Master of Occupational Therapy
Please note that the MOT program has two entry-pathway options. The accelerated entry is for freshman and transfer applicants who enter as a health science major for the first three years of study and then transition into the professional program curriculum to complete their combined Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Occupational Therapy degrees in 5.5 years. There is also a post-baccalaureate Master of Occupational Therapy entry pathway for those who have earned a bachelor's degree and meet all program prerequisite requirements. These students complete a 2.5-year plan of study to earn the Master of Occupational Therapy degree.
The Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program is an excellent option if you are seeking a career in occupational therapy. The MOT program at Saint Joseph's University prepares you for practice through an established curriculum grounded in active learning, where you gain the knowledge and skills to make a meaningful impact on patient care.
The University reserves the right to alter the curriculum outlined in this catalog based on student needs, curricular needs, and ACOTE guidelines (and government regulation/recommendation, etc.). Students must progress in a stepwise fashion through the professional curriculum unless there is Departmental approval.
Goal 1: Graduates of the MOT Program will be informed practitioners in current healthcare systems.
Outcome 1.1: Graduates will use advocacy and leadership principles and practices to advance the profession of occupational therapy.
Outcome 1.2: Graduates will be able to describe and integrate relevant occupational therapy historical concepts to inform current clinical practice.
Goal 2: Graduates of the MOT Program will have the foundational knowledge of human systems, environmental contexts, and systems integration to establish good clinical reasoning and therapeutic practice for those they serve.
Outcome 2.1: Graduates will develop literacy in the language of health professions and be facile users of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework.
Outcome 2.2: Graduates be able to evaluate diverse individuals, groups, and populations for the provision of client-centered and evidence-based practice.
Outcome 2.3: Graduates will know and understand the application of therapeutic intervention for the practice of occupational therapy.
Goal 3: Graduates of the MOT Program will follow and promote ethical conduct reflecting Jesuit values, specifically the values of honesty, respect for persons, and justice.
Outcome 3.1: Graduates will be able to know, understand, and apply to client care and professional practice the moral and ethical principles outlined in the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Outcome 3.2: Graduates will be able to learn, grow, and develop their roles as a leaders, competent professionals, and service providers through opportunities present in the MOT Program.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| OTH 500 | Level I Experiences Sem | 1 |
| OTH 502 & 502L | Human Development & Perform and Human Dev & Perform Lab | 3 |
| OTH 505 | Overview of OT Practice | 2 |
| OTH 508 & 508L | Movement Analysis and Movement Analysis Lab | 3 |
| OTH 510 & 510L | Neuroscience and Neuroscience Lab | 4 |
| OTH 519 & 519L | Intro to Clinical Skills and Intro to Clinical Skills Lab | 3 |
| OTH 531 | Clinical Medicine | 3 |
| OTH 551 & 551L | Human Occ: Cncpts & Prctice and Human Occ: Cncpts & Prctce Lab | 3 |
| OTH 555 & 555L | Evaluation & Assessment: OT and Evaluation & Assessment: OTLab | 3 |
| OTH 562 | Theories of OT | 3 |
| OTH 572 | Clinical Mgmt & Supervision | 3 |
| OTH 590 | Fieldwork Level I:Clinical Exp | 1 |
| OTH 615 & 615L | Therapeutic Groups and Therapeutic Groups Lab | 3 |
| OTH 620 | Fieldwork Level I: Clinical | 1 |
| OTH 623 | FWK1:Comm Service Learning | 1 |
| OTH 624 & 624L | Interventions I: Contextual Ap and Interventions I: Cntxtl Ap Lab | 4 |
| OTH 634 & 634L | Interventions II: Developmenta and Interventions II: Develop Lab | 4 |
| OTH 644 & 644L | Interventions III: Psychosocia and Interventions III: Psychosoc L | 4 |
| OTH 650 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| OTH 652 & 652L | OT Interventions IV: Cognitive and OT Interventions IV: Cogni Lab | 3 |
| OTH 664 & 664L | Interventions V: Rehab Approac and Interventions V: Rehab App Lab | 4 |
| OTH 668 | Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| OTH 672 & 672L | OT Interventions VI:Technology and OT Interventions V: Tech Lab | 3 |
| OTH 681 | OT: Past, Present, & Future | 2 |
| OTH 682 | Fieldwork I: Community Client | 1 |
| OTH 694 | Fieldwork Level IIa | 9 |
| OTH 698 | Fieldwork Level IIb | 9 |
| OTH 699 | Special Topics in OT (MOT students must complete 3 credits of an OT Elective or an approved elective from another program.) | 1-3 |
| Total Hours | 87-89 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Hours | |
| OTH 505 | Overview of OT Practice | 2 |
| OTH 510 & 510L |
Neuroscience and Neuroscience Lab |
4 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| OTH 500 | Level I Experiences Sem | 1 |
| OTH 502 & 502L |
Human Development & Perform and Human Dev & Perform Lab |
3 |
| OTH 508 & 508L |
Movement Analysis and Movement Analysis Lab |
3 |
| OTH 519 & 519L |
Intro to Clinical Skills and Intro to Clinical Skills Lab |
3 |
| OTH 551 & 551L |
Human Occ: Cncpts & Prctice and Human Occ: Cncpts & Prctce Lab |
3 |
| OTH 562 | Theories of OT | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| OTH 650 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| OTH 531 | Clinical Medicine | 3 |
| OTH 555 & 555L |
Evaluation & Assessment: OT and Evaluation & Assessment: OTLab |
3 |
| OTH 590 | Fieldwork Level I:Clinical Exp | 1 |
| OTH 615 & 615L |
Therapeutic Groups and Therapeutic Groups Lab |
3 |
| OTH 681 | OT: Past, Present, & Future | 2 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
| Second Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Hours | |
| OTH 624 & 624L |
Interventions I: Contextual Ap and Interventions I: Cntxtl Ap Lab |
4 |
| OTH 682 | Fieldwork I: Community Client | 1 |
| Hours | 5 | |
| Total Hours | 5 | |
| Second Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| OTH 572 | Clinical Mgmt & Supervision | 3 |
| OTH 623 | FWK1:Comm Service Learning | 1 |
| OTH 634 & 634L |
Interventions II: Developmenta and Interventions II: Develop Lab |
4 |
| OTH 644 & 644L |
Interventions III: Psychosocia and Interventions III: Psychosoc L |
4 |
| OTH 668 | Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| OTH 620 | Fieldwork Level I: Clinical | 1 |
| OTH 652 & 652L |
OT Interventions IV: Cognitive and OT Interventions IV: Cogni Lab |
3 |
| OTH 664 & OTH 644L |
Interventions V: Rehab Approac and Interventions III: Psychosoc L |
4 |
| OTH 672 & 672L |
OT Interventions VI:Technology and OT Interventions V: Tech Lab |
3 |
| OTH XXX Required Elective/Independent Study | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 29 | |
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Hours | |
| OTH 694 | Fieldwork Level IIa | 9 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| OTH 698 | Fieldwork Level IIb | 9 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |