College
- East Falls Campus
- College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Degree Earned
- Master of Science
Program Length
2.5 years
Program Type
- Hybrid
Program Start
Fall Semester, Weekends
(Friday & Saturday)
Contact
Curriculum
The MSOT program is offered in a blended-learning format that includes on campus and online course delivery. Students are admitted who have a bachelor’s degree or higher, have fulfilled pre-professional requirements and meet admission criteria enter the program. Students attend on-campus class meetings eight weekends per semester (Friday and Saturday, generally every other weekend). Between on-campus sessions, students complete assignments and participate in learning activities online, through distance education technology. Approximately 65 percent of coursework is delivered on-campus each semester, the remaining online. Students must earn 74 credits to meet the graduate degree requirement of the program. The MSOT is completed in 2.5 years.
Year 1
September - April | Fall and Spring Semester Coursework |
May - August | Summer Semester Coursework |
Year 2
September - April | Fall and Spring Semester Coursework |
May - June | Summer Semester Coursework |
Year 2.5 - Track A
July-September | Level II Fieldwork A |
October-December | Level II Fieldwork B |
or
Year 2.5 - Track B
October-December | Level II Fieldwork A |
January-March | Level II Fieldwork B |
Curriculum Courses & Credits
Year 1
FALL SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 610 Evolving Professional Seminar | 1 |
OCC 611 Foundations for Practice | 3 |
OCC 613 Functional Anatomy | 4 |
OCC 621 Occupational Competence | 3 |
OCC 625 Clinical Skills A | 1 |
Total | 12 |
SPRING SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 616 Assistive Technology Design | 2 |
OCC 623 Applied Neuroanatomy | 4 |
OCC 628 Introduction to Evaluation | 1 |
OCC 635 Clinical Skills B | 1 |
OCC 645 Clinical Skills C | 1 |
OCC 741 Interpersonal Relationships & Groups | 3 |
Total | 12 |
SUMMER SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 626 Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
OCC 735 Level I Fieldwork A | 1 |
OCC 746 Psychosocial Interventions | 4 |
OCC 766 Older Adults: Enabling Participation | 2 |
Total | 10 |
Year 2
FALL SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 745 Level I Fieldwork B | 1 |
OCC 748 Assessment & Intervention: Adults | 5 |
OCC 749 Children and Youth A | 3 |
OCC 754 Environmental Dimensions of Occupation | 3 |
Total | 12 |
SPRING SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 751 Professional Issues and Trends | 3 |
OCC 755 Level I Fieldwork C | 1 |
OCC 757 Innovative Practice in OT | 3 |
OCC 759 Children and Youth B | 3 |
OCC 767 Critical Inquiry I | 2 |
Total | 12 |
SUMMER SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 764 Specialty Practice: Upper Extremity Rehab | 2 |
OCC 769 Critical Inquiry II | 1 |
OCC 784 Mastery | 1 |
Total | 4 |
Year 2.5
SEMESTER |
Credits |
OCC 778 Level II Fieldwork A (Pre-Fall OR Fall semester) | 6 |
OCC 779 Level II Fieldwork B (Fall OR Spring semester) | 6 |
Total | 12 |