Rehabilitation Therapy - Audiology

Introduction

Audiology is a course that helps to diagnose, treat and prevent hearing impairment. Students should be able to use audiology tools and instruments, such as an otoscope and tuning fork, to carry out auditory detection and give recommendations to the hearing-impaired patient according to their hearing sensitivity for example to wear a hearing aid or to implant the cochlea. Moreover, students also learn the health knowledge related to auditory, such as the drawbacks and safety level of machinery noise towards the factory workers.

Study Subjects

• Acoustics
• Anatomy & Physiology for Audiology
• Basic Acoustics and Electronics
• Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Electrophysiology
• Introduction to Linguistics
• Pathologies of the Auditory System
• Perception of Sounds & Speech
• Psychology related to speech and Hearing
• Speech Pathology

Career Opportunities

Graduates can choose to work as an audiologist in the government or private hospitals, hearing aid store and a hearing and speech therapy clinic. Apart from that, graduates can become a noise safety consultant in factories or set up their private clinic.

Rehabilitation Therapy - Occupational Therapy

Introduction

Occupational Therapy is the use of treatment to help patients to achieve, maintain and optimize independent in activities daily living, work, play or recreation with the aspect of physical, mental, social, and spiritual. Strategies include promotive, preventive, and rehabilitative. Some of the services provided by an occupational therapist are like activities daily living assessment, split, orthosis, aids and adaption, behaviour modification, perceptual and cognitive training, patient and carer education, play and recreation therapy and so on.

Study Subjects

• Introduction to Occupational Therapy
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Behavioral Science
• Pathology
• Neuroscience
• Biomechanics and Kinesiology
• Therapeutic Activities and Techniques
• Orthopaedics
• Clinical Condition in Medicine and Surgery
• Psychiatric Condition
• Hand Rehabilitation
• Occupational Ergonomics
• Work and Industrial Rehabilitation
• Research Methodology
• Biostatistics
• Clinical Training

Career Opportunities

Occupational therapy graduates have the options to work in government Hospital, health clinics, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat, special education school, PERKESO, community-based rehabilitation centre, non-government organization, private hospital, rehabilitation clinic and etc.

Rehabilitation Therapy - Optometry

Introduction

Optometry is a primary healthcare profession, dedicated to the improvement and preservation of eyesight. Optometric includes the diagnosis and management of ocular disease, the dispensing of spectacles and contact lenses, and the management of people with special needs (children and those with low vision). Optometrists examine the eyes not only for vision problems, but for early detection of eye diseases and other abnormal systemic conditions. They also test patients for vision depth, colour perception, contrast sensitivity, and the ability to focus and coordinate the eyes.

Study Subjects

• Biochemistry & Cell Biology for Optometry
• Human Anatomy & Neuroscience
• Human Physiology
• Optics for Optometry
• Optometric Instrumentation
• Microbiology for Optometry
• Ocular Anatomy & Physiology
• Visual Science
• Binocular Vision
• Ophthalmic Optics and Dispensing
• Psychology for Optometry
• Low Vision
• Primary Care Clinic
• Environmental and Community Optometry
• Ocular Disease for Optometry
• Public Health Optometry
• Industrial Placement

Career Opportunities

Most Malaysian optometrists are either self-employed or work for other optometrists in private practice. Optometric practices are like those of doctors or dentists and are usually located in office-type premises in or near shopping areas. Sometimes optometrists work outside their practices, for example visiting homes of bedridden or house-bound patients, acting as a consultant to firms or factories at their premises, or working at health care institutions such as hospitals, community health centres or special clinics. A small number of optometrists do not enter private practice after completing their course but continue their studies through research and teaching. These optometrists are called vision scientists and usually obtain higher qualifications such as a master’s degree or a Ph.D.

Rehabilitation Therapy - Physiotherapy

Introduction

Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession that deals with developing, maintaining and restoring maximum body movement and function. It helps people maximize their quality of life and carry out everyday tasks as any other normal person could that experience physical difficulties due to injury, sickness, or disability or ageing, through manual therapy, exercise and education.

Study Subjects

Physiotherapy cover human anatomy, human physiology, biostatistics, kinesiology, and pathology, physiotherapy in musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, pediatric, sports, and occupational health.

Career Opportunities

Physiotherapist, Clinical Therapist, Physiotherapy Specialist, Physical Therapy Specialist, Community health centres, Nursing homes, Home health agencies, Corporate or industrial health centres, Non-government organizations (NGO), Research centres, Sports and fitness centres

Rehabilitation Therapy - Speech Therapy

Introduction

Speech therapy is to treats problems with speaking, language, and swallowing. Speech pathology degree are likely equip student to identify, evaluate, diagnose, intervention and management of communication disorders (disorders of language, speech sounds, fluency and voice) and swallowing problems.

Study Subjects

Students learned about human anatomy as it relates to hearing and speech as well as language development and disorders, alternative methods of communication, and language and speech development in human, including study audiology, linguistics, and phonology in relation to language and speech.

Career Opportunities

Speech therapists can work for a variety of employers such as hospitals, nursing homes, private practices, or schools.