Dec 12, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Programs of Study

Cathy Felmlee Shanholtz, OTD, M.Ed., Division Director, Occupational Therapy
cshanhol2@su.edu

Shenandoah University’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate is designed to prepare entry-level occupational therapy practitioners.  The program is delivered in hybrid format with much of the didactic content delivered online. This learning model requires students to think critically and act professionally in independent, interpersonal and community-based problem-solving experiences.  During the first six semesters, students attend classes on campus one day per week as well as engage in experiential learning an additional weekday. The final three semesters include full-time engagement in fieldwork and capstone experiential learning as a required component of the doctoral curriculum.  Graduates of this program enter the field as reflective, skilled and compassionate occupational therapists, serving a diverse range of patient populations in a variety of health care and community-based settings.

Students are required to take all the following courses. 

Semester/Season

Credits

Course #

Course Title

Semester 1 - Summer

3 Credits

OT 700

Foundations of Occupational Therapy

Semester 1- Summer

1 Credit

OT 701

Experiential Learning and Professionalism

Semester 1- Summer

3 Credits

OT 702

OT Framework and Task Analysis

Semester 1 - Summer

4 Credits

OT 704

Functional Anatomy and Movement

Semester 1 - Summer

2 credits

OT 705

Research: Introduction**

 

13 Credits

   

Semester 2 - Fall

3 Credits

OT 710

Group Dynamics

Semester 2 - Fall

1 Credit

OT 711

Level I Experience: Group Dynamics

Semester 2 - Fall

2 Credits

OT 712

Communication and Documentation**

Semester 2 - Fall

3 Credits

OT 714

Occupation & Health: Participation

Semester 2 - Fall

3 Credits

OT 715

Research: Quantitative

Semester 2 - Fall

4 Credits

OT 718

Occupational Performance: Neurological 

 

16 Credits

   

Semester 3 - Spring

3 Credits

OT 720

Devices, Technology, Accessibility

Semester 3 - Spring

1 Credit

OT 721

Level I Experience: Community

Semester 3 - Spring

2 Credits

OT 723

Theoretical Perspectives

Semester 3 - Spring

2 Credits

OT 725

Research: Qualitative 

Semester 3 - Spring

3 Credits

OT 732

Occupation & Health: Service Delivery and Systems in OT

Semester 3 - Spring

2 Credits

OT 734

Occupation & Health: Population**

Semester 3 - Spring

1 credit

OT 735

Research Project: Introduction

 

14 Credits

   

Semester 4 - Summer

3 Credits

OT 740

Assessments

Semester 4 - Summer

1 Credit

OT 741

Level I Experience: Assessments

Semester 4 - Summer

3 Credits

OT 744

Traditional and Emerging Practice Areas

Semester 4 - Summer

2 Credits

OT 745

Research Project: Design

Semester 4 - Summer

2 Credits

OT 746

Doctoral Capstone: Introduction**

 

11 Credits

   

Semester 5 - Fall

2 Credits

OT 805

Research Project: Implementation

Semester 5 - Fall

3 Credits

OT 810

Occupational Performance: Mental Health

Semester 5 - Fall

1 Credits

OT 811

Level I Experience: Mental Health

Semester 5 - Fall

3 Credits

OT 817

Leadership and Management

Semester 5- Fall

2 Credits

OT 818

Teaching and Learning **

Semester 5 - Fall

3 Credits

OT 820

Occupational Performance: Pediatrics

Semester 5 - Fall

1 Credits

OT 821

Level I Experience: Pediatrics

 

15 Credits

   

Semester 6 - Spring

2 Credits

OT 825

Research Project: Completion

Semester 6 - Spring

3 Credits

OT 830

Occupational Performance: Adults

Semester 6 - Spring

1 Credit

OT 831

Level I Experience: Adults

Semester 6 - Spring

3 Credits

OT 836

Professional and Scholarly Practice

Semester 6 - Spring

2 Credits

OT 837

Occupation & Health: Policy and Advocacy***

Semester 6 - Spring

3 Credits

OT 847

Doctoral Capstone: Design

 

14 Credits

   

Semester 7- Summer

6 Credits

OT 851

Level II Fieldwork A

       

Semester 8- Fall

6 Credits

OT 852

Level II Fieldwork B

       

Semester 9- Spring

7 Credits

OT 858

Doctoral Capstone: Experience

Semester 9- Spring

3 Credits

OT 859

Doctoral Capstone: Dissemination

 

10 Credits

   
       

Offered Semesters

3-7

1 credit

OT 801

Level I Experience: Specialization

       

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Programs of Study