DHSc

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Curriculum

Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES   CREDIT
*Introduction to Doctoral Studies   3
Research Methods and Statistics   6
Foundations of Teaching and Learning   3
Organizational Leadership and Policy in Health Care   3
Residency I   2
Residency II   2
Oral and Written Comprehensive Exam   3
Scholarship Project   12
Total Required Credits   34

Clinical Courses (each student will choose 15 credits, course examples are included below, other courses available include the manual therapy series, cranio-mandibular series, gerontology, pediatrics and other advanced clinical option.
    CREDIT
Imaging   2
Differential Diagnosis   2
Pharmacology   2
Spinal Instability   2
Foundations of Clinical Orthopaedics   2
Ergonomics   2
Advancing Your Hand Therapy Skills   2
Upper Extremity Imaging   2
Extremity Evaluation and Manipulation   2
Application of Motor Control   2
Electrotherapy   2
Myofacial Manipulations   2

Elective Courses (each student will choose 11 credits from the following) 
Curriculum Development in Health Sciences Education
  3
Motivational Theory in Health Care Education
  3
Technology in Higher Education
  3
Current Issues in Health Sciences Education
  3
Philosophy of Knowledge
  3
Teaching Internship
  Variable 
Independent Study   1-4
Total Credits
  60 

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