Posted on Nov. 11: Nov. 6 Senate meeting highlights

At its Nov. 6 meeting, University Senate approved a number of new programs, including a collaborative program in rehabilitation sciences with the University of British Columbia, a diploma in health services and policy research within the Ontario Training Centre and two new fields in physics & astronomy.

Joint program with UBC

McMaster's School of Rehabilitation Science, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, will offer a joint graduate diploma in rehabilitation science.

Delivered through Web-based, distance education, the program is intended to meet the continuing education needs of occupational and physical therapists.

Students will receive a joint diploma from McMaster University and the University of British Columbia.

The partnership will allow the universities to combine their individual strengths, said dean of graduate studies Fred Hall. UBC, with experience in distance education, is also experienced in using technology within their teaching methodologies, he says, adding UBC also offers a strong resource in designing and facilitating Web-based learning.

Master will take the lead in designing two courses based on the school's strengths in evidence-based practice and measurements of outcomes, says Hall. “There would be benefits to both institution involved and also benefits to the recipients of the program.”

The program will be focused on the development of skills in evidence-based rehabilitation practice, clinical reasoning, use of outcome measurement in rehabilitation practice and working with clients and families to develop and evaluate effective rehabilitation programs. The programs will be delivered on a full cost-recovery basis.

Ontario Training Centre diploma

Senate approved a Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research within the new Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research, a multi-university, transdisciplinary training centre that is expected to increase the number of health services researchers in Ontario.

Click here for further information on the Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research.

The diploma program is offered to students enrolled in a discipline-based master's or doctoral program. The program will provide training in health services research for graduate students, enhance the quality and breadth of transdisciplinary training in health services research by providing learners with access to learning experiences and include decision makers as active partners in teaching, program and curriculum planning. It will also provide field placements for students.

New fields in physics & astronomy

With the recent hiring of seven new faculty members in physics and astronomy, two new fields have been added to its graduate program — soft condensed matter and biophysics, and computational and theoretical physics.

The expected enrolment in these areas is 30 graduate students 18 in soft condensed matter and biophysics, and 12 in computational and theoretical physics — an increase of 16 students over the current enrolment figure.

“We believe this increase in graduate enrolment is entirely consistent with the presence in our department of a large number of new faculty members whose research is clearly of the highest quality,” says a Graduate Council report.

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At its Nov. 6 meeting, University Senate approved a number of new programs, including a collaborative program in rehabilitation sciences with the University of British Columbia, a diploma in health services and policy research within the Ontario Training Centre and two new fields in physics & astronomy. <p><br />
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<b>Joint program with UBC</b><p> <br />
<br />
McMaster&#039;s School of Rehabilitation Science, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, will offer a joint graduate diploma in rehabilitation science.<p><br />
<br />
Delivered through Web-based, distance education, the program is intended to meet the continuing education needs of occupational and physical therapists.<p><br />
<br />
Students will receive a joint diploma from McMaster University and the University of British Columbia.<p><br />
<br />
The partnership will allow the universities to combine their individual strengths, said dean of graduate studies Fred Hall.  UBC, with experience in distance education, is also experienced in using technology within their teaching methodologies, he says, adding UBC also offers a strong resource in designing and facilitating Web-based learning. <p><br />
<br />
Master will take the lead in designing two courses based on the school&#039;s strengths in evidence-based practice and measurements of outcomes, says Hall. "There would be benefits to both institution involved and also benefits to the recipients of the program."<p><br />
<br />
The program will be focused on the development of skills in evidence-based rehabilitation practice, clinical reasoning, use of outcome measurement in rehabilitation practice and working with clients and families to develop and evaluate effective rehabilitation programs. The programs will be delivered on a full cost-recovery basis.<p><br />
<br />
<b>Ontario Training Centre diploma</b><p><br />
<br />
Senate approved a Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research within the new Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research, a multi-university, transdisciplinary training centre that is expected to increase the number of health services researchers in Ontario.<p><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/pubrel/training.htm">Click here</a> for further information on the Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research.<p><br />
<br />
The diploma program is offered to students enrolled in a discipline-based master&#039;s or doctoral program. The program will provide training in health services research for graduate students, enhance the quality and breadth of transdisciplinary training in health services research by providing learners with access to learning experiences and include decision makers as active partners in teaching, program and curriculum planning. It will also provide field placements for students.<p><br />
<br />
<b>New fields in physics & astronomy</b><p><br />
<br />
With the recent hiring of seven new faculty members in physics and astronomy, two new fields have been added to its graduate program -- soft condensed matter and biophysics, and computational and theoretical physics.<p><br />
<br />
The expected enrolment in these areas is 30 graduate students  18 in soft condensed matter and biophysics, and 12 in computational and theoretical physics -- an increase of 16 students over the current enrolment figure.<p><br />
<br />
"We believe this increase in graduate enrolment is entirely consistent with the presence in our department of a large number of new faculty members whose research is clearly of the highest quality," says a Graduate Council report.<p>

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