Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Leadership
Position:
- Director, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
- Associate Professor
Contact Number(s):
Curriculum
Students are required to complete their course of study, including fieldwork and capstone components, within 4 years.
Year 1
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 502 | Applied Anatomy & Kinesiology (Lecture/Lab) | 4 |
| OT 511 | Health & Health Conditions | 3 |
| OT 521 | Foundations of Occupation-Centered Practice I | 2 |
| OT 536 | Occupation Through the Life Span | 5 |
| OT 540 | Domains of Occupational Therapy Practice – Level I Fieldwork | 1 |
| OT 700 | Doctoral Professional Identity | 1 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | |
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 508 | Neuroscience Foundations of Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OT 522 | Foundations of Occupation-Centered Practice II | 2 |
| OT 557 | Evaluation Process (Lecture/Lab) | 3 |
| OT 567 | Health Services Administration | 2 |
| OT 585 | Historical Perspectives on Theory-Based Practice | 2 |
| OT 701 | Research Design | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | |
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 541 | Occupational Analysis & Evaluation – Level I Fieldwork | 1 |
| OT 560 | Interventions: Environmental Competence (Lecture/Lab) | 5 |
| OT 702 | Applied Research Design I | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 9 | |
Year 2
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 623 | Foundations of Occupation-Centered Practice, III | 1 |
| OT 641 | Interventions: Enhancing Social Participation - Level I Fieldwork | 1 |
| OT 652 | Interventions: Enhancing Human Performance (Lecture/Lab) | 5 |
| OT 658 | Interventions: Enhancing Social Participation (Lecture/Lab) | 3 |
| OT 660 | Interventions: Supporting Learning Through Occupation | 3 |
| OT 703 | Applied Research Design II | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | |
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 780 | Level II Fieldwork A (January through March) | 9 |
| OT 704 | Developing Evidence - Informed Occupational Therapy Practitioners I (online January through March) | 2 |
| Total Semester Credits | 11 | |
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 781 | Level II Fieldwork B (April through June) | 9 |
| OT 705 | Developing Evidence-Informed Occupational Therapy Practitioners II (April through June) | 2 |
| Total Semester Credits | 11 | |
| Courses | Credits | |
| OT 706 | Program Design & Evaluation | 3 |
| OT 707 | Advocacy & Leadership | 2 |
| OT 708 | Advanced Evidence-Based Practice | 4 |
| Total Semester Credits | 9 | |
Year 3
| Course | Credits | |
| OT 715 | Doctoral Capstone Preparation: Final Steps | 2 |
| OT 720 | Doctoral Capstone Seminar A | 7 |
| Total Semester Credits | 9 | |
| Course | Credits | |
| OT 721 | Doctoral Capstone Seminar B | 9 |
| Total Semester Credits | 9 | |
| Total Curriculum Credits | 106 |