The Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy Sacred Heart University offers an entry-level, master s degree program in occupational therapy. This Master of Science degree program is for persons with a baccalaureate degree in a field other than occupational therapy. The curriculum is designed to educate students to master entry-level clinical practice skills and develop beginning level skills in leadership and research in occupational therapy. The program consists of four academic semesters plus 24 full time weeks of clinical fieldwork and includes summers. Completion of the program requires two full calendar years.
Course of study is full time, with classes scheduled primarily during the day.
I experience are integrated into the class schedule during the academic year. The graduate program in occupational therapy here at Sacred Heart University is extremely unique in its curriculum design, in its approach to learning, and in its responsiveness to societal and demographic trends as well as to the changes in the profession s clinical practice arenas. Sacred Heart offers the only graduate level occupational therapy program in the state of Connecticut. The PBL incorporates small group tutorials led by expert faculty members, which are designed to bridge course content with practice by having students actively engage in the clinical reasoning process through case studies. Sacred Heart University s program emphasizes research, and allows students to develop their research skills in a progressive sequence throughout the curriculum, under the guidance of experienced faculty and clinicians.