M.Sc Orientation & Mobility Rehabilitation (Part-Time)

This Programme provides a structured avenue for addressing the shortages of professionals in Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation for blind and visually impaired persons. Orientation refers to the ability to recognise and establish position in relation to environment while mobility is relates to the physical ability to move in an orderly, efficient and safe manner through the environment. Orientation and mobility rehabilitation training (OMRT) is an important component of vision rehabilitation often provided by Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS). Through OMRT, individuals with visual impairment learn safe and independent indoor and outdoor travel skills enabling them to ambulate and negotiate the environment safely and independently.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Optometry, or allied health sciences (including Public Health, Nursing, Health Sciences, Physiology, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy). For the classified programs, a minimum of Second Class Lower (2:2) from a recognized university is required.

Candidates with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division (2:2) in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, and those with Third Class in the courses listed above but with PGD in Orientation & Mobility Rehabilitation. Minimum Grade Point (GP) required for candidates with PGD is 3.0.

Candidates with PGD in Orientation & Mobility Rehabilitation from other recognized Universities can be admitted.

Having experience in providing support for People with vision challenges is an added advantage.

List of Courses/Semester and Number of Units by Levels

First Semester
S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Status	Unit
1	OMR 811	Principles of Orientation & Mobility (O&M)	CORE	2
2	OMR 812	Medical & Functional Aspects of Visual Disability	CORE	2
3	OMR 813	Rehabilitation Counselling	CORE	2
4	OMR 814	Assessing Residual Vision	ELECTIVE	2
4	OMR 815	Principles of Low Vision	ELECTIVE	2
5	OMR 816	Partnerships working for Health & Rehabilitation	ELECTIVE	2
6	OMR 817	Issues in Independent Travels for the Blind	ELECTIVE	2
7	VRT 818	Behaviour Modification	ELECTIVE	2
8	OMR 819	Fieldwork in Orientation & Mobility Rehabilitation	ELECTIVE	2

Second Semester
S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Status	Unit
1	OMR 821	Psychosocial Aspects of Disability	CORE	2
2	OMR 822	Orientation & Mobility for Children	CORE	2
3	OMR 823	Implications of Vision Problems	CORE	2
4	OMR 824	Mobility Aids	ELECTIVE	2
4	OMR 825	Advanced Health Psychology	ELECTIVE	2
5	OMR 826	Advanced Vocational Counselling	ELECTIVE	2
6	VRT 827	Literary Braille	ELECTIVE	2
7	OMR 828	Intermediate Orientation & Mobility: Lab & Seminar	ELECTIVE	2
8	OMR 829	Gerontology in Orientation & Mobility Rehabilitationn	ELECTIVE	2

Third Semester
S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Status	Unit
1	OMR 899	Project	CORE	6
2	OMR 833	Sociology of Medicine	ELECTIVE	2
3	OMR 834	Social and Cultural contexts in Vision Rehabilitation	ELECTIVE	2
4	OMR 835	Research Design	ELECTIVE	2
4	OMR 836	Electronic Devices for Orientation & Mobility	ELECTIVE	2
5	VRT 837	Assistive Technologies	ELECTIVE	2

Admission Requirements

Graduation Requirements

List of Courses/Semester and Number of Units by Levels