Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 116
Required Courses:
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer II | Credit Hours | |
| OTHR 5002 | Theoretical Perspectives of Occupation | 2 |
| OTHR 5005 | Neuroscience Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OTHR 8002 | Clinical Skills I: Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Fall | ||
| OTHR 5001 | Developmental Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| OTHR 5008 | Kinesiology Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OTHR 5013 | Medical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| OTHR 5014 | Person-Environment Dynamics in Occupation | 1 |
| OTHR 5019 | Theoretical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| OTHR 5151 | Research I: Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| OTHR 8003 | Clinical Skills II: Fundamentals of Practice | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| OTHR 5003 | Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| OTHR 5105 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Children & Youth | 5 |
| OTHR 5152 | Research II: Design and Methodologies in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| OTHR 5185 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IA | 1 |
| OTHR 5222 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Adults and Older Adults | 5 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Summer I | ||
| OTHR 5161 | Occupational Therapy Service Delivery & Management | 3 |
| OTHR 5219 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Community and Social Participation | 3 |
| OTHR 5285 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IB | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 7 | |
| Fall | ||
| HRPR 8985 | Teaching in Higher Education: Health Professions | 3 |
| OTHR 5104 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Mental Health | 5 |
| OTHR 5221 | Health & Wellness in the Community | 3 |
| OTHR 5286 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IC | 1 |
| OTHR 8104 | Clinical Skills III: Specialty Skills in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| HRPR 8987 | Teaching in Higher Education Practicum | 3 |
| OTHR 5123 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Assistive Technology | 4 |
| OTHR 8105 | Clinical Skills IV: Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| OTHR 8107 | International Health Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
| OTHR 8286 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy I: Topic Development | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Summer I | ||
| OTHR 5287 | Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIA | 9 |
| OTHR 8287 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy II: Capstone Site and Project Proposal | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Fall | ||
| OTHR 5288 | Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIB | 9 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| OTHR 8288 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy III: Capstone Experience | 9 |
| OTHR 8289 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy IV: Implementation and Evaluation | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Summer I | ||
| HRPR 5001 | Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions 1 | 0 |
| OTHR 8206 | Clinical Skills V: Clinical Leadership | 2 |
| OTHR 8208 | 3 | |
| OTHR 8291 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy V: Analysis and Dissemination | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 116 | |
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This common College Core course is required of all incoming graduate students in the College of Public Health. It is available completely online and designed such that students can complete the modules at their own pace over the course of their degree program.
Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-. Students receiving a C+ or lower are not permitted to progress into the next semester. A student must take a leave of absence and return the following year to retake a course that received a C+ or lower.
Culminating Events:
Intensive Fieldwork Practica:
Students may be required to travel up to 90 minutes from their place of residence to a Level I or II clinical site.
Level I: Students participate in a variety of Level I fieldwork experiences that are largely local. However, opportunities do exist for international Level I field experiences.
Level II: Two 12-week supervised full-time fieldwork experiences are required for degree completion. Level II fieldwork is completed upon completion of all academic courses. Students are assigned to Level II fieldwork either locally or in another state. No international Level II fieldwork experiences are available.
Doctoral Capstone Project and Experience:
The doctoral capstone series is interwoven throughout the curriculum to ensure students build foundational knowledge in the critical consumption of evidence and research, understanding of translation and production of research, and the importance of assessment and dissemination of outcomes. Through the capstone course series, students learn to develop, implement and assess a culminating project that encourages further development of clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program policy and development, advocacy or education.
The capstone is designed to ensure students attain in-depth knowledge and skill in their interest area while supporting Temple’s clinical and community partners throughout the 14-week experience.
Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork as well as an individual 14-week capstone experience within 18 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework and Level II fieldwork as well as completion of preparatory activities defined in 2018 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3.