OT 8110 - Emerging Roles of Occupational Therapy
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course provides an understanding of the historical foundations, philosophical base, core values, and code of ethics of the profession past to present. Occupational Therapy as an evolving practice is defined with a comparison of local and global philosophies and roles. An introduction to Doctoral Capstone work is included.
Credit: 3
OT 8120 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course provides students with fundamental knowledge of client body structures and functions related to the human musculoskeletal anatomy with an emphasis on its association with occupational performance.
Credit: 3
OT 8130 - Global Human Development and Occupation
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course examines occupational performance across the globe and across the lifespan by exploring physical, social-emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development along with environmental and contextual factors influencing performance.
Credit: 2
OT 8140 - Theories and Models of Practice
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course identifies the primary theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that shape the occupational therapy process in relation to engagement in occupation.
Credit: 2
OT 8160 - Applied Neuroanatomy
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course defines neuroanatomy client body structures and mental functions that support occupation performance skills. Contemporary theoretical explanations of occupational choices using neuroscience as a context are explored with emphasis on sensory, perception, motor, and cognitive processes.
Credit: 3
OT 8170 - The Occupational Therapy Process
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course examines the Occupational Therapy process with an emphasis on introductory professional reasoning. The contextual and cultural relevance and impacts of Occupational Therapy practice across a wide range of practice settings, consumer needs, roles, task demands, and resources will be explored.
Credit: 2
OT 8210 - Health and Wellbeing
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course focuses on applying theoretical constructs of health and wellbeing in populations across the globe and the lifespan. Course content examines the dimensions of wellness as it relates to occupational therapy practice. There is an emphasis on integrating and promoting social participation, occupational justice, and healthy communities, with respect for cross-cultural issues and concerns.
Credit: 3
OT 8220 - Fundamental Occupation Supports
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course explains fundamental therapeutic techniques used to enhance patient engagement in required, expected, and desired occupations. Occupational justice will be addressed through environmental adaptations, adaptive supports, and ergonomic principles for patient care including transfer training, functional mobility, use of adaptive equipment and safety considerations are practiced and analyzed.
Credit: 3
OT 8230 - Neurorehabilitation and Cognition
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course reviews specialty issues and interventions to support occupation needs for neurologically impaired clients. Students will deconstruct the foundations of cognition and reflect on supports for occupational justice impacted by neurologic injury including communication, feeding, executive functions, vision and visuo-spatial perception.
Credit: 3
OT 8240 - Rehabilitation Foundations
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This musculoskeletal and neuromuscular rehabilitation course analyzes the etiology, typical symptoms, treatment, and interventions of various conditions commonly treated in occupational therapy settings. Students will distinguish how occupation-based assessments and interventions are influenced and supported by common theories, models of practice and frames of reference common to rehabilitation. Physical agent modalities, prosthetic management, and orthosis fabrication within the context of occupational therapy practice are introduced.
Credit: 4
OT 8250 - Assistive and Complex Rehab Technology
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course reviews and analyzes a variety of technological supports from low to complex in order to address specific occupational needs. Students will evaluate, design, adapt, modify, and monitor assistive technologies to support client needs.
Credit: 2
OT 8310 - Advanced Rehabilitation
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course analyzes and evaluates occupation-based theories and evidence-based approaches for the care of adults with complex health conditions and neurological injuries. Students will practice creating and leading evaluations and intervention plans for a variety of simulated client cases.
Credit: 4
OT 8320 - Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course evaluates occupational therapy theory, evaluation and intervention for infants, children, and adolescents in a variety of cultural and contextual settings. Students review and synthesize pediatric occupations, occupational performance areas, and the selection of appropriate evidenced informed interventions related to the context and environment. Client factors impacting occupational justice including physical, developmental, sensory-cognitive, and psychosocial limitations will be addressed.
Credit: 4
OT 8330 - Psychosocial and Community Practice
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course evaluates the historical and current models of practice for application of occupational therapy to address psychosocial and community related barriers to health and wellbeing. Students will be introduced to reflective video analysis and faculty-led experiences that facilitate evidence-informed best practice of occupational therapists in the psychosocial and community settings. Group process and group dynamics are a core component within the course activities.
Credit: 4
OT 8410 - Level I Fieldwork A: Physical Rehabilitation
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Experiential learning begins in Level I Fieldwork A to allow students the opportunity to develop meaningful connections between didactic work and the occupational needs of others. This course emphasizes the development of clinical reasoning, therapeutic use of self, and the occupational process, with an emphasis on developing professional behaviors, values, and socialization skills. This course Includes service delivery models for adult populations in various settings.
Credit: 1
OT 8420 - Level I Fieldwork B: Children and Youth
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Experiential learning continues in Level I Fieldwork B with the emphasis on further development of clinical reasoning, socialization skills, and professional behavior and attitudes. Simulation and faculty-led experiences promote an organized approach to implementation of the occupational therapy process including evaluation, intervention, and targeting of outcomes. This fieldwork experience includes service delivery models for children and youth populations in various settings.
Credit: 1
OT 8430 - Level I Fieldwork C: Psychosocial and Community Practice
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Level I Fieldwork C progresses with experiential learning through continued development of clinical reasoning, therapeutic use of self, and the occupational therapy process while continuing to focus on professional behaviors, values, and socialization skills. This fieldwork experience includes service delivery models for psychosocial and community populations in various settings.
Credit: 1
OT 8510 - Scholarly Practice I
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course provides an understanding of general research principles and evidence-informed practice. The student becomes oriented to the steps required to develop a research proposal, conduct a research study, and disseminate research results. Outcomes include competence in the fundamentals of conducting and completing a basic literature review.
Credit: 2
OT 8520 - Scholarly Practice II
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course addresses an in-depth understanding of research by selecting appropriate research designs and methodology. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research studies will be evaluated. Emphasis will be on planning, developing, and conducting a stakeholder needs assessment and the skills necessary to effectively report research information.
Credit: 2
OT 8610 - Population Health
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course evaluates social determinants of health, community and population metrics and outcomes measures, and intervention approaches for culturally diverse and marginalized populations. Stakeholders including health care delivery systems, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities who impact health outcomes will be examined.
Credit: 2
OT 8620 - Health Management and the Aging Community
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course evaluates critical needs for the aging population. Both productive promotion for successful aging and disruptive debilitating aging issues impacting occupation are addressed along with the role of the practicing occupational therapy doctoral student as a program developer and evaluator to support populations needs. Students develop advanced knowledge and skill in implementing the processes of program design and evaluation, methods for professional presentations, grant procurement, and interprofessional teaching.
Credit: 3
OT 8630 - Collaborative Care in Complex Systems
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course assesses basic principles of health care systems and outcomes of occupational therapy and related service providers to individuals and organizations. The student learns to integrate knowledge of delivery models, policies, and systems related to various current and emerging practice settings to create evidence informed solutions for individuals and populations to address occupational needs and occupational injustices. Additionally, this course offers a comprehensive grand rounds lab synthesis of year-one coursework.
Credit: 3
OT 8640 - Professional Leadership and Advocacy
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course analyzes the principles of leadership and advocacy essential for individual and professional growth. Students will synthesize leadership attributes and methods of advocacy that promote the role of occupational therapy in addressing societal needs and integrate these ideas into Capstone project considerations.
Credit: 2
OT 8650 - Professional Competencies
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course is an application of program learning in preparation for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT®). The course will utilize critical analyses of professional entry competencies for the occupational therapist including certification, licensure, and professional development responsibilities. A programmatic review and professional self-assessment are conducted. The course includes an integration of Level II Fieldwork experiences and doctoral coursework.
Credit: 1
OT 8710 - Level II Fieldwork A
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Experiential learning is further advanced with immersive Level II Fieldwork A. The course is designed for the student to develop entry-level practitioner skills through the application of theory and techniques learned throughout the didactic portion of the curriculum.
Credit: 12
OT 8720 - Level II Fieldwork B
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Level II Fieldwork B is the student’s final experiential learning placement. The course is designed for the student to develop entry-level practitioner skills through the application of theory and techniques learned throughout the didactic portion of the curriculum.
Credit: 12
OT 8810 - Doctoral Capstone Mentorship I
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course is designed to assist the student in developing a scholarly doctoral capstone project plan. The doctoral capstone project development is facilitated by the construction of a thorough literature review and a needs assessment of the topic.
Credit: 3
OT 8820 - Doctoral Capstone Mentorship II
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course will support the doctoral student in the identification and creation of their capstone project's individualized specific objectives and plans for supervision.
Credit: 1
OT 8830 - Doctoral Capstone Mentorship III
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course will support the doctoral student in the identification and creation of their capstone project design and plan for supervision. Students will complete a memorandum of understanding for the doctoral capstone experience that includes the developed individualized specific objectives, plans for supervision or mentoring, and responsibilities of all parties.
Credit: 1
OT 8910 - Doctoral Capstone Experience
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This capstone course is designed to facilitate an in-depth experience in one area such as: legislation and This capstone course is designed to facilitate an in-depth experience in one area such as: legislation and policy, clinical practice, advocacy, research, administration, academics, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education, theory development, and/or emerging practice areas. The synthesis of all course material and professional knowledge mentored by a subject-matter expert in the student's selected area will be the emphasis. This experiential placement is consistent with the interest of the student, under the guidance of an external mentor and faculty advisor. The experience creates and enhances the student’s professional skills and abilities, allowing them to acquire advanced knowledge in the chosen area.
Credit: 14 credits
OT 8920 - Doctoral Capstone Project
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
This course is designed to assist the student in achieving the capstone project outcomes and evaluation of its results. The culmination of this course is the dissemination of the project.
Credit: 2