The Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College (SAR) is a unit of

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. The College offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs to prepare students for both research and clinical careers in health care and the

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sciences.

History

In 1881, Dr.

Dudley Allen Sargent Dudley Allen Sargent (September 29, 1849 – July 21, 1924) was a United States educator, lecturer and director of physical training. Biography Dudley Allen Sargent was born in Belfast, Maine on September 29, 1849, the son of a ship carpenter and ...

founded the Sargent School of Physical Training in

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. During the decades that followed the establishment of the School, Sargent built a reputation as an innovator in physical conditioning and health promotion. At the Sargent School, students learned training techniques to strengthen and improve the physical capabilities of all people, including both disabled and healthy individuals. 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 Sargent's death. In the fall of 1990, BU Sargent College moved to an extensively renovated facility at 635 Commonwealth Avenue. The six-story building contains classrooms, student lounges, research laboratories, an outpatient clinic, and faculty and staff offices.

Areas of study

The Sargent College has four academic departments that confer degrees upon undergraduate and graduate students: *Department of Health Sciences *Department of Occupational Therapy *Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training *Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Undergraduate

SAR offers the following degrees at the undergraduate level: *

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

(BS) **Behavior & Health **

Health Science The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple acad ...

** Nutritional Science **

Physical Therapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patient ...

** Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences ** Dietetics ** Human Physiology

Graduate

SAR offers the following degrees in the graduate program: *

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

(MS) ** Athletic Training ** Human Physiology ** Nutrition ** Nutrition-Dietetic Internship ** Speech-Language Pathology * Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) ** Entry-Level ** Post-Professional *

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

(PhD) ** Human Physiology ** Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences ** Rehabilitation Sciences *

Doctor of Physical Therapy A Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) degree is a qualifying degree in physical therapy. In the United States, it is considered a graduate-level first professional degree or doctorate degree for professional practice. In the ...

(DPT)

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

BU Sargent College houses the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, the first nationally funded psychiatric rehabilitation center in the United States. it was designated as the

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Collaborating Center in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

U.S. News Best Graduate Schools

Over the years, '' U.S. News & World Report''s Best Graduate School rankings have consistently found the graduate programs at BU Sargent College to be among the best in the country. Sargent College graduate programs ranked as follows: occupational therapy program was ranked number 1 (out of 198 programs), physical therapy was ranked number 20 (out of 239 programs), and speech-language pathology was ranked number 10 (out of 261 programs).

References

External links

Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
* The

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Aphasia Resource Center

Center for Neurorehabilitation

Physical Therapy Center

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Ryan Center for Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

Sargent Choice Nutrition Center
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