Occupational Therapy - Skills for the Job of Living

Bachelor of Science/Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Curriculum

"I feel that my academic program takes a very well-rounded approach and provides the one on one approach to learning and teaching so that students can really get the most out of the learning experience. My program really covered all the areas my fieldwork placement expected of me. Not only did they teach theory and principle but they taught humanity and dignity principles as well, being a Catholic college, which enabled me to rise to the occasion and complete my work with confidence and maturity." - Jessica Dober, Class of 2005

The curriculum design is organized around a developmental, education philosophy with core expectations identified at each level.

• In the first three years, the student is associating their desire to help and make a difference in the lives of others with the fundamentals of behavioral and natural science, and with the importance of activities such as work, volunteering, care-giving and leisure.
• In the first OT year the student is learning and applying theories of practice to a broad spectrum of clients with disabilities. Students emphasize evaluating and planning treatment for individuals, and developing a therapeutic style.
• In the second OT year, which includes graduate studies, the student focuses on synthesis of multiple factors in delivering care. The emphasis is on addressing complex problems and developing a professional competence and a personal practice style. Students analyze treatment efficacy and apply occupation-based theory to preferred practice settings. The emphasis is enhancing evidence-based practice, leadership and responsibility to the profession and its clients.
  
  Concurrent with fieldwork, students use the Internet for distance learning.

See curriculum breakdown by all five years.