{"id":689,"date":"2009-09-21T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T13:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2024-07-22T12:09:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T16:09:07","slug":"departments-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Departments &#038; Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/health-sciences\/\">Health Sciences<\/a> (Human Physiology, Nutrition, Public Health, and Pre-med)<\/h2>\n<p>Our largest department offers the broadest range of programs, courses, and research opportunities, leaving your career possibilities in clinical practice, research, and industry wide-open. Where you&#8217;ll go with the strong scientific foundation you&#8217;ll build here\u2014on to medical school or into nutrition, neuroscience, public health, or private industry, to name just a few\u2014is up to you.<br \/>\n<a class=\"learn-more\" href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/health-sciences\/\">View Department<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/occupational-therapy\/\">Occupational Therapy<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Our range of programs and clinical placements promote the health, well-being, and quality of life of people with disabilities, and will prepare you for roles in traditional settings and newly emerging areas of need. You&#8217;ll also have the opportunity to collaborate daily with faculty who are leaders in their fields.<br \/>\n<a class=\"learn-more\" href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/occupational-therapy\/\">View Department<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/physical-therapy-department\/\">Physical Therapy<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You can combine your interests in health care and physical activity in either of these rewarding fields. Our goal: promote the health of all people, prevent injury, and rehabilitate those with impairment or disease. Our interdisciplinary approach includes coursework in basic and applied sciences, real-world research opportunities, and custom-tailored clinical placements. You&#8217;ll learn from faculty members who are clinical specialists at the top of their professions.<br \/>\n<a class=\"learn-more\" href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/physical-therapy-department\/\">View Department<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/speech-language-hearing-sciences\/\">Speech, Language &amp; Hearing Sciences<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The processes of communication are essential to virtually every human activity. By gaining in-depth knowledge of these fundamentals and their cognitive components, you can prepare for a career in speech-language pathology or audiology. Or, you can use your background in the communication processes and basic sciences to enter many related fields, from education to public health to law.<br \/>\n<a class=\"learn-more\" href=\"\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/speech-language-hearing-sciences\/\">View Department<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Explore Our Programs<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for a specific program? 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