Post-baccalaureate MOT Program Curriculum
The following is a typical curriculum for occupational therapy students entering University of the Sciences in Summer 2010; current students should refer to their advisor for their curricula.
Summer
Overview of Occupational Therapy Practice
Neuroscience
First Year
Human Development & Performance
Movement Analysis
Introduction to Clinical Skills
Clinical Medicine
Theories of Occupational Therapy
Fieldwork Level Ia: Application of Clinical Skills
Human Occupation: Concepts & Practice
Evaluation & Assessment
Clinical Application of Teaching & Learning
Fieldwork Level Ib: Community Service Learning
Therapeutic Groups
Introduction to Applied Research Methods
Summer
Occupational Therapy Interventions I: Contextual Approaches
Fieldwork Level Ic: Community Living Client
Third Year
Clinical Management and Supervision
Occupational Therapy Interventions II-III: Developmental and Psychosocial Issues
Applied Research II, III
Occupational Therapy: Past, Present, and Future
Fieldwork Level Id-Ie: Clinical Fieldwork I, II
Occupational Therapy Elective or Independent Study
Occupational Therapy Interventions IV–VI: Cognitive Approaches, Rehabilitation Approaches, and Assistive Technology
Summer
Evidence-Based Decision Making and the Fieldwork Experience
Fieldwork Level IIa
Fourth Year
Clinical Reasoning and Professional Development
Fieldwork Level IIb
The program requires the completion of 2 elective or independent study courses. There is some flexibility as to when students may take these courses.
For detailed course descriptions and other information about the occupational therapy curriculum, see the University catalog.