通过课程工作和参与研究，物理康复科学哲学博士课程强调个人作为康复科学研究人员的专门知识的发展。完成课程的毕业生将准备好进行研究，奖学金和教学的学术任命。他们拥有：进行基础，应用或临床水平的原始研究所需的理论和科学知识，可进行科学介绍，在同行评审的期刊上发表论文，并通过科学拨款撰写竞争壁外资助，运动生理学知识广度，生物力学，神经科学或运动控制专业领域，因为它们与障碍，功能限制和残障以及专业入门和高级研究生水平的大学教学所需的理论和实践技能有关。物理康复科学专业的哲学博士要求至少72希的研究生学分。该计划旨在
Through coursework and participation in research, the Doctor of Philosophy program in physical rehabilitation science emphasizes the development of an individual's expertise as a researcher in rehabilitation science. Approximately 20 students are enrolled in the PhD program each year. Graduates who complete the program are prepared for academic appointments that emphasize research, scholarship, and teaching. They possess:<br><br>theoretical and scientific knowledge to perform basic, applied, or clinical-level original research that leads to scientific presentations, publication in peer-reviewed journals, and competition for extramural funding through scientific grant writing,<br>breadth of knowledge in exercise physiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, or motor control specialty areas as they relate to impairment, functional limitation, and disability, and theoretical and practical skills required for college or university teaching at the professional entry and advanced graduate levels.