive and inclusive approaches to rehabilitation and disability
• Education, medicine, psychology, society, and occupation-related aspects of rehabilitation
• Disability-specific and disease-specific understanding
• Life-stage-specific support for individuals with disabilities, including education and rehabilitation

Research Areas

The program covers various research areas, including:

• Disability-specific fields
• Education rehabilitation
• Social rehabilitation
• Psychological rehabilitation
• Occupational rehabilitation
• Medical rehabilitation
• Collaboration in rehabilitation

Degree and Enrollment

• The program offers a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Science.
• The enrollment capacity is 23 students per year.

Student Background

Students in the program come from various professions, including:

• Medical fields: physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language-hearing therapists, nurses, public health nurses, mental health welfare workers
• Welfare fields: social welfare workers, instructors, social workers, care workers, care support specialists
• Occupational fields: disability employment counselors, vocational consultants, guidance counselors
• Education fields: special needs school teachers, special needs class teachers
• Psychological fields: psychologists, psychological test administrators, psychotherapists

Institutions and Facilities

Students in the program are affiliated with various institutions and facilities, including:

• Welfare facilities
• Medical institutions
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Special needs schools
• Administrative agencies, such as welfare offices, employment security offices, and child consultation centers.