Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 80
Required Courses:
Year 1 | ||
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Second Summer Session | Credit Hours | |
HRPR 5001 | Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions1 | 0 |
OTHR 5002 | Theoretical Perspectives of Occupation | 2 |
OTHR 5005 | Neuroscience Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
OTHR 5015 | Human Dynamics in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
Term Credit Hours | 9 | |
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: Methodologies for Occupational Therapy | 3 |
Term Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
OTHR 5003 | Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
OTHR 5105 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Children & Youth | 5 |
OTHR 5152 | Research II: Design & Proposal Development for Occupational Therapy | 1 |
OTHR 5185 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IA | 1 |
OTHR 5222 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Adults and Older Adults | 6 |
Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
Year 2 | ||
Second Summer Session | ||
OTHR 5161 | Occupational Therapy Service Delivery & Management | 3 |
OTHR 5219 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Community and Social Participation | 3 |
OTHR 5251 | Research III: Implementation in Occupational Therapy | 1 |
OTHR 5285 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IB | 1 |
Term Credit Hours | 8 | |
Fall | ||
OTHR 5104 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Mental Health | 5 |
OTHR 5123 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Assistive Technology | 4 |
OTHR 5221 | Health & Wellness in the Community | 3 |
OTHR 5252 | Research IV: Outcomes & Dissemination Promoting Occupational Therapy | 1 |
OTHR 5286 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IC | 1 |
Term Credit Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
OTHR 5287 | Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIA2 | 9 |
Term Credit Hours | 9 | |
Year 3 | ||
Second Summer Session | ||
OTHR 5288 | Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIB2 | 9 |
Term Credit Hours | 9 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 80 |
1 | This common College Core course is required of all incoming graduate students in the College of Public Health. It is available completely online and aligned with the M.O.T. curriculum. Your course instructor will provide additional information on which modules are required for each course. |
2 | The Fieldwork II experience must be completed within 24 months of completion of academic coursework. |
Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-
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 must be completed within 24 months of successful 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.