Courses & Curriculum

Course Descriptions

A full list of course descriptions can be found on the MUSC Bulletin. Courses for the OTD program are indicated with the prefix OTD. 

Curriculum

Year 1, Summer

OTD 800 Intro to Occupational Therapy 2
OTD 802 Therapeutic Interactions 1
OTD 803 Therapeutic Interactions Lab 1
OTD 806 Human Anatomy 4
OTD 807 Surface Anatomy Lab 1
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Fall

OTD 810 Neuroscience 4
OTD 813 Musculoskeletal I 2
OTD 813L Musculoskeletal I Lab 2
OTD 815 Evidenced-Based Practice I 2
OTD 817 Pediatrics I 3
OTD 817L Pediatrics I Lab 1
IP 711 IP Foundations & Teamstepps 1
Semester Total 15

Year 1, Spring

OTD 809 Pathophysiology 3
OTD 814 Musculoskeletal II 3
OTD 814L Musculoskeletal II Lab 1
OTD 819 Neurorehabilitation I 2
OTD 819L Neurorehabilitation I Lab 1
OTD 818 Pediatrics II 3
OTD 818L Pediatrics II Lab 2
Semester Total 15

Year 2, Summer

OTD 820 Neurorehabilitation II 1
OTD 816 Level I Fieldwork A 1
OTD 820L Neurorehabilitation II Lab 1
OTD 825 Evidenced-Based Practice II 1
OTD 842 Musculoskeletal III 2
OTD 842L Musculoskeletal III Lab 1
Semester Total 7

Year 2, Fall

OTD 835 Scholarship I 1
OTD 835S Scholarship I Seminar 1
OTD 812
Visionary Leadership  1-3
OTD 821 Neurorehabilitation III 3
OTD 821L Neurorehabilitation III Lab 1
OTD 822 Level I Fieldwork B 1
OTD 830  Leadership and Management I  3
OTD 840 Psychosocial Practice 2
OTD 840L Psychosocial Practice Lab 1
Semester Total 14-16

Year 2, Spring

OTD 805 Population Health 2-3
OTD 831
Leadership and Management II  3
OTD 838 Synthesis of Clinical Skills 1
OTD 832L Synthesis Lab 1
OTD 834 Topics in Aging 1
OTD 834L Topics in Aging Lab 1
OTD 836 Scholarship II  1
OTD 836S Scholarship II Seminar 1
OTD 846 Level I Fieldwork C 1
IP ### IP Concentration Course of Choice 1
Semester Total 13-14

Year 3, Summer

OTD 854 Level II Fieldwork A  12
Semester Total 12

Year 3, Fall

OTD 880 Professional Seminar *
 1
OTD 839 Level II Fieldwork B 12
Semester Total 13

Year 3, Spring

OTD 887 Capstone 1-14
Semester Total 1-14
Curriculum Total 99-115

 

* OTD 880 can also be taken in Year 3 - Spring