Course Curriculum
| Year 1 – Spring OT 500 Courses | Year 1 – Summer 500/600 Courses | Year 1 – Fall OT 500/600 Courses |
OT 530 – Foundations of Occupational Therapy (3 credits=3/0) OT 532 – Functional Anatomy (2 credits=1/1) OT 534 – Applied Kinesiology: Movement for Participation (3 credits=2/1) OT 538 – Rural Practice & Community Outreach (2 credits=2/0) OT 539 – Professional Practice & Scholarship (2 credits=2/0) OT 552 – Patient Care Skills (2 credits=1/1) OT 559 – Research I: Design & Development (2 credits=2/0) | *OT 550 – Psychosocial Foundations in OT Practice (3 credits=1/2) OT 554 – Neuroscience Foundations of OT Practice (3 credits=2/1) OT 570 – OT Clinical Practice with Children & Adolescents (3 credits=2/1) OT 574 - Teamwork & Professional Collaboration (2 credits=2/0) OT 579 – Research II: Methodologies (1 credit=0/1)
| *OT 572 – OT School System Practice (3 credits=1/2) OT 576 – Assistive Technology & Design Applications (2 credits=1/1) OT 630 – OT Practice with Adult Populations (2 credits=1/1) OT 632 – OT Modalities & Modifications (2 credits=1/1) OT 634 – OT Practice in Health & Wellness (2 credits=2/0) OT 638 - Integrating Cultural & Global Perspectives (2 credits=2/0) OT 639 – Research III: Data Collection & Analysis (1 credit=0/1) 14 Credit Hours |
| Year II – Spring OT 600 Courses | Year II – Summer OT 600 Courses | Year II – Fall OT 600 Courses |
OT 636 - – Dynamic Practice: Advocacy & Emerging Trends (2 credits=2/0) *OT 650 – OT Practice with Aging Populations (3 credits=1/2) OT 652 -OT Practice Management & Leadership (3 credits=3/0) OT 654 – OT Practice Transitions: Education & Entrepreneurship (3 credits=2/1) OT 659 – Research IV: Presentation & Dissemination (1 credit=0/1) OT 670 – OT Professional Practice Seminar (1 credit=1/0)
13 Credit Hours | OT 675 – FW II A (10 credit hours)
10 Credit Hours | OT 695 – FW II B (10 credit hours) 40 hours/12 wks.
10 Credit Hours |
(total credit hours of course=lecture credit/lab credit: example 3(1/2) indicates a 3 credit course, 1 credit lecture, 2 credits lab)
Total: 75 credits
Note: All students are allowed 18 months from the last day of classroom education (1st semester, year 2) in which to successfully complete their fieldwork, to be able to receive their degree and graduate from the program.
*Courses that contain a Level I Fieldwork
The WC OT graduate program requires involvement in Level I fieldwork in semesters 2, 3, and 4. Level I FW experiences are intentionally embedded into the corresponding OT practice course to strengthen the ties between didactic and fieldwork education. Level I FW experiences follow a developmental curriculum design establishing psychosocial foundational knowledge prior to moving forward in the life span. (C.1.1.) Each Level I FW experience is 30-40 hours in length and no Level I experience can be substituted as a Level II experience. (C.1.9.)
The goals of Level I Fieldwork experiences are to analyze the practice area and client population to examine occupational therapy’s role and apply acquired practice knowledge. Level I fieldwork experiences enhance student understanding of the curricular themes of evidence-based, occupation-based, and client-centered practice.
Level I fieldwork may be met through one or more of the following instructional methods: Simulated environments, Standardized patients, Faculty practice, Faculty-led site visits, Supervision by a fieldwork educator in a practice environment. (C.1.9.)
Personnel who supervise Level I fieldwork must be informed of the curriculum and fieldwork program design and affirm their ability to support the fieldwork experience. Examples include but are not limited to: currently licensed or otherwise regulated occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, psychologists, physician assistants, teachers, social workers, physicians, speech language pathologists, nurses, and physical therapists. (C.1.8.)