OT Curriculum

Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program Curriculum

The OTD curriculum must be completed in sequence and consists of didactic courses, fieldwork, and doctoral capstone experience and project. The OTD curriculum has organizing threads that structure courses and learning experiences to develop students into professionals ready for entry-level occupational therapy practice: (1) occupation, (2) practice, and (3) professional identity. The curriculum consists of 107 credits and the program length is 8 semesters.

Fall Year 1 (18 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
3	OTD 619	Foundations of Occupational Therapy
3	OTD 621	Analysis of Occupational Performance
3	OTD 622	Neuroscience
3	OTD 623	Human Development and Occupation
3	OTD 625	Theories and Models In Occupational Therapy
3	OTD 635	Professional Development I

Spring Year 1 (18 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
4	OTD 626	Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology
4	OTD 630	Occupational Therapy in Children and Youth
2	OTD 631	Level I Fieldwork I
3	OTD 632	Professional Reasoning I
3	OTD 633	Therapeutic Interventions I
2	OTD 634	Research in Occupational Therapy

Summer Year 2 (11 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
2	OTD 710	Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
1	OTD 711	Level I Fieldwork II
2	OTD 712	Professional Reasoning II
2	OTD 713	Therapeutic Interventions II
3	OTD 725	Professional and Ethical Issues in Health Care
1	OTD 728	Capstone I

Fall Year 2 (15 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
4	OTD 720	Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation and Participation
2	OTD 721	Level I Fieldwork III
3	OTD 723	Therapeutic Intervention III
3	OTD 733	Advanced Topics in Occupational Therapy
3	OTD 734	Research Integration and Knowledge Translation in Occupational Therapy

Spring Year 2 (14 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
3	OTD 722	Administration and Management in Occupational Therapy
4	OTD 730	Occupational Therapy in Productive Aging
2	OTD 731	Level I Fieldwork IV
3	OTD 735	Professional Development II
2	OTD 738	Capstone II

Summer Year 3 (8 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
8	OTD 810	Level II Fieldwork I

Fall 1 Year 3 (6 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
5	OTD 819	Level II Fieldwork II
1	OTD 828	Capstone III

Fall 2 Year 3 (5 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
5	OTD 821	Level II Fieldwork III

Spring Year 3 (12 Credits)

Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
10	OTD 830	Doctoral Capstone Experience
2	OTD 831	OTD Capstone

Fieldwork Experience

Saint Mary recognizes fieldwork as a crucial element of occupational therapy education, requiring three Level II Fieldwork placements, which uniquely gives USM's OTD students even more opportunity to critically think and reason. A Level I Fieldwork experience always follows coursework specifically addressing a specialty area, further developing a student’s hands-on skills and applying learning that occurred throughout the didactic curriculum.