Department of Occupational Therapy

Denise Donica, Chair

The mission of the Department of Occupational Therapy is to provide a high-quality educational experience for those individuals who are committed to enriching the lives of people through the profession of occupational therapy. The program will provide a variety of educational experiences that will: 1) develop an understanding of the power of meaningful and relevant occupational engagement as a means of enhancing participation in life, 2) foster an understanding of the need to balance the use of technical skills and theoretically-based knowledge with clients while being respectful of unique sociocultural contexts, 3) enhance the development of clinical reasoning skills supporting the use of evidence-based practice, and 4) foster the development of life-long learners who have the ability to successfully occupy roles in traditional and emerging practice arenas and to be leaders within the field of occupational therapy.

Program applicants should review the Essential Functions and Technical Standards for Program Admission and Continued Enrollment to ensure they meet the minimum capabilities to perform in the program and profession. This document can be found on the program website in the admissions section.

Programs

• Occupational Therapy, MSOT

Courses

• OCCT 6000 - Foundations of Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6001 - Occupation and Movement
• OCCT 6002 - Occupation and Movement Laboratory
• OCCT 6003 - Dyadic and Group Skills in Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6004 - Dyadic and Group Skills in Occupational Therapy Laboratory
• OCCT 6005 - Health Impairments and Occupational Therapy I
• OCCT 6006 - Health Impairments and Occupational Therapy I Laboratory
• OCCT 6007 - Health Impairments and Occupational Therapy II
• OCCT 6008 - Health Impairments and Occupational Therapy II Laboratory
• OCCT 6009 - Neurological Foundations of Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6020 - Theoretical Models of Practice in Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6060 - Directed Independent Study
• OCCT 6070 - Special Topics
• OCCT 6080 - Environmental Contexts and Systems of Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6100 - Therapeutic Use of Human Occupation I
• OCCT 6150 - Therapeutic Use of Human Occupation I Laboratory
• OCCT 6200 - Therapeutic Use of Human Occupation II
• OCCT 6250 - Therapeutic Use of Human Occupation II Laboratory
• OCCT 6300 - Therapeutic Use of Human Occupation III
• OCCT 6350 - Therapeutic Use of Human Occupation III Laboratory
• OCCT 6400 - Fieldwork I
• OCCT 6410 - Psychosocial Fieldwork I
• OCCT 6450 - Fieldwork II
• OCCT 6500 - Managing Occupational Therapy Services
• OCCT 6550 - Managing Occupational Therapy Services Laboratory
• OCCT 6600 - Concepts and Practice of Research in Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6650 - Conducting Research in Occupational Therapy
• OCCT 6660 - Master’s Project
• OCCT 7000 - Thesis
• OCCT 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research
• OCCT 7100 - Qualitative Research: Analysis and Interpretation