The professional master's curriculum is composed of 60 required course credits (quarter hours) for the first calendar year and 61 required course credits for the second calendar year, for a total of 121 quarter credits. Fieldwork courses are placed in the first and second years of the curriculum and include three 1-credit Level I experiences and two 12-credit Level II experiences. Moreover, faculty-guided and supervised learning opportunities in the community are pivotal learning experiences during the second year which reinforce and expand students' mastery of content and skill performance related to occupational therapy evaluation and intervention.
Students' proficiency in evaluation and intervention, independent decision-making and critical thinking are emphasized during OT Fieldwork II-A and II-B of the curriculum, which occur during the spring quarter of the second professional year and the fall quarter of the third professional year. Fieldwork experiences are offered in clinical, community, hospital, school, and other facilities that have a legal agreement with the University and are located throughout the continental United States. Relocation for fieldwork experiences may be required.
This curriculum applies to students admitted in Summer Quarter 2023. For students admitted prior to Summer 2023, refer to the published curriculum listing in the Midwestern University Catalog for their respective year of matriculation.
The Occupational Therapy Program reserves the right to alter its curriculum however and whenever it deems appropriate. Information in this catalog does not establish a contractual relationship between MWU and the student.
Total Quarter Credits in the Professional Program: 121
First Professional Year:
Total Quarter Credit Hours Required: |
60.0 |
Summer Quarter |
ANATG 502 Anatomy |
Credits: 4
|
OTHEG 509 Analysis of Movement |
Credits: 2
|
OTHEG 510 Occupational Therapy Foundations |
Credits: 2.0
|
OTHEG 518 Activity Analysis |
Credits: 2
|
OTHEG 519 Intentional Relationships |
Credits: 2
|
Total |
12.0 |
Fall Quarter |
15.0 |
ANATG 582 Neuroscience |
Credits: 2.5
|
COREG 1560D Interprofessional Healthcare |
Credits: 0.5
|
OTHEG 500 Fieldwork I-A |
Credits: 1
|
OTHEG 534 Cognition and Perception |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 538 Occupational Therapy Process |
Credits: 4
|
OTHEG 544 Psychosocial Practice I |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 550 Fieldwork Foundations |
Credits: 1
|
Total |
15.0 |
Winter Quarter |
15.5 |
COREG 1570D Interprofessional Healthcare |
Credits: 0.5
|
OTHEG 515 Neuro-Rehabilitation |
Credits: 5
|
OTHEG 523 Evidence-Based Practice I |
Credits: 2
|
OTHEG 537 Biomechanics |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 502 Childhood Occupations |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 530 Principles of Teaching and Learning |
Credits: 2
|
Total |
15.5 |
Spring Quarter |
17.5 |
COREG 1580D Interprofessional Healthcare |
Credits: 0.5
|
OTHEG 521 Professional Writing |
Credits: 1
|
OTHEG 524 Evidence-Based Practice II |
Credits: 2
|
OTHEG 536 Fieldwork I-B |
Credits: 1
|
OTHEG 545 Orthotics and Physical Agents |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 546 Psychosocial Practice II |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 547 Group Dynamics |
Credits: 2
|
OTHEG 551 Aging |
Credits: 5
|
Total |
17.5 |
Second Professional Year:
Total Quarter Credit Hours Required: |
61.0 |
Summer Quarter |
OTHEG 603 Assistive Technology |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 640 Therapeutic Reasoning I |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 611 Pediatrics I: Young Children/Early Intervention |
Credits: 5
|
OTHEG 615 Population Health & Emerging Practice |
Credits: 4
|
OTHEG 653 Evidence-Based Practice III |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 670 Elective |
Credits: 1*
|
Total |
18-19.0* |
Fall Quarter |
16-17.0* |
OTHEG 637 Upper Extremity Rehabilitation |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 605 Professional Development |
Credits: 4
|
OTHEG 621 Pediatrics II: Youth/School-Aged |
Credits: 5
|
OTHEG 636 Fieldwork I-C |
Credits: 1
|
OTHEG 663 Evidence-Based Practice IV |
Credits: 3
|
OTHEG 670 Elective |
Credits: 1*
|
Total |
16-17.0* |
Winter Quarter |
14.0 |
OTHEG 691 Clinical Assessment and Review |
Credits: 2
|
OTHEG 695 Fieldwork II-A |
Credits: 12
|
Total |
14.0 |
Spring Quarter |
12.0 |
OTHEG 697 Fieldwork II-B |
Credits: 12
|
Total |
12.0 |
14 |
Summer Quarter |
Reuse |
Credits:
|
Reuse |
Credits:
|
OTHEG 530 Principles of Teaching and Learning |
Credits: 2
|
Reuse |
Credits:
|
Total |
12 |
Fall Quarter |
12 |
OTHEG 697 Fieldwork II-B |
Credits: 12
|
Total |
12 |