Program Objectives

Occupational Therapy Program

Upon completion of the Master of Occupational Therapy Program, graduates are expected to:

1. Provide evidence-based occupational therapy services in traditional and emerging areas of practice;
2. Meet the occupational needs of individuals and populations through professional advocacy and leadership;
3. Apply therapeutic use of occupations to support engagement in activities that promote health, well-being and quality of life;
4. Sustain continued professional development through lifelong learning activities; and
5. Uphold the ethical standards, values and attitudes of the occupational therapy profession in order to sensitively meet the occupational needs of a culturally and socially diverse clientele.

These outcomes are accomplished through:

1. A curriculum model based on intentionally sequenced courses that act as vital links between application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of knowledge, skills and attitudes;
2. Critical application of current research and other forms of best evidence to improve occupational therapy practice and contribute to the body of related knowledge;
3. Sequential implementation of simulated and authentic clinical experiences across the curriculum;
4. Occupation-focused coursework and fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate critical and ethical reasoning; and
5. Opportunities for both individual and group work to develop leadership, team-building, and professional skills, behaviors and attitudes.