Course Titles and Classroom Hours

Course Title

Classroom Hours/week
(Total Fieldwork Hours)

Term 1 - Fall (13 weeks)
Weeks 1-3
OT9511 - Foundations of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy 12 - 21
(plus 15 fieldwork hours)
OT9524 - Anatomy 4
(2 lecture hours plus 2 lab hours per week)
Weeks 4-13
OT9511 - Foundations of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy (continues)
0
OT9512 - Foundations of Practice 6
OT9524 - Anatomy (continues)
4
OT9531 - Conditions and Occupational Performance (continues) 3
OT9541 - Foundations of Research 3
OT9571 - Professionalism I 2
OT9695 - Supervised Research in Occupation 1 per month
OT9580 - Fieldwork Preparation 1
Term 2 - Winter (17 weeks)
OT9580 - Fieldwork: Knowledge into Action (4 weeks)  150 fieldwork hours
Weeks 5-13
OT9532 - Movement in Context 3
OT9542 - Evaluating Occupation in Context 6
OT9562 - Mental Health in Context 3
OT9571 - Professionalism I (continues) 3
(plus mentoring hours which are group determined)
OT9595 - Evidence Informed Practice 3
OT9695 - Supervised Research in Occupation 1 per month and individually determined by supervising faculty
OT9581 - Fieldwork Preparation 1
Term 3 - Summer (16 weeks)
OT9581 - Fieldwork: Reflection on Action (8 weeks)    300 fieldwork hours
OT9571 - Professionalism I (continues)    Mentoring (hours are determined by the group)
OT9695 - Supervised Research in Occupation    Individually determined
Term 4 - Fall (13 weeks)
OT9612 - Ethics and Professional Practice in Context 3
OT9631 - Practice in Context I 9
OT9641 - Enabling Occupation Through Assistive Technology & Environmental Adaptation 4
OT9671 - Professionalism II 3
(plus mentoring hours which are group determined and 75 integrated fieldwork hours spread over fall and winter terms)
OT9695 - Supervised Research in Occupation (continues)
Individually determined
OT9680 - Fieldwork Preparation
1
Term 5 - Winter (13 weeks)
OT9680 - Fieldwork: Towards Reflection in Action (7 weeks) 263 fieldwork hours
Weeks 8-13
OT9612 - Ethics and Professional Practice in Context (continues)   4 weeks – 3 hours; 2 weeks – 6 hours
OT9642 - Practice in Context II 6
OT9662 - Intensives in Occupational Therapy (consists of 4 modules - 2 required and 2 elective)    2 required modules – 18 hours each for the term + 2 elective modules – 9-12 hours each for the term
OT9671 - Professionalism II (continues) 3
(plus mentoring hours which are group determined and integrated fieldwork hours which continue in this term)
OT9695 - Supervised Research in Occupation (continues)    Individually determined
OT9681 - Fieldwork Preparation 1
Term 6 - Summer (12 weeks)
OT9681 - Fieldwork: Reflection in Action (8 weeks)    300 hours fieldwork
OT9613 - Consolidation of Practice Knowledge     6-8 (Online distance education)
OT9671 - Professionalism II (continues)    Mentoring (hours are determined by the group)

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