Academic Calendar 2007 (old)» UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION» Rehabilitation Sciences
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Rehabilitation Sciences

Rehabilitation Sciences Courses
 
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Rehabilitation Sciences 351a/b, Foundations in Rehabilitation Science
Description: The primary definitions and principles of rehabilitation sciences will be covered. Practices of rehabilitation professionals will be investigated within an evidence-based context.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor modules in Rehabilitation Sciences.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Rehabilitation Sciences 352a/b, Health Conditions and Disease
Description: Diseases frequently encountered in rehabilitation practices will be presented in this introductory course. Definitions and concepts regarding people with disabilities will be applied within this course.
Prerequisite(s): Biology 022 or 023 or Physiology 021 or equivalent; Health Sciences 203a/b or Kinesiology 222a/b or Anatomy and Cell Biology 221; Registration in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor modules in Rehabilitation Sciences.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Rehabilitation Sciences 353a/b, Functional Neuroscience for Special Populations
Description: Basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology will be presented in this introductory course. Students will learn primary structural and functional elements of neurology that are most often encountered in rehabilitation.
Prerequisite(s): Biology 022 or 023 or Physiology 021 or equivalent; Health Sciences 203a/b or Kinesiology 222a/b or Anatomy and Cell Biology 221; Registration in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor modules in Rehabilitation Sciences.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Rehabilitation Sciences 354a/b, Introduction to Concepts in Mental Health
Description: Mental illnesses are a leading cause of disability in Canada and most developed countries. Definitions of mental illness, types of mental illness and current methods of treating people disabled by mental illness will be covered in this introductory course.
Prerequisite(s): Rehabilitation Sciences 351a/b; Registration in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor modules in Rehabilitation Sciences.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Rehabilitation Sciences 453a/b, Motor Control for Special Populations
Description: This course will review normal human movement and some manifestations of abnormal motor development and control. A review of rehabilitation outcomes will be presented to give the students an appreciation of how rehabilitation principles guide treatment for people experiencing motor control problems.
Prerequisite(s): Kinesiology 080a/b or 280a/b; Registration in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor modules in Rehabilitation Sciences.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
(To be introduced in September, 2007)
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Rehabilitation Sciences 456a/b, Health Promotion for Persons with Disabilities
Description: People with disabilities often experience health challenges beyond what non-disabled people faceMethods of maximizing health both as a goal and a resource will be taught in this course that follows an evidence-based teaching framework.
Antirequisite(s): Health Sciences 472b, if taken in 2005-06.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor modules in Rehabilitation Sciences.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Academic Calendar 2007 (old)» UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION» Rehabilitation Sciences