Direct-entry MOT Program Curriculum
After your first two years acquiring a broad foundation in the arts and sciences, you will study human growth and development with specific emphasis on the social, emotional, and physiological effects of illness and injury. During the professional portion of the program, you will develop the skills to help patients gain functional independence in daily living tasks.
The following is a typical curriculum for occupational therapy students entering University of the Sciences in Fall 2010; current students should refer to their advisor for their curricula.
First Year
General Biology I, II
First-Year Seminar for Health Science
Mathematical Analysis I, II
Physical Education I, II
Introduction to Psychology
Writing and Rhetoric I
General Education Requirement
Introduction to Communication
Occupational Therapy Orientation I
Introduction to Sociology
Second Year
General Education Requirement
Human Structure and Function I, II
Human Structure and Function Lab I, II
Occupational Therapy Orientation II, III
Psychology of Human Development
Introduction to Biostatistics
Intellectual Heritage I, II
Abnormal Psychology
Survey of Physics
Summer
Overview of Occupational Therapy Practice
Neuroscience
Third Year
Human Development and Performance
Movement Analysis
Introduction to Clinical Skills
Clinical Medicine
Theories of Occupational Therapy
Fieldwork Level Ia: Application of Clinical Skills
Human Occupation: Concepts and Practices
Evaluation and Assessment in Occupational Therapy
Clinical Application of Teaching and Learning
Fieldwork Level Ib: Community Service Learning
Therapeutics Groups
Summer
Occupational Therapy Inverventions I: Contextal Approaches
Fieldwork Level 1c: Community Living Client
Fourth Year
General Education Requirement
Occupational Therapy Interventions II, III: Developmental and Psychosocial Issues
Fieldwork Level Id, Ie: Clinical Fieldwork I, II
Introduction to Applied Research Methods
Clinical Management and Supervision
Occupational Therapy Elective or Independent Study
Applied Research II
Occupational Therapy Interventions IV–VI: Cognitive Approaches, Rehabilitation Approaches, and Assistive Technology
Fieldwork Level Ie: Clinical Fieldwork
Summer
Evidence-Based Decision Making and the Fieldwork Experience
Fieldwork Level IIa
Fifth Year
Occupational Therapy Elective or Independent Study
Applied Research III
Occupational Therapy: Past, Present, and Future
Family- and Client-Centered Care
Additional courses may be required as part of the program.
For detailed course descriptions and other information about the occupational therapy curriculum, see the University catalog.