| OT8110 | Emerging Roles of Occupational Therapy | 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... |
| OT8120 | Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology | 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. |
| OT8130 | Global Human Development and Occupation | 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. |
| OT8140 | Theories and Models of Practice | 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. |
| OT8160 | Applied Neuroanatomy | 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 sens... |
| OT8170 | The Occupational Therapy Process | 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... |
| OT8210 | Health and Wellbeing | 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 o... |
| OT8220 | Fundamental Occupation Supports | 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 prin... |
| OT8230 | Neurorehabilitation and Cognition | 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 in... |
| OT8240 | Rehabilitation Foundations | 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... |
| OT8250 | Assistive and Complex Rehab Technology | 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. |
| OT8310 | Advanced Rehabilitation | 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... |
| OT8320 | Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth | 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 ar... |
| OT8330 | Psychosocial and Community Practice | 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 f... |
| OT8410 | Level I Fieldwork A: Physical Rehabilitation | 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, therapeu... |
| OT8420 | Level I Fieldwork B: Children and Youth | 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... |
| OT8430 | Level I Fieldwork C: Psychosocial and Community Practice | 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 socializatio... |
| OT8510 | Scholarly Practice I | 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. Outcom... |
| OT8520 | Scholarly Practice II | 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 co... |
| OT8610 | Population Health | 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... |
| OT8620 | Health Management and the Aging Community | 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 docto... |
| OT8630 | Collaborative Care in Complex Systems | 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 rela... |
| OT8640 | Professional Leadership and Advocacy | 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 societ... |
| OT8650 | Professional Competencies | 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 in... |
| OT8651 | Early Intervention & School-Based Practice I | This course introduces students to early intervention and preschool service delivery for children birth through preschool age under Part B and Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This course prepares students for early i... |
| OT8652 | Early Intervention & School-Based Practice II | This course applies effective principles and practices for early intervention and preschool service delivery for children birth through preschool age under Part B and Part C of the Individualized with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In this course... |
| OT8710 | Level II Fieldwork A | 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... |
| OT8720 | Level II Fieldwork B | 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... |
| OT8810 | Doctoral Capstone Mentorship I | 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. |
| OT8820 | Doctoral Capstone Mentorship II | This course will support the doctoral student in the identification and creation of their capstone project's individualized specific objectives and plans for supervision. |
| OT8830 | Doctoral Capstone Mentorship III | 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 d... |
| OT8910 | Doctoral Capstone Experience | 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, theo... |
| OT8920 | Doctoral Capstone Project | 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. |