Advance your career by improving people’s well-being.
Master of Science in Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences
Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences program prepares you to take charge of revolutionary breakthroughs and innovative rehabilitation solutions to maximize function and well-being across a patient’s lifespan. You’ll have a front-row seat to cutting-edge research in neuroscience, arthritis, physical activity, and occupational biomechanics.
The program emphasizes core competencies in biomechanics, motor control and motor learning, movement measurement and analysis, knowledge translation theory, and the use of traditional and emerging technologies.
You'll learn to interpret and apply cross disciplinary research and trends to your advanced practice—allowing you to succeed in varied academic, health, industrial, policy, and governmental settings.
If your interest is in exercise science and public health careers, from health promotion to chronic disease prevention, our exercise science concentration will bring you the in-demand skills and knowledge you need to thrive.
Get a video tour alongside lab director, Christopher J. Hasson, PhD, and Julia Manczurowsky, Doctor of Physical Therapy program alumni and PhD candidate.
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"Our Master's in Human Movement and Rehabilitation Science equips individuals with the expertise to understand human performance, and how disease and disability affect function. This program is tailored to empower graduates to lead advancements in movement science and rehabilitation, and develop the next generation approaches to health and recovery."
–Mathew Yarossi, Program Director
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Prepare to lead in a variety of roles.
In our program, you’ll train on state-of-the-art technology with curriculum developed by industry professionals, opening different paths to create the career you want. Potential positions include rehabilitation engineer, field clinical engineer, and biomechanical engineer, with opportunities in academic, health, industrial, policy, and governmental settings.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.