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COURSE SCHEDULE

Classes meet eight weekends each semester (Friday 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM), supported by electronic off-campus activities during the time between class meetings.

The first year is a year-round, 12-month class schedule.

YEAR ONE 

Credits

Semester 1 FALL
OCC611 Foundations for Practice  
OCC612 Foundations for Practice Seminar 
OCC613 Functional Anatomy 
OCC614 Pathological Conditions  


3
1
4
3

Total 

11

Semester 2 SPRING
OCC621 Occupational Competence  
OCC622 Occupational Performance Seminar 
OCC623 Applied Neuroanatomy 
OCC624 Dimensions of Human Movement 


3
1
4
3

Total 

11

Semester 3 SUMMER
OCC631 Conceptual Assumptions for OT Practice
OCC632 OT Integration Seminar I 
OCC633 Assessment and Intervention I
MBA626 Global Managing in the 21st Century


3
1
4
3

Total 

11

The second year begins in September and continues until June.

YEAR TWO 

Credits

Semester 4 FALL
OCC741 Interpersonal Relations and

                Dynamics of Collaboration
OCC742 OT Integration Seminar II 
OCC743 Assessment and Intervention II 
OCC744 Research for Occupational Therapists 


3
1
4
3

Total 

11

Semester 5 SPRING
OCC751 Professional Issues and Trends 
OCC752 OT Integration Seminar III 
OCC753 Assessment and Intervention III 
OCC754 Environmental Dimensions of Occupation 


3
1
4
3

Total 

11

Semester 6 SUMMER
OCC761 Clinical Mastery and Specialty Practice 4 
OCC762 Clinical Mastery Seminar 1 


4
1

Total 

5

The third academic year is spent on full-time fieldwork rotations. The clinical reasoning course takes place over the Internet and supports development of skills directly within the fieldwork experience.  There is no on campus classes during this final phase of the program.

YEAR THREE 

Credits

Semester 7 SUMMER/FALL
OCC771 Level II Fieldwork A
OCC772 Clinical Reasoning I


3
3

Total 

6

Semester 8 FALL/SPRING
OCC781 Level II Fieldwork B
OCC782 Advanced Clinical Reasoning


3
3

Total 

6

Total Credit Hours: 

72

The program can be completed in 27 to 30 months, about 2.5 years.

 

For complete course descriptions, visit the Graduate Studies Catalog page: http://www.philau.edu/gradcatalog/2005/gradCoursedescp2.html#ot

 
 
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