Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at SDSU

The purpose of this certificate is to train interested engineers and non-engineers in the field of rehabilitation technology using formal classroom instruction, project design and fabrication, and guided practica/internships. Enrollment in this certificate program will provide interested engineering students exposure to rehabilitation technology. For non-engineering rehabilitation professionals (e.g., vocational rehabilitation counselors, special education teachers, transition and supported employment specialists), the certificate program will provide specialty training in the application of rehabilitation technology. Specifically, the certificate program will do the following:

Expose graduate students to the problems and promises of rehabilitation engineering as a field of specialization.
Provide a number of interrelated training activities (on and off campus) that will improve the professional competence of employed rehabilitation workers.
Provide opportunities for extensive training, in the form of extended internships with knowledgeable rehabilitation professionals whose backgrounds are in such specializations as communicative disorders, rehabilitation engineering, physical and occupational therapy, rehabilitation electronics, prosthetics and orthotics, rehabilitation counseling, special education, biomechanics, etc.
Offer both formal classroom instruction and guided problem solving opportunities in designing, building, customizing, and delivering rehabilitation technology for enhancing the integration of individuals with disabilities into school, residential, community, and employment settings.

This is an advanced trans-disciplinary academic certificate at the post-baccalaureate level. Admission requirements include a bachelor's degree in engineering, rehabilitation, or special education, or a related allied health field.

Interested applicants should contact

Dr. Andrew Szeto (andrew.szeto@sdsu.edu)
in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

or
Dr. Caren Sax (csax@mail.sdsu.edu) in the Dept. of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, College of Education.