Courses & Curriculum

Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, the residential format of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate program will transition from 9 semesters to 8 semesters. Please note that all students admitted before fall 2025 will complete the original 9-semester course of study.

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.

Residential & Hybrid Curriculum for Entry in 2025-2026

Curriculum

Year 1, Fall

OTD 806	Human Anatomy	4
OTD 813	Musculoskeletal I	2
OTD 813L	Musculoskeletal I Lab	2
OTD 817	Pediatrics I	2
OTD 817L	Pediatrics I Lab	1
OTD 800	Intro to Occupational Therapy (theory)	2
OTD 802	Therapeutic Interaction	1
OTD 803	Therapeutic Interaction Lab	1
Semester Total		15

Year 1, Spring

OTD 810	Neuroscience	4
OTD 815	Evidenced-Based Practice I	2
OTD 814	Musculoskeletal II	3
OTD 814L	Musculoskeletal II Lab	1
OTD 818	Pediatrics II	2
OTD 818L	Pediatrics II Lab	2
IP 711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
Semester Total		15

Year 1, Summer

OTD 809	Pathophysiology	3
OTD 825	Evidenced-Based Practice II	1
OTD 819	Neurorehabilitation I	2
OTD 819L	Neurorehabilitation I Lab	1
OTD 842	Musculoskeletal III	2
OTD 842L	Musculoskeletal III Lab	1
OTD 820	Neurorehabilitation II	1
OTD 820L	Neurorehabilitation II Lab	1
OTD 816	Level I Fieldwork A	1
Semester Total		13

Year 2, Fall

OTD 835	Scholarship I	1
OTD 835S	Scholarship II Seminar	1
OTD 830	Leadership and Management I	3
OTD 821	Neurorehabilitation III	3
OTD 821L	Neurorehabilitation III Lab	1
OTD 840	Psychosocial Practice	2
OTD 840L	Psychosocial Practice Lab	1
OTD 8422	Level I Fieldwork B	1
	IP Electives
	Visionary Leadership Elective (1)
	Special Topics Elective (Peds 1)
Semester Total		13

Year 2, Spring

OTD 836	Scholarship II	1
OTD 836S	Scholarship II Seminar	1
OTD 831	Leadership and Management II	3
OTD 805	Population-Based Health	2
OTD 838	Synthesis of Clinical Skills	1
OTD 832L	Synthesis Lab	1
OTD 834	Topics on Aging	1
OTD 834L	Topics on Aging Lab	1
OTD 846	Level I Fieldwork C	1
	IP Course Concentration Course 2025
	Academic Teaching Seminar Elective (1)
	IP Electives
Semester Total		13

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	14
Semester Total		14

Curriculum Total

108

Residential Curriculum for Entry in 2024-2025 or Earlier

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

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