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Master of Science

Admission Requirements

Entry Level applicants must have successfully completed all prerequisite courses including natural science with lab and social sciences including statistics, life span development, and personality theory or abnormal psychology. Contact the department for information on specific prerequisite requirements. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.8 overall or 3.0 in the last two years of study (60 semester hours). Applicants must submit general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) score in the 50th percentile. Two letters of reference and a goal statement required. Departmental interviews are required and are scheduled when above criteria are met.

Post-Professional applicants must be currently certified registered occupational therapists with at least one year of practical experience. Applicants must hold at least a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.8 or 3.0 in the last two years of study. Applicants must submit general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) score in the 50th percentile. Two letters of reference and a goal statement are required.

Degree Requirements

Entry Level Program: In addition to basic introductory course work, students must successfully complete a total of 40 graduate credits (OT 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 453, 460, 480, and 481) including 12 semester hours (six months) of full-time clinical fieldwork (OT 485 and 486). The Post-Professional portion of the degree program consists of 18 graduate credits in advanced theory (3 s.h.), specialty electives (9 s.h.), research (3 s.h.) and an acceptable research thesis (3 s.h.).

Post-Professional Program: Students must successfully complete 36 semester hours of approved course work, including an acceptable research thesis that integrates research skills with the student's educational goals. Course distribution for this track must include OT 501, 990, 991, and 653. In addition, students must select 12 semester hours of graduate level courses based on their chosen area of concentration and an additional 12 semester hours of electives. At least two courses must be taken outside the department.

Continuous Enrollment and Time Limits

All students must complete all degree requirements within six years of the date of matriculation.

All students must register each semester (fall and spring) until the program has been completed.

Students who will not be able to satisfy the enrollment requirements must obtain a leave of absence from the college dean to remain in good academic standing. Students who fail to complete their program requirements within the specified time limit must obtain an extension of time (up to one year) from the dean of the college. Requests for further extensions must be obtained from the Graduate Board of the University.

Course Descriptions -Occupational Therapy

Entry Level Program

401. Professional Seminar I. (2 s.h.)

Exploration of generic concepts central to the profession of occupational therapy through an introduction to the structure of the profession and its philosophical, theoretical, and practice foundations.

402. Professional Seminar II. (2 s.h.)

Communication models, concepts and principles will be explored; focus is on development of professional communication skills including documentation and interpersonal communication.

403. Group Dynamics. (2 s.h.)

Teams, social systems, interdepartmental and intra-departmental relationships are part of the health delivery process. A combination of lecture/discussion and laboratory experience will be used to explore concepts and theories of group formation, development, and structure.

405. Concepts of O.T. II. (4 s.h.)

Prerequisite: OT407.

Students will learn theories, concepts of assessment, and principles of therapeutic intervention regarding the motor, sensory, and perceptual changes that occur in adult life as applied through the framework of physical dysfunction. The influence of appropriate frames of reference on occupational therapy practice will be emphasized. This course includes supervised fieldwork experience.

406. Concepts of O.T. III. (4 s.h.)

Prerequisites: OT403, 405, 407, 480.

Through the examination of current understanding of total human functioning, students will learn to use concepts of assessment and therapeutic intervention as they apply to the treatment of individuals with psychosocial dysfunction. The student will develop skills in the use of clinical supervision and in functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary team in the Mental Health Field. Occupational Therapy in primary prevention contexts will be explored, as well as both traditional and non-traditional secondary and tertiary care settings. This course includes supervised fieldwork experience.

407. Concepts of O.T. I. (4 s.h.)

This course presents various frames of reference and therapeutic approaches used in the evaluation and intervention process in a pediatric population. Emphasis is given to theoretical constructs and therapeutic application.

453. Research Design. (2 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Statistics.

Introduction to basic research in occupational therapy; methodology, elementary biostatistics, analysis and interpretation of data. Introduction to critiquing research in occupational therapy.

460. Organization and Administration. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisites: OT403.

The occupational therapist is viewed as a middle manager, with emphasis on management as a professional endeavor. The basic principles of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling are related to health care and the management of an occupational therapy service.

480. O.T. Clinical Reasoning Seminar I. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite OT 407.

Using procedural, interactive, conditional and narrative reasoning strategies, students will learn to incorporate the biomedical and phenomenological aspects of occupational therapy practice into treatment planning and activity selection. Specific evaluation and treatment approaches for the physically challenged adult will be presented. Introduction to practical reasoning as well as technical hands-on skill will be provided by laboratory and fieldwork experiences.

481. O.T. Clinical Reasoning Seminar II. (2 s.h.)

Prerequisite OT 407, 405 and 480.

Analysis and synthesis, at an advanced level, of interventions addressing psychosocial issues in recovery and health maintenance. Students will develop the professional skills of clinical reasoning, treatment planning, assessment, evaluation, and charting, in view of the major frames of reference, the Model of Human Occupation, and occupational science.

485. Clinical Fieldwork I. (6 s.h.)

This course entails three months' full-time supervised clinical experience with the opportunity to treat individuals of all ages in the area of psychosocial dysfunction. Students are assigned to approved clinical education centers in accordance with the Essentials for an Accredited Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist of the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education. All professional courses and the faculty professional behavior evaluation must be successfully completed before students are permitted to enter Fieldwork II.

486. Clinical Fieldwork II. (6 s.h.)

This course entails three months' full-time supervised experience in the treatment of individuals with physical-social dysfunction. Students are assigned to approved clinical education centers in accordance with the Essentials for an Accredited Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist of the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education. All professional courses and the faculty professional behavior evaluation must be successfully completed before students are permitted to enter Fieldwork III.

Post-Professional Program

501. Advanced Theory and Practice in Occupational Therapy I. (3 s.h.)

Introductory course in the structure and function of theory and its importance for the advanced practitioner. Particular emphasis is placed on the process of critical structural and functional analysis of theories, specifically those theories currently popular in occupational therapy practice and those applicable to the students' areas of clinical specialty.

502. Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Therapeutic Practice. (3 s.h.)

Using procedural, interactive, conditional and narrative reasoning strategies, students will learn to incorporate biomedical and phenomenological considerations into assessment, treatment planning and activity selection.

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