Program Description
The Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy program prepares students to innovate and lead in traditional and emerging areas of occupational therapy and beyond through a customized plan of study. Students gain advanced knowledge and skills to enhance their current or anticipated professional roles in an evidence-based manner. They also develop scholarship and program development skills with clinical, leadership, entrepreneurship, and academic applications. Students advance occupational therapy theory and practice by integrating knowledge from various fields, such as occupational science, business, management, leadership, epidemiology, rehabilitation, public health, and neuroscience, to respond to the current and future needs of individuals, organizations, and populations. With the support of their faculty mentor, students develop, implement, analyze, and disseminate a substantive and impactful doctoral project over a series of courses.
Curriculum:
Students Entering with a Bachelor Degree (13 Credits + 30 Credits Master to PPOTD)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| OT 603 | Research Design (All semesters except Summer II) | 4 |
| OT 680 | Leading Edge OT Practice (Fall & Spring) | 3 |
| OT 681 | Advanced Prac in OT (All semesters except Summer II) | 6 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
* Students who begin their PPOTD and have not yet earned a master's degree, complete the 13 credits above, then complete the 30 credits below.
Students Entering with an Earned Master's Degree (30 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| OT 778 | Adv Evidence-Based Practice (Fall) | 3 |
| OT 782 | Leadership: Moving Beyond Trad (Spring) | 3 |
| OT 727 | Visionary Prac Devel & Eval (Fall & Spring) 1 | 3 |
| OT 798 | Found for Post-Prof Docto Work (All) | 1 |
| OT 799A | Exploratory Sem in Research | 3 |
| OT 809 | Planning the Doctoral Project | 3 |
| OT 810 | Post Prof Doctoral Capstone | 5 |
| Elective Courses | 9 | |
| Neuroscience Found for Pract | ||
| Autism- The State of the Field | ||
| As & Int Strat for Indv w/ ASD | ||
| KT to Promote Best Practices | ||
| Introduction and Development | ||
| Skills for Evid-Based Coaching | ||
| Assess&Fidel of Coaching Implm | ||
| Coaching Evolution | ||
| Neurorehabilitation I | ||
| KT to Promote Best Practices | ||
| Bridging the Gaps | ||
| Teaching in the Digital Age | ||
| Advanced Curriculum Developmnt | ||
| PPOTD SPECIFIC ELECTIVES | ||
| Mentored Seminar in Research | ||
| Health Literacy | ||
| Cul Humil for Transf Hlth Care | ||
| Research Design | ||
| Intro Critic Disabilty Studies | ||
| REFLECTIONS & SYNTHEIS OF EXPERIENCE COURSES | ||
| Innovations in OT Therapy Prac | ||
| Advanced OT Therapy Skills | ||
| Professional Leadership | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
1. Students have the option of completing OT 727 Visionary Practice or OT 770 Knowledge Translation for Best Practice