Rehabilitation Technology (MRT)

Format(s)
Hybrid
Degree Type
Master of Rehabilitation Technology
Duration

Full-time
1 year
(3 terms, including 1 summer term)

Part-time
Varies and at the student’s pace

Format(s)
Hybrid
Degree Type
Master of Rehabilitation Technology
Duration

Full-time
1 year
(3 terms, including 1 summer term)

Part-time
Varies and at the student’s pace

Curriculum

Plans of study are flexible and some students may opt for a longer, part-time timeframe.

Sample Plan of Study

The following reflects the full-time schedule of a student in this program.

Fall Term

  • Fundamentals of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Applications
  • Fundamentals of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Design
  • Individual and Social Experience of Disability
  • Functional and Medical Aspects of Disability Related to Assistive Technology
  • Introduction to Evidence-based Practice and Research Methodologies

Spring Term

  • Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Practices
  • Client Centered Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Design
  • Ethical Issues in Health Care
  • Clinical Applications of Seating and Mobility
  • Assistive Technology Funding, Policy and Management

Summer Term

  • Clinical Internship
  • Scholarly Paper

Elective Options

Students completing the one-year, 35-credit program, are not required to take electives in order to graduate. However, students pursuing the two-year option may be recommended to take elective courses. If there is another course students wish to take, they will need to seek approval from their advisor prior to registration.

  • Soft Tissue Biomechanics
  • Wheelchair Biomechanics
  • Independent Study
  • Teaching Internship
  • Rehabilitation Biomechanics for the Health Care Professions
  • Law of Disability Discrimination
  • Health Information and the Health Care System
  • Database Design and Big Data Analytics
  • Digital Health