Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)

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Sargent College
Latin: Universitas Bostoniensis
TypePrivate
Established1881
PresidentRobert A. Brown, PhD[1]
ProvostJean Morrison, PhD[2]
DeanChris Moore, PhD[3]
Academic staff
72 full-time[4]
68 part-time[4]
Undergraduates1239[4]
Postgraduates451[4]
Address
635 Commonwealth Avenue
,
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
USA
CampusUrban
Websitehttp://www.bu.edu/sargent/

The Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College (SAR) is a unit of Boston University. The College offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs to prepare students for both research and clinical careers in health care and the rehabilitation sciences.

History[]

In 1881, Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent founded the Sargent School of Physical Training in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[5] During the decades that followed the establishment of the School, Dr. 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 Dr. 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:[6]

  • Department of Health Sciences[7]
  • Department of Occupational Therapy[8]
  • Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training[9]
  • Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences[10]

Undergraduate[]

SAR offers the following degrees at the undergraduate level:

Graduate[]

SAR offers the following degrees in the graduate program:

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation[]

BU Sargent College houses the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation,[11] the first nationally funded psychiatric rehabilitation center in the United States.[citation needed] As of 2005, it was designated as the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.[12]

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. As of 2016, Sargent College graduate programs ranked as follows: occupational therapy program was ranked #1,[13] physical therapy: 14 (out of 217 programs),[14] speech-language pathology: 12 (out of 249 programs).[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Boston University President". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  2. ^ "Boston University Provost". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  3. ^ "Sargent College Dean's welcome". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sargent College fast facts". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  5. ^ "Sargent College History". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  6. ^ "Sargent College academic departments". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  7. ^ "Department of Health Sciences". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  8. ^ "Department of Occupational Therapy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  9. ^ "Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  10. ^ "Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences". Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  11. ^ "About". Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Boston University. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  12. ^ "About the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation". Boston University. Trustees of Boston University. Archived from the original on 2005-08-20. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  13. ^ "US News & World Report Occupational Therapy rankings". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  14. ^ "US News & World Report Physical Therapy rankings". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  15. ^ "US News & World Report Speech-Language Pathology rankings". Retrieved 2010-01-02.

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Coordinates: 42°21′00″N 71°06′11″W / 42.349902°N 71.10317°W / 42.349902; -71.10317

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