Welcome to Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
A Quick Guide to Degree Programs at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
A History of Innovation in Health Care
One hundred and twenty-six years ago, Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent founded the Sargent School of Physical Training in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the decades that followed, Dr. Sargent built a reputation as an innovator in physical conditioning and health promotion. At Sargent School, students learned training techniques to strengthen and improve the physical capabilities of both the disabled and the healthy. This emphasis on comprehensive health care remains a focus of the College today.
Sargent College became part of Boston University in 1929, five years after Dr. Sargent’s death. His son and administrative successor, Ledyard, tendered ownership of the school to the University, establishing a relationship that has continued to strengthen the College’s curriculum of health and rehabilitation sciences. The College moved from Cambridge to Boston University’s Charles River Campus in 1958 and relocated to a renovated facility on Commonwealth Avenue in 1990. Sargent College’s building is fully equipped with outpatient health care clinics, research and practice laboratories, an instructional study center, and modern classroom and computing facilities.
As knowledge about health expands and society’s health care needs become more complex, the College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College continues to improve its degree programs to meet the needs of future health professionals.
A Quick Guide to Degree Programs at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Boston University (BU) College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College offers a full range of programs and degrees with a clinical education component, and a foundation in basic and applied research in all the areas of health and rehabilitation sciences. Our learning environment fosters the development of the values, effective communication, and clinical skills that distinguish outstanding health professionals. The professional programs at BU Sargent College are the ones found in most rehabilitation and hospital settings, and our unique environment houses all of these programs under one roof, creating an unsurpassed learning experience for health professionals. BU Sargent College offers students a superior interdisciplinary perspective.
Cross-Registration
BU Sargent College graduate students may also cross-register for classes at any other BU school or college, and can take courses at Tufts University, Brandeis University, or Boston College through a reciprocal arrangement with these schools.
Degrees
tDPT Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy
MSOT Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
MS Master of Science
CAGS Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
ScD Doctor of Science
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
DPT Doctor of Physical Therapy
OTD Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Application Requirements
- All applicants are required to take the GRE.
- Three letters of reference and all transcripts from previous institutions are required.
- The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) application deadline is in the first week of January.
Check our website for other program application deadlines.
Contact Information
We invite you to learn more about us with a visit. To schedule a visit, for questions about the application process, or for any other information, contact:
Boston University; College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College;
Graduate Admissions Office;
635 Commonwealth Avenue;
Boston, MA 02215;
Phone: 617-353-2713;
E-mail: sargrad@bu.edu;
Website: www.bu.edu/sargent
Degree Programs
APPLIED ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
schotlnd@bu.edu
617-353-8449
Degrees:
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Focus: Cytoskeletal and muscle biology and pathophysiology, protein-protein interactions, cardiovascular physiology, and neuroscience.
Possible Career Paths: University teaching and research, and positions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
AUDIOLOGY
matthies@bu.edu
617-353-1983
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Focus: For students who have completed their clinical training and now want to pursue advanced work in hearing
science, psychoacoustics, speech perception, and research methodologies.
Possible Career Paths: Academic and research positions in industry, and jobs in medical settings with an emphasis on research.
NUTRITION
rdurschl@bu.edu
617-353-7488
Degree:
Master of Science (MS)
Focus: The role of diet in the prevention and treatment of
human diseases.
Possible Career Paths: Hospitals, outpatient clinics, private practice, athletic clubs/wellness centers, consulting to professional sports teams, corporations, restaurants, food companies, public health programs, and university teaching and research positions.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
MSOT:
ot@bu.edu
617-353-2729
MS, OTD:
kjacobs@bu.edu
617-353-7516
Degrees:
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Focus: Enabling activity, performance, and social participation of individuals and populations with, or at risk for, disabilities.
Possible Career Paths: Schools, rehabilitation centers, mental health facilities, general hospitals, homes, outpatient clinics, private practice, community agencies, and university teaching and research positions.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
DPT:
jstarr@bu.edu
617-353-7498
tDPT:
heislein@bu.edu
617-353-7504
Degrees:
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT)
Focus: Focuses on rehabilitating physical impairments in the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary systems that lead to movement disorders and activity limitations.
Possible Career Paths: Schools/colleges, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, institutions, home health agencies,
sports medicine centers, private practice, and university teaching and research positions.
REHABILITATION SCIENCES
wagenaar@bu.edu
617-353-7533
Doctor of Science (ScD)
Focus: Evaluation, analysis, development, and modeling of function and disablement, rehabilitation and recovery, and aspects of human movement and activity performance.
Possible Career Paths: Academic and research positions, and advanced clinical practice in hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
MS:
egavett@bu.edu
617-353-3271
CAGS:
ksushi@bu.edu
617-353-7539
PhD:
matthies@bu.edu
617-353-1938
Degrees & Certifications:
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Focus: Normal processes, disorders of communication, and development and implemention of programs for the
communicatively impaired.
Possible Career Paths: Public schools, hospitals, nursing homes, early intervention programs, universities, private practice, rehabilitation centers, special needs schools, and university teaching and research positions.
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