Graduate Diploma in Work Disability Prevention at Ontario Tech University

Programme overview

The Graduate Diploma in Work Disability Prevention is an online, part-time program offered in collaboration with Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. It is designed for highly qualified individuals in regulated health professions such as chiropractors, kinesiologists, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers who work in or wish to enter the work disability prevention field.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Faculty of Health Sciences (with Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College) | Duration: Approximately 20 months, part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: part-time; online | Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students complete five courses: HLSC 5040G Studies in Work Disability Prevention, HLSC 5410G Making a Work Disability Diagnosis, HLSC 5412G Coordinating Return to Work, HLSC 5413G Occupational Ergonomics and Work Disability Prevention, and HLSC 5046G Practicum in Return to Work Management. Courses are online and include simulated negotiations, case studies and field work; the practicum is an internship in work disability prevention and reintegration practice.

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Entry requirements

A four-year honours degree or equivalent in the area of study or a closely related subject, with an overall B average (GPA 3.0 on a 4.3 scale) and a minimum B average in the last two full-time years of undergraduate work. Applicants should have training or experience in a related health field (for example chiropractic, medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, psychology, a master's degree in social work, or professional registration as a kinesiologist); applicants without this may be admitted conditionally and required to take related courses. If applicable, English proficiency of 580 paper-based TOEFL, 92-93 internet-based TOEFL or 7 on the IELTS. Students entering through the Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (WDP) or Bachelor of Health Sciences/Kinesiology WDP advanced entry pathway must have completed at least one of HLSC 4670U, 4672U, 4674U or 4676U for advanced standing.

Intake: September

Duration: Approximately 20 months, based on part-time study

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ontariotechu.ca/

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