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NUR 6230 Scholarly Project 2
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 6130 and NUR 6132 . Corequisites: Students must enroll in NUR 6232 concurrently with NUR 6230.
This course will facilitate the student’s implementation of a scholarly project.
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NUR 6232 Scholarly Project 2 Clinical
4 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 6130 and NUR 6132 . Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 6230 Scholarly Project 2 .
This course will facilitate the student’s implementation of a scholarly project through work done in the clinical setting.
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NUR 6240 Health Care Education of Diverse Populations
3 Hours
This course provides an overview and application of various teaching/learning strategies used by advanced practice nurses for populations in diverse settings.
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NUR 6252 Scholarly Project 3 Clinical
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 6230 and NUR 6232 .
This course will assist the student in evaluation of the implemented scholarly project. The student will disseminate the project outcomes through written and oral presentations as a part of the translation of evidence process.
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NUR 6950 Study Away / Study Abroad
1-3 Hours
Study topics related to current health care issues can be undertaken away from Belmont University.
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NUR 6990 Independent Study
1-3 Hours
This course provides opportunity to pursue study to meet individual student needs. Permission of program director is required. Not to exceed three (3) credit hours.
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OLC Organizational Leadership and Communication (Area-Focused) |
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OLC 6602 Applied Learning in Leadership and Communication
3 Hours
Experience in the public, private, or not-for-profit setting provides for substantial growth in the understanding of organizational leadership and communication. Students are expected to synthesize and integrate the conceptual and theoretical knowledge and understanding acquired in the curriculum. Borrowing from entrepreneurship studies, the student will develop an “organizational framework” that incorporates development in leadership, communication, and learning. Students may choose their own organizations or complete at least 175 practicum hours in an approved setting to complete the applied project.
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OTD Doctor of Occupational Therapy |
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OTD 6000 Foundations and Ethical Decision Making in Occupational Therapy
3 Hours
Students are introduced to the history, foundational tenets, and philosophical base in occupational therapy while looking at how culture influences practice and therapeutic use of self. This course also covers current trends in emerging practice areas, the OT/OTA collaborative process and Interprofessional Education. Assumptions, core concepts, theories, models and frames of reference that have shaped occupational therapy practice will be reviewed. Students also explore current societal values and how they affect ethical decision making and policies that affect both public and private sector. AOTA Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards will be used as a guide for ethical decision making in professional interactions, client interventions, and employment settings.
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OTD 6010 Occupational Behaviors
2 Hours
Students explore the value of occupation to support individual participation. The meaning, components, and dynamics of occupation are discussed. Students are introduced to the therapeutic use of occupation-based and purposeful activities, and preparatory methods. Students explore the importance of achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation.
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OTD 6011 Occupational Behaviors Lab
1 Hours
Through task analysis, students explore a variety of occupations and tasks to understand the complexity of occupational performance. Students will determine activity demands and begin to formulate modifications to support client participation. The terminology of the profession is reinforced and applied. This is a companion course to OTD 6010 .
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OTD 6025 Psychosocial Dynamics in Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Intervention
2 Hours
Psychosocial factors that influence occupational performance are examined. Group processes and strategies to facilitate group dynamics are discussed. Interpersonal communication skills and therapeutic use of self with individuals, groups, and populations are discussed and practiced. Interviewing skills are demonstrated and practiced. Psychosocial factors that impact mental health and wellness are explored.
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OTD 6030 Kinesiology/Anatomy: Assessing Human Performance
3 Hours
Students analyze human structure and function as it relates to engagement in occupations within different contexts. The anatomical foundation of the skeletal and muscle systems, mechanics and principles of human motion, analysis and application are emphasized.
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OTD 6031 Kinesiology/Anatomy: Assessing Human Performance -Lab
1 Hours
Through laboratory experiences, students learn various assessments that can be used to identify movement patterns that can affect human function across the lifespan. This is a companion course with OTD 6030 .
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OTD 6040 Clinical Pathophysiology
2 Hours
Students identify the role of occupation in the promotion of health and prevention of disease and disability. Conditions that may require occupational therapy intervention are presented by exploring client factors (body structure and function) that impact participation in areas of occupation. The etiologies, signs, symptoms, laboratory findings, diagnosis, prognosis, course of the condition, and the influence on daily life as well as the evidence-based medical treatment are discussed.
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OTD 6050 Introduction to Scholarship
2 Hours
Students develop critical reasoning skills and develop an attitude of inquiry pursuant to optimal scholarly endeavors. Students conduct a literature search to examine practice needs and identify evidence related to the occupational therapy profession. Ways that occupational therapy scholarship can be grounded in practice are examined by including an introduction to needs assessment, the scholarship of practice, and evidence-based practice. Collaborative alliances in which practitioners and scholars work together as partners to advance both knowledge and practice are explored through service.
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OTD 6100 Adult Human Development
2 Hours
Students study the physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological development of adults in the context of sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. Emphasis is placed on diversity and quality of life as they relate to lifestyle choices and meaningful occupations.
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OTD 6110 Occupational Performance I
4 Hours
Students begin developing clinical excellence through the use of intervention approaches (health promotion, remediation, maintenance, compensation and prevention) to direct the process of evaluation and intervention planning, selection, and implementation on the basis of the adult client’s desired outcomes, evaluation data and evidence. These approaches inform the selection of practice models, frames of reference and/or treatment theories.
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OTD 6111 Occupational Performance I Lab
1 Hours
This course provides an introduction to and practice in using assessment tools and intervention strategies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance in adults. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to enhance performance. This is a companion course to OTD 6110 .
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OTD 6120 Clinical Studies I
2 Hours
The student synthesizes and integrates knowledge from concurrent coursework through the use of case studies and scholarly inquiry. The student begins to develop the critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills needed to apply evidence-based interventions to the adult population. Documentation associated with various service delivery models specific to this population is introduced. This is a companion course to OTD 6110 and OTD 6111 .
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OTD 6130 Technology and Environmental Interventions I
2 Hours
Students explore technological advancements for health and wellness of populations and individuals with and without disabilities. Students discover how the non-human environment impacts occupational performance of the adult and aging populations. Students develop the ability to provide evaluation, intervention, and apply evidence-based practice, resource coordination, and advocacy for clients who utilize technology and environmental interventions (TEI).
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OTD 6131 Technology and Environmental Interventions I Lab
1 Hours
Students develop the ability to provide evaluation, intervention, and apply evidence-based practice, and resource coordination and advocacy for clients who utilize TEI. Students develop the ability to evaluate, design, fabricate, and instruct in the use of technology and environmental interventions such as ADL; IADL; EADL; and MRADL devices relevant for adult and aging populations. This is a companion course to OTD 6130 .
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OTD 6140 Neuroscience: Assessing Human Performance
2 Hours
Students examine the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system from an anatomical and physiological perspective as it relates to client factors (body structure and function).
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OTD 6141 Neuroscience: Assessing Human Performance Lab
1 Hours
Through laboratory experiences, students will learn various evaluation techniques that can be used to identify physical and sensorimotor components as well as the affective components that can impact engagement in occupation. This is a companion course to OTD 6140 .
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OTD 6150 Quantitative Research Processes
2 Hours
Students explore research in occupational therapy and related fields and develop the students’ quantitative research skills as applied to the OT profession. Special attention is directed to the ability to recognize and interpret statistical procedures in articles from current literature. Students learn how to perform analysis to interpret tests, measurements, and other data.
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OTD 6160 Level I Fieldwork and Seminar Experience I
2 Hours
Students participate in directed observation and participation at clinical fieldwork sites, enabling the student to gain professional behaviors as well as be exposed to practice with individuals with psychosocial challenges. This practicum allows the student to observe a practitioner applying his/her expertise and affords the student the opportunity to participate in a dialogue about this process. This fieldwork experience includes a weekly fieldwork seminar that emphasizes clinical reasoning and documentation through classroom analysis of observations, with an emphasis on psychological and social factors that influence engagement in occupation and that strengthens ties between didactic learning and clinical practice.
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OTD 6210 Managing OT Delivery Systems
2 Hours
Students develop awareness of financial management, human resource management, staff development, quality assurance, program management and evaluation. The student identifies and adapts existing models or develops new service provision models to respond to policy, regulatory agencies, and reimbursement, and compliance standards; role delineation, and professional autonomy.
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OTD 6220 Leadership and Public Policy
2 Hours
Students analyze leadership theories and models and develop awareness for application in the professional, community and healthcare systems. Current policy issues and the social, economic, political, geographic, and demographic factors to promote policy development and the provision of OT are explored. Students investigate federal and state legislative and regulation and their implications and effects on OT practice and policy. The role of professional involvement in international, national, state, and local OT associations and related professional associations are emphasized.
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OTD 6240 Special Topics Therapeutic Modalities
2 Hours
Selected special topics in Therapeutic Modalities.
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OTD 6250 Qualitative Research Processes
2 Hours
Students examine the principles and processes associated with qualitative research designs, sampling, data management, analysis, and report writing. The relationship between quantitative and qualitative research and the use of multiple methods in research settings is explored. Ethical issues related to face to face work with research participants is discussed. Examples of research and evaluation studies using qualitative methods in occupational therapy are examined.
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OTD 6290 Independent Study in Occupational Therapy (elective by approval)
1-3 Hours
Independent study in occupational therapy. This course is an elective by approval of the department.
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OTD 6300 Childhood & Adolescent Development
2 Hours
Students study the physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological development of children in the context of sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. Emphasis is placed on diversity and quality of life as they relate to lifestyle choices and meaningful occupations.
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OTD 6310 Occupational Performance III
3 Hours
Students continue the development of clinical excellence through the use of intervention approaches (health promotion, remediation, maintenance, compensation and prevention) to direct the process of evaluation and intervention planning, selection, and implementation on the basis of the desired outcomes for the infant, child or adolescent, the evaluation data and evidence. These approaches inform the selection of practice models, frames of reference and/or treatment theories.
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OTD 6311 Occupational Performance III Lab
1 Hours
This course is an introduction and practice using evaluation tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance deficits of infants through adolescents. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to enhance performance. This is a companion course to OTD 6310 .
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OTD 6320 Clinical Studies III
2 Hours
The student synthesizes and integrates knowledge from concurrent coursework through the use of case studies and scholarly inquiry. The student begins to develop the critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills needed to apply evidence-based interventions to the pediatric population. Documentation associated with various service delivery models specific to this population is introduced. This is a companion course to OTD 6310 and OTD 6311 .
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OTD 6330 Technology and Environmental Interventions II
2 Hours
Students explore technological advancements for health and wellness of populations and individuals with and without disabilities. Students discover how the non-human environment impacts occupational performance of the infant through adolescent populations.
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OTD 6331 Technology and Environmental Interventions II
1 Hours
Students develop the ability to provide evaluation, intervention, and apply evidence-based practice, and resource coordination and advocacy for clients who utilize TEI. Students develop the ability to evaluate, design, fabricate, and instruct in the use of technology and environmental interventions such as ADL; IADL; EADL; and MRADL devices relevant for infant through adolescent populations. This is a companion course to OTD 6330 .
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OTD 6340 Educational Strategies in Occupational Therapy
2 Hours
Students engage in the educational process to design learning experiences as it relates to OT to address the needs of the clients, caregivers, communities, colleagues, other health providers, and the public. Students will conduct a presentation that relates learning theory to practice and demonstrates synthesis of knowledge in an advanced practice area.
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OTD 6350 OT Research I
2 Hours
Students demonstrate the ability to critically analyze and synthesize professional literature that affects practice and the provision of occupational therapy services. The students design a research study that evaluates professional practice, service delivery, and /or a professional issue. The research proposal is finalized and approved. The IRB application is submitted and approved, if needed, by the University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).
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OTD 6360 Level I Fieldwork and Seminar III
2 Hours
Students have directed observation and participation at clinical fieldwork sites, enabling the student to gain professional behaviors as well as, be exposed to occupational therapy practice and emerging practice settings associated with individuals from birth to adolescence. This practicum allows the student to observe clients or potential clients in either traditional or non-traditional settings. This fieldwork experience includes a weekly fieldwork seminar that will emphasize clinical reasoning and documentation through classroom analysis of observations that help strengthen ties between didactic and clinical practice.
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OTD 6400 Cultural Awareness in Human Development III
3 Hours
Students study the physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological development of older adults in the context of sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. Emphasis is placed on diversity and quality of life as they relate to lifestyle choices and meaningful occupations.
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OTD 6410 Occupational Performance II
3 Hours
This course is a continuation of OTD 6110 . Students continue their development of clinical excellence through the use of intervention approaches (health promotion, remediation, maintenance, compensation and prevention) to direct the process of evaluation and intervention planning, selection, and implementation on the basis of the adult client’s desired outcomes, evaluation data and evidence. These approaches inform the selection of practice models, frames of reference and/or treatment theories.
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OTD 6411 Occupational Performance II Lab
1 Hours
This course is a continuation of OTD 6111 . It provides additional practice in using assessment tools and intervention strategies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance in adults. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to enhance performance. This is a companion course to OTD 6410 .
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OTD 6415 Occupational Performance for Psychosocial Interventions
3 Hours
This course addresses theories, standards of practice and evidence as they apply to occupational therapy and its role in mental health promotion, prevention and intervention. Students discuss the context of practice and study the lived experience of mental illness and recovery. This course will offer laboratory and clinical experiences that will introduce the student to the roles and functions of the occupational therapy practitioner in this area of practice.
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OTD 6420 Clinical Studies II
2 Hours
The student continues to synthesize and integrate knowledge from concurrent coursework through the use of case studies and scholarly inquiry. The student continues to develop the critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills needed to apply evidence-based interventions to the adult population. Documentation associated with various service delivery models specific to this population is continued. This is a companion course to OTD 6410 and OTD 6411 .
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OTD 6430 Interventions in Cognition and Perceptual Disorders
2 Hours
This course examines the visual, cognitive and perceptual disorders associated with developmental or acquired disabilities. This course integrates knowledge of the overall cognitive and perceptual skills, applies this knowledge to clinical simulations, and develops the student’s ability to problem solve in determining the injuries and deficits that may occur as a result of developmental or acquired conditions. Students will also learn strategies used with perceptual and cognitively impaired populations in determining the effect of the impairment on the components of human performance.
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OTD 6431 Interventions in Cognition and Perceptual Disorders Lab
1 Hours
This course entails practice using assessment tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating visual, cognitive and/or perceptual deficits of all client populations. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to address performance deficits. This is a companion course to OTD 6430 .
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OTD 6440 Experiential Project Planning Seminar I
1 Hours
With the assistance of a faculty advisor, the student begins to design an experiential project that requires the use of advanced OT knowledge and skills.
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OTD 6445 Experiential Project Planning II
2 Hours
With the assistance of a faculty advisor, the student completes the design of an experiential project that requires the use of advanced OT knowledge and skills. Completion of Experiential Project Planning I must be successfully completed before enrolling in this course.
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OTD 6450 Research II
2 Hours
Students implement and complete their individual or small group research studies which were developed in OTD 6350 . The findings of the study are presented professionally in an oral and written format suitable for journal publication.
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OTD 6460 Level I Fieldwork and Seminar II
2 Hours
Students have directed observation and participation at clinical fieldwork sites, enabling the student to gain professional behaviors as well as be exposed to occupational therapy practice. This practicum allows the student to observe a practitioner applying his/her clinical expertise and affords the student the opportunity to participate in a dialogue about this process. Settings may include, but are not limited to acute care, long term care centers, assisted living facilities, community agencies for seniors, and rehabilitation facilities. This fieldwork experience includes a weekly fieldwork seminar that will emphasize clinical reasoning through classroom analysis of observations that help strengthen ties between didactic and clinical practice.
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OTD 6480 Fieldwork level II
9 Hours
Students participate in clinical experience designed to integrate and apply an academically acquired body of knowledge. Emphasis is on the development of clinical reasoning; the transmission of the values, beliefs and ethical commitments of occupational therapy; communication of professional behaviors; development and expansion of a repertoire of occupational therapy assessment and intervention methodologies.
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OTD 6580 Fieldwork level II
9 Hours
The student’s successful completion of OTD 6480 and OTD 6580 will demonstrate competence in direct care congruent with the standards of entry level, generalist OT practice of the profession of occupational therapy.
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OTD 6680 Experiential Component
10 Hours
This doctoral-level experiential component is designed to develop advanced skills in one or more of the following: clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education, or theory development. The student, under the supervision of an expert mentor, will engage in an experience that meets his/her individualized objectives. Duration of the experiential component is a minimum of 16 weeks or 640 hours.
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OTW Occupational Therapy |
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OTD 6416 Occupational Performance for Psychosocial Interventions Lab
1 Hours
This lab course will complement the existing lecture course OTD 6415 . The lab will provide opportunities for students to learn about and practice assessments and evaluations addressed in the lecture, OTD 6445 , and that are found in a variety of mental health and psychosocial environments.
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OTW 5000 Physiology and Clinical Pathophysiology
3 Hours
This course involves the study of human physiological system. contemporary issues related to wellness as well as clinical conditions commonly requiring occupational therapy intervention are presented. The content will focus on the physical, sexual, intellectual, emotional, cultural, psychological, spiritual, occupational and recreational aspects of wellness. Diseases are approached by organ system, with a review of the anatomy & physiology involved, epidemiology of each disease, pathologic and clinical manifestations. Clinical cases are used to promote the application of information relative to human performance.
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OTW 5010 Neuroscience in Occupational Therapy
3 Hours
The focus of this course involves a study of the development, structure and function of the human nervous system. This course examines the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system from an anatomical and physiological perspective as it relates to human performance.
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OTW 5011 Neuroscience in Occupational Therapy Lab
1 Hours
This laboratory course examines the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system from an anatomical and physiological perspective as it relates to human performance.
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OTW 5020 Critical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy
3 Hours
Critical reasoning processes, identification of assumptions, and development of an attitude of inquiry pursuant to optimal intellectual functioning are studied. Enhancement and development of reasoning proficiency argument analysis and professional writing skills are introduced. This course also introduces strategies for conducting literature review searches. Specific skills for engaging in on-line instruction are also covered.
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OTW 5030 Kinesiology in Occupational Therapy
3 Hours
This course involves the study of the anatomical, structural and functional properties of human connective, muscular, and nervous tissues, as well as skeletal structures. Emphasis is on the mechanics and principles of human notion, analysis and application that influence normal and pathological form and function affecting human performance.
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OTW 5031 Kinesiology in Occupational Therapy Lab
1 Hours
This laboratory course involves active experiences to study of the anatomical, structural and functional properties of human connective, muscular, and nervous tissues, as well as skeletal structures.
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OTW 5040 Foundations of Occupational Therapy
2 Hours
Study of the profession of Occupational Therapy including history, philosophies, roles and functions, standards of practice, professional behaviors, terminology, and occupational therapy process solving model. Students will analyze the philosophical assumptions, theories, models and frames of reference that have shaped the profession of occupational therapy. Students will explore the concept of occupation from a developmental continuum point of view.
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OTW 5050 Developmental Influences on Living
2 Hours
This course extends prerequisite knowledge of human development and introduces students to occupational development and the impact of culture and environmental demands and bio-psychosocial changes encountered throughout the developmental process on participation in occupations. The course covers typical and atypical occupational development.
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OTW 5100 Psychosocial Theory, assessment and Intervention
4 Hours
This course involves the study of psychiatric diagnoses, and relevant Assessment & Intervention psychopharmacology, commonly requiring occupational therapy intervention. Relevant theories, models and frames of reference associated with psychosocial practice are discussed and applied. Appropriate interpersonal skills and group dynamic principles are applied to the assessment, treatment planning, intervention, documentation, and discharge planning processes associated with psychosocial practice.
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OTW 5130 Research Methods
3 Hours
This course will present the principles and processes involved in developing and conducting a research project. Qualitative and quantitative approaches will be reviewed and analyzed relative to their strengths, limitations, and practical uses.
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OTW 5140 Psychosocial Level I Fieldwork and Seminar
2 Hours
Students are placed in community practice settings where they can begin to apply the occupational therapy concepts and intervention skills relevant to psychosocial practice under supervision. Students participate in on-line discussions with faculty and each other to compare and contrast their various learning experiences.
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OTW 5150 Occupational Performance I
4 Hours
The ability to perceive, plan and engage in roles, routines, and tasks for the purpose of self-maintenance, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation will be explored. Factors that influence occupational performance including performance skills, performance patterns, context or contexts, activity demands, and client factors will be examined. Remediation of performance deficits will be examined based on best practice and evidence-based practice. Focus will be placed on conditions interfering with occupational functioning of children from birth to young adult.
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OTW 5151 Occupational Performance I Lab
1 Hours
This course provides an introduction and practice using evaluation tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance deficits of children. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to remediate performance deficits. This is a companion course to OTW 5150 .
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OTW 5152 Clinical Studies I
1 Hours
Through the use of case studies and discussions, this course requires critical and clinical thinking to develop an intervention plan to remediate occupational performance deficits of individuals from birth to young adult. Remediation of performance deficits will be examined based on best practice and evidence-based practice. This is a companion course to OTW 5150 .
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OTW 5153 Level I Fieldwork I
1 Hours
Students are placed in practice settings where they can begin to apply, with supervision, the occupational therapy concepts and intervention skills relevant to practice with individuals from birth through young adults.
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OTW 5154 Seminar I
1 Hours
Students participate in on-line discussions with faculty and each other to compare and contrast their various learning experiences.
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OTW 5160 Occupational Performance II
4 Hours
The ability to perceive, plan and engage in roles, routines, and tasks for the purpose of self-maintenance, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation will be explored. Factors that influence occupational performance including performance skills, performance patterns, context or contexts, activity demands, and client factors will be examined. Remediation of performance deficits will be examined based on best practice and evidence-based practice. Focus will be placed on conditions interfering with occupational functioning of adults.
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OTW 5161 Occupational Performance II Lab
1 Hours
This course is an introduction and practice using evaluation tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance deficits of adults. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to remediate performance deficits. This is a companion course to OTW 5160 .
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OTW 5162 Clinical Studies II
1 Hours
Through the use of case studies and discussions, this course requires critical and clinical thinking to develop an intervention plan to remediate occupational performance deficits of young to middle aged adults. Remediation of performance deficits will be examined based on best practice and evidence-based practice. This is a companion course to OTW 5160 .
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OTW 5163 Level 1 Fieldwork II
1 Hours
Students are placed in settings where they can begin to apply the occupational therapy concepts and intervention skills relevant to the psychological and social factors that influence engagement in occupation across the lifespan.
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OTW 5164 Seminar II
1 Hours
Students participate in on-line discussions with faculty and each other to compare and contrast their various learning experiences.
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OTW 5170 Occupational Performance III
4 Hours
The ability to perceive, plan and engage in roles, routines, and tasks for the purpose of self-maintenance, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation will be explored. Factors that influence occupational performance including performance skills, performance patterns, context or contexts, activity demands, and client factors will be examined. Remediation of performance deficits will be examined based on best practice and evidence-based practice. Focus will be placed on conditions interfering with occupational functioning of middle-aged to older adults.
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OTW 5171 Occupational Performance III Lab
1 Hours
Introduction to and practice using evaluation tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance deficits of middle aged and older adults. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to remediate performance deficits. This is a companion course to OTW 5170 .
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OTW 5172 Clinical Studies III
1 Hours
Through the use of case studies and discussions, this course requires critical and clinical thinking to develop an intervention plan to remediate occupational performance deficits of middle to elder adults. Remediation of performance deficits will be examined based on best practice and evidence-based practice. This is a companion course to OTW 5170 .
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OTW 5173 Level I Fieldwork I
1 Hours
Students are placed in practice settings where they can begin to apply, with supervision, the occupational therapy concepts and intervention skills relevant to practice with middle age to elder adults.
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OTW 5174 Seminar I
1 Hours
Students participate in on-line discussions with faculty and each other to compare and contrast their various learning experiences.
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OTW 5200 Pediatric Theory, Assessment and Intervention
4 Hours
Focus is on the assessment, treatment planning, intervention, documentation, and discharge planning processes associated with pediatric and school-based practice. Relevant theories, models and frames of reference associated with pediatric practices are discussed and applied.
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OTW 5230 Research Project
2 Hours
Occupational Therapy and health related research is examined. An extensive systematic review of the literature is carried out with faculty mentorship in order to answer a specific clinical question. Emphasis is on interpreting peer reviewed studies and drawing conclusions about the validity of applying the findings to practice, management, or education. Scientific methodologies, hierarchies of evidence, levels of measurement, and interpretation of research findings are examined.
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OTW 5240 Pediatric Level I Fieldwork and Seminar
2 Hours
Students are placed in community and school-based practice settings where they can begin to apply the occupational therapy concepts and intervention skills relevant to pediatric and school-based practice under supervision. Students participate in on-line discussions with faculty and each other to compare and contrast their various learning experiences.
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OTW 5250 Occupational Analysis
3 Hours
Analysis of occupational behaviors from birth to death including descriptions of occupational performance and factors which influence performance. Students will be given the opportunity to: (1) assess biological, social, cultural, temporal, spatial, and psychological foundations of occupations; (2) apply an understanding of these foundations to occupations across the lifespan; and (3) critique occupation-based research literature.
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OTW 5260 Assistive Technologies for Human Performance I
2 Hours
Students will explore how the non-human environment impacts on sensory processing, cognitive functioning, perception, interpersonal processes and mobility and how environmental adaptations and assistive technologies help to compensate for disability and enhance functional performance. Emphasis will be placed on those technologies relevant to early and middle childhood.
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OTW 5300 Adult Rehabilitation Theory, assessment and Interventions
4 Hours
Focus is on the assessment, treatment planning, intervention, documentation, and discharge planning processes associated with adult orthopedic and neurorehabilitation. Relevant theories, models and frames of reference associated with adult rehabilitation are discussed and applied.
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OTW 5320 Professional Issues
3 Hours
Students explore, discuss, and critically analyze professional issues affecting occupational therapy practice including reimbursement, role delineation, health care systems, managed care and other social, political, human resource, and economic issues that impact practice. This course also explores personal morals, professional ethics, and relevant state and federal laws impacting the practice of occupational therapy.
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OTW 5340 Adult Rehabilitation Level I Fieldwork and Seminar
2 Hours
Students are placed in community practice settings where they can begin to apply the occupational therapy concepts and intervention skills relevant to adult rehabilitation under supervision. Students participate in on-line discussions with faculty and each other to compare and contrast their various learning experiences.
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OTW 5350 Occupational Behaviors II
2 Hours
Through a variety of experiences in purposeful activity, students will explore the dimensions and characteristics of human form a developmental perspective with particular influence placed on the occupations of adulthood and senescence. Occupation will be examined within the context of normal neuromuscular, perceptual, sociocultural, and bio-psychosocial development.
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OTW 5360 Assistive Technologies for Human Performance II
2 Hours
Students will explore how the non-human environment impacts on sensory processing, cognitive functioning, perception, interpersonal processes and functional mobility, and how environment adaptations and assistive technologies help to compensate for disability and enhance functional performance. Emphasis will be placed on those technologies relevant to adulthood and senescence.
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OTW 5370 Contemporary Practice Issues
3 Hours
Contemporary issues that impact the delivery of occupational therapy services will be examined and explored. Emerging roles for occupational therapists, including assistive technology consultant/provider, ergonomics consultant, and/or other emerging or specialized roles will be examined. Experiences to develop the knowledge and skills needed to function in these emerging practice roles will also be provided through laboratory experiences, review of evidence-based literature, and enhancement of clinical reasoning skills.
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OTW 5400 Fieldwork Level II (part 1)
9 Hours
Practical educational experience designed to integrate and apply an academically acquired body of knowledge. Particular emphasis is on the development of clinical reasoning; the transmission of the values, beliefs and ethical commitments of occupational therapy;demonstration of professional behaviors; development and expansion of a repertoire of occupational therapy assessment and intervention methodologies.
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OTW 5410 Fieldwork Level II (part 2)
9 Hours
This second internship emphasizes the integration and application of an academically acquired body of knowledge and research enabling the student to achieve a level of competence in direct care congruent with the standards of entry-level practice of the profession of occupational therapy.
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OTW 5420 Professional Portfolio Seminar
1 Hours
This course provides a structured scaffold for each student to examine and develop their professional skills and behaviors through an ongoing, dynamic process of goal-setting and guided reflection. The course culminates in a student professional portfolio that showcases their professional growth and development as they have progressed through the MSOT curriculum.
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PHM 6100 Pharmaceutics 1
4 Hours
Prerequisites: Courses must be taken in sequence.
A two-course sequence covering pharmaceutical calculations, dosage forms and drug delivery systems, focuses on fundamental principles and definitions, and the science of drug formulation, development, testing, production and distribution systems. Laboratory experiences allow students to apply knowledge to practical situations by preparing and dispensing pharmaceutical solutions, emulsions, suspensions, semi-solid and solid dosage forms with emphasis on excipients selection for extemporaneous compounding.
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PHM 6110 Pharmacodynamics 1
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Courses must be taken in sequence; PHM 6145 prerequisite is PHM 6115 ; PHM 6210 prerequisite is PHM 6150 , PHM 6115 and PHM 6120 are prerequisites for PHM 6145 .
Study of pharmacology and medicinal chemistry, covering structure activity relationships and mechanism of drug action, receptor activity, dose response relationships and principals of drug action on the human body with the application of these principals to specific drug classes and related health issues.
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PHM 6115 Biochemistry for Pharmacy
4 Hours
This course introduces central subjects in biochemistry with emphasis on clinical understanding of biochemical processes in human health and disease. Topics include the structure and function of protein, carbohydrates, lipids, properties of membranes, intermediary metabolism, nutrition, hormonal regulation of metabolism, and genetic information storage and utilization. PHM 6120 Human Anatomy & Physiology for Pharmacy (3) This course covers the human body’s structure (gross, microscopic, and major systems), emphasizing system interaction, homeostasis and pathophysiology within anatomical structures and functions most affected by drug therapy, and covering the pathophysiologic rationale behind focused assessments, patient signs and symptoms, laboratory tests and resulting treatments.
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PHM 6120 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy
3 Hours
This course covers the gross and microscopic structure of the human body as well as all the major systems in the human body, while emphasizing system interaction, homeostasis and pathophysiology. Introduction to the pathophysiologic rationale behind focused assessments, patient signs and symptoms, laboratory tests and treatments given will be covered. An emphasis will be placed on anatomical structures and functions most affected by drug therapy.
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PHM 6130 Pharmaceutical Care 1
3 Hours
A linked introduction to medical and prescription terminology, the top 200 medications, basic issues in pharmacy law, ethics, and diversity/equity in health care to support students in early practice experiences, and an overview of pharmacy management, managed care, pharmacy informatics, and pharmacy missions/public health to help students choose a curricular concentration.
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PHM 6135 The Dean’s Hour
1 Hours
This course surveys the spectrum of pharmacy practice to introduce students to cultural and political aspects of practice, to assimilate them as new members of the profession. Guest lecturers and panel members share practice wisdom and advice.
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