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Overview

Programmatic themes set the foundational knowledge for the program's courses: occupational performance across the lifespan; client-centered evaluation and occupation-based interventions; wellness and prevention; technological advancements to support occupational performance; leadership and advocacy; and scholarship and research.

• Occupations as a means and end
• Professional development
• The healing power of occupation
• Adaptation as a means toward performance and engagement
• Client-centeredness
• Evidence-based practice
• Critical thinking, analysis and synthesis
• Clinical reasoning
• Interprofessional collaboration

Our instructional design reflects the commitment of YU to five core Torah values: truth, life, infinite human worth, compassion and redemption, as well as the Katz School of Science and Health vision: “We take an interdisciplinary approach to research and education, fostering the creativity, collaborative thinking and builder mindset required to take on today’s toughest problems. Faculty, �԰����� and alumni are change-makers and entrepreneurs who bring science, technology and health innovations to market.” Constructivism, humanism and transformative learning theory constitute the program’s pedagogical approach to education. Our �԰����� are engaged in experiential learning as they work collaboratively with the �԰�����who facilitate learning by extracting the student's preexisting knowledge to connect with new knowledge.

Degree Requirements

YU’s entry-level doctorate is a full-time program and can be completed in under three years (8 semesters). Students must complete the following courses. Course descriptions are available here.

Semester One

• Occupational Therapy Profession and Practice (3 credits)
• Introduction to Doctoral Fieldwork I (1 credit)
• Assessment and Screening I (3 credits)
• Introduction to Scholarship and Research (2 credits)
• Clinical Skills and Procedures (2 credits)
• Anatomy and Human Movement (5 credits)

Semester Two

• Occupational Performance in the Older Adult Population (5 credits)
• Skills Lab: Older Adult (2 credits)
• Fieldwork I: Older Adult (1 credits)
• Assessment and Screening II (2 credits)
• Brain, Behavior and Occupation (3 credits)
• Scholarship and Evidence-based Practice I (3 credits)
• Occupations in Practice Through the Lifespan (2 credits)
• Introduction to Doctoral Studies (1 credit)

Semester Three

• Occupational Performance in the Adult Population (5 credits)
• Skills Lab: Adult (2 credits)
• Fieldwork I: Adults (1 credit)
• Scholarship and Evidence-based Practice II (3 credits)
• Preparatory Methods I (3 credits)
• Assistive Technology (4 credits)

Semester Four

• Occupational Performance in the Child and Adolescent Population (5 credits)
• Skills Lab: Children and Adolescents (2 credits)
• Fieldwork I: Children and Adolescents (1 credit)
• Doctoral Fieldwork II (1 credit)
• Preparatory Methods II (4 credits)
• Occupational Wellness (4 credits)
• Leadership and Advancement in Practice (4 credits)

Semester Five

• Preparation for Doctoral Professional Practice (1 credit)
• Fieldwork II-A (12 credits)

Semester Six

• Capstone Project I (1 credit)
• Fieldwork II-B (12 credits)

Semester Seven

• Capstone Project II (2 credits)
• Capstone Experience I (5 credits)

Semester Eight

• Capstone Experience II (6 credits)
• Capstone Experience III (2 credits)