Program Overview
The entry-level MSOT program prepares students to become qualified occupational therapists. The curriculum focuses on a student-centric approach that welcomes diversity and produces excellence in critical thinking with an overarching focus on creativity, ethical decision-making, and social responsibility in occupation-centered practice, resulting in the promotion of health and well-being for a diverse society.
The didactic portion of the curriculum will prepare students to be scholars of practice using practical
applications from casework, simulated case studies, and the experiential component of Level I Fieldwork. Level I and Level II Fieldwork will both require the student to integrate the curricular threads of occupation-based practice and ethical decision-making for the promotion of health and well-being for individuals, communities, and populations.
The didactic portion of this program includes four consecutive semesters of primarily on-campus coursework (over 18 months) with integrated Level I fieldwork experiences. This is followed by 2 twelve week (24 weeks full-time) Level II fieldwork placements. The total time in the program is 24 months.
Beginning with the Spring semester, every student will participate in Level I Fieldwork for 3 out of four semesters. The purpose of Level I Fieldwork is to provide students with practical knowledge of practice settings and populations served in the Grand Junction area. Students will have the opportunity to debrief their fieldwork experience with faculty and peers each semester while enrolled in Level I Fieldwork Seminar.
The MSOT program begins in the Spring semester and courses are sequential. There are no options for a Fall semester entrance into the program. Students must complete Level II Fieldwork within 12 months following completion of the didactic portion of the curriculum.
Year One, Spring (15 Credit Hours)
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OCCU 511 Lifespan and Occupational Performance (2)
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OCCU 512 Professional Skills and Occupation-Based Practice I (2)
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OCCU 513 Functional Anatomy & Movement (3)
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OCCU 514 Wellness and Occupational Performance (2)
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OCCU 515 Occupation-Based Practice & Theory for Adults I (4)
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OCCU 516 OT History and Theory (1)
- OCCU 550 Adults Fieldwork Level 1a & Seminar (1)
Year One, Summer (10 Credit Hours)
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OCCU 510 Scholarship and Research (2)
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OCCU 520 Brain, Behavior and Occupation (2)
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OCCU 522 Professional Skills and Occupation-Based Practice II (2)
- OCCU 523 Occupation-Based Practice & Theory Adults II (4)
Year One, Fall (13 Credit Hours)
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OCCU 530 Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice I (2)
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OCCU 531 Occupation-Based Practice and Theory for Children and Adolescents (4)
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OCCU 532 Assistive Technology and Occupation (2)
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OCCU 533 Telehealth, Occupation & Modalities (2)
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OCCU 534 Psychosocial (1)
- OCCU 552 Children & Adolescents Fieldwork Level 1c & Seminar (2)
Year Two, Spring (13)
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OCCU 540 Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice II (2)
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OCCU 541 Leadership and Ethics in Occupational Therapy (2)
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OCCU 542 Occupation-Based Practice & Theory for Populations (4)
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OCCU 543 Professional Development (2)
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OCCU 553 Inter-Professional Education & Level 1d Fieldwork (2)
- OCCU 593 Culminating Project (1)
Year Two, Summer (12)
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OCCU 554 Fieldwork Level IIA (12)
Year Two, Fall (13)
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OCCU 555 Fieldwork Level IIB (12)
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OCCU 594 Fieldwork Seminar (1)
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
- OCCU 510 Scholarship and Research (2)
- OCCU 511 Lifespan and Occupational Performance (2)
- OCCU 512 Professional Skills and Occupation-Based Practice I (2)
- OCCU 513 Functional Anatomy and Movement (3)
- OCCU 514 Wellness and Occupational Performance (2)
- OCCU 515 Occupation-Based Practice and Theory for Older Adults (4)
- OCCU 516 History & Theory
- OCCU 550 Fieldwork Level IA and Seminar (1)
- OCCU 520 Brain, Behavior and Occupation (2)
- OCCU 522 Professional Skills and Occupation-Based Practice II (2)
- OCCU 523 Occupation-Based Practice and Theory for Adults (4)
- OCCU 530 Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice I (2)
- OCCU 531 Occupation-Based Practice and Theory for Children and Adolescents (4)
- OCCU 532 Assistive Technology and Occupation (2)
- OCCU 534 Psychosocial (1)
- OCCU 552 Fieldwork Level IC and Seminar (2)
- OCCU 540 Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice II (2)
- OCCU 541 Leadership and Ethics in Occupational Therapy (2)
- OCCU 542 Occupation-Based Practice and Theory for Populations (4)
- OCCU 543 Professional Development Preparation (2)
- OCCU 553 Fieldwork Level ID and Seminar with Inter-Professional Education (2)
- OCCU 554 Fieldwork Level IIA (12)
- OCCU 555 Fieldwork Level IIB (12)
- OCCU 593 Culminating Project (1)
- OCCU 594 Fieldwork Seminar (1)