Undergraduate Program in Rehabilitation Science
The Rehabilitation Science program includes a variety of curriculum topics to help any student reach their health career goals. These include:
- Disability and health care issues
- Global citizenship
- Human sciences (anatomy, physiology, kinesiology)
- Research methods
Students complete the required coursework during their junior and senior years. While enrolled in the Rehabilitation Science program, they must complete a minimum of 30 credits of SHRS coursework, including the core courses and at least one course from each of the core areas. Students must complete 120 cumulative credits to graduate with the BS in Rehabilitation Science degree.
Emergency Medicine
Pitt's undergraduate program in Emergency Medicine is truly one-of-a-kind. Students enjoy curriculum themes and courses in:
Paramedic training including:
- Adult and pediatric medical emergencies
- Cardiology
- Patient assessment
- Pharmacology
- Critical care
- Legal and professional issues in health care
- Senior year internship experiences in health care
Students enter the EM Program after earning 60 prerequisite and general education credits and are afforded the opportunity to develop clinical skills during the junior year at facilities external to the University.
Doctor of Chiropractic
Pitt's new Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program is the first in the nation to be offered in a research-intensive public university, providing an educational experience unmatched by any other program. Based on its strong reputation in the health sciences, Pitt is uniquely positioned to train a new generation of chiropractors who will be at the leading edge of science for spine and musculoskeletal disorders.
The general curriculum will include:
- Foundational biomedical sciences such as anatomy and physiology.
- Clinical diagnosis and diagnostic imaging.
- Training in hands-on manual therapy and supervised rehabilitative exercise skills.
- Integration of basic and clinical sciences, with an introduction to clinical practice.
- Supervised clinical practice (clerkship).
Our first cohort of 40 students will begin classes in fall term (August) 2025. Applications will open in fall 2024.