Entry level OTD Curriculum

On completion of this program, students will demonstrate skills and abilities to exemplify the following threads that flow through the curriculum:

  • Exceptional theory-based practice skills, focusing on occupation-based interventions
  • Interprofessional collaboration & practice, with an understanding of diverse communities and populations
  • Leadership with professionalism and a clear understanding of ethics
  • Skills in scholarly pursuit

 

Year 1

Summer

Credits

OTD 6101

OT: History and Theory

3

OTD 6104

Professional Foundation and Ethics

3

OTD 6208

Health Conditions & Epidemiology

3

OTD 6212

Research I: Qualitative & Quantitative Methods

3

OTD 6305

Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology

3

Semester Credits: 15

Fall

OTD 6200

Practice Immersion I: Mental Health

4

OTD 6299

Fieldwork Level IA: Mental Health

1

OTD 6213

Research II: Mixed Methods and Statistics

3

OTD 6214

Cognition Across the Life Span

2

OTD 6306

Neuroscience of Daily Living

3

OTD 6310

Movement and adaptation

3

Semester Credits: 16

Spring

OTD 6300

Practice Immersion II: Physical Rehabilitation

4

OTD 6399

Fieldwork Level IB: Physical Rehabilitation

1

OTD 6106

Activity Analysis and Occupational Adaptation

3

OTD 6115

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

1

OTD 6315

Upper Extremity Evaluation & Intervention

3

OTD 7004

Capstone I

1

OTD 7115

Social and Institutional Determinants of Health

3

Semester Credits: 16

Year 2

Summer

OTD 7100

Practice Immersion III: Pediatrics and Adolescence

4

OTD 7199

Fieldwork Level 1C: Pediatrics and Adolescence

1

OTD 7000

Neuro-Rehabilitation

3

OTD 7006

Capstone II

1

OTD 7009

Fieldwork Seminar

1

OTD 7105

Contemporary Issues in Pediatrics and Adolescence

2

OTD 7130

Seating, Positioning and Assistive Technology

3

Semester Credits: 15

Fall

OTD 7298

Level II A Fieldwork

6

OTD 7008

Capstone III

3

Semester Credits: 9

Spring

OTD 7299

Level II B Fieldwork

6

OTD 7215

Interprofessional Healthcare Engagement

3

Semester Credits: 9

Year 3

Summer

OTD 8005

Curriculum & Instruction: Theory & Practice

3

OTD 8008

Capstone IV

3

OTD 8012

Healthcare Leadership and Advocacy

2

OTD 8014

Health Care Management and Change

3

Semester Credits: 11

Fall

OTD 9000

Doctoral Capstone Experience

8

OTD 9005

Doctoral Capstone Dissemination

2

Semester Credits: 10

Total Credit Hours: 101