The Basic Masters in the Occupational Therapy Program is designed for individuals who hold a bachelors degree in a related field and wish to pursue a career in occupational therapy.
Strong emphasis is placed on the development of leadership and research skills.
Therefore, candidates for admission must present evidence of their potential for leadership and ability to perform graduate level work. Occupational therapists are concerned with human lives disrupted by physical injury or accident, birth defects, aging, and emotional or developmental problems. The program's emphasis is on the development and maintenance of meaningful activities in our society, including work, play, leisure, household tasks, school, and self-care. Individuals and therapists work together to achieve the individual's occupational goals by marshaling and mobilizing their capacities. Occupational therapists serve a wide population in a variety of settings, such as hospitals and clinics, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools and camps, private homes, housing projects, correctional institutions, industrial plants, and community agencies and centers.