Marquette University College of Health Sciences

Marquette University College of Health Sciences
Type Private
Affiliation Catholic, Jesuit
Dean Dr. William E. Cullinan
Location Milwaukee, WI, USA
Campus Urban
Website marquette.edu/chs

The Marquette University College of Health Sciences is one of the primary colleges at Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The college oversees curricula related to the research and medical treatment of the human body.[1]

Academics

The college oversees the curriculum and instruction in all of the health science-related majors offered by the university, with the exception of clinical psychology, dentistry and nursing, each of which fall under separate schools.[2]

Programs

The College of Health Sciences offers Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D. and clinical Doctorate degrees across various majors.[3] Within the college are seven separate departments:

Physical Therapy is offered only as a doctoral program, leading to Doctorate of Physical Therapy awards. Similarly, Physician assistant studies lead only to the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree.[4]

Accreditation

Departments in the college are accredited by a corresponding accrediting body. For example, the Athletic Training department received full re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education through 2020.[5] Other departments have received their respective notifications of accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant,[6] the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education,[7] the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences,[8] the Council of Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association[9] and others.

Rankings

In 2012, US News and World Report ranked Marquette's physical therapy program at 12th among all programs nationwide.[10] In the same set of rankings, the college's physician assistant studies offerings were ranked 43rd while speech pathology and audiology program came in at 62nd.[11][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cullinan, William E. "Dean's Welcome to the College of Health Sciences". mu.edu. Marquette University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Colleges & Schools". mu.edu. Marquette University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "College of Health Sciences". mu.edu. Marquette University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Majors & Minors". mu.edu. Marquette University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Athletic Training". mu.edu. Marquette University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Accredited Programs". ARC-PA website. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
  7. ↑ "CAPTE Accredited Physical Therapist Education Programs". CAPTE website. American Physical Therapy Association. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "NAACLS Accredited and Approved Program Search". NAACLS website. National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "CAA-Accredited Graduate Education Programs (PDF)" (PDF). asha.org. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Physical Therapy Rankings". U.S.News & World Report. U.S.News & World Report LP. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Best Physician Assistant Programs". US News & World Report. U.S.News & World Report LP. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Best Speech Language Pathology Programs". U.S.News & World Report. U.S.News & World Report LP. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Physical therapy and executive MBA programs rank high in U.S. News & World Report". Marquette University News Briefs. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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