Occupational Therapy (PhD)

Post-professional (Dr.OT and Ph.D.) Monthly Virtual Open House

Meet the occupational therapy post-professional program directors in our monthly online virtual open house. Ask questions about curriculum, get tips for fitting a doctoral program into your schedule, and learn how to engage in an online learning environment.

Click this link to attend one of the virtual open houses listed below.

Monday June 18th 7:00pm (EST)

Monday July 16th 7:00pm (EST)

Monday August 20th 7:00pm (EST)

Monday September 17th 7:00pm (EST)

Monday October 15th 7:00pm (EST)

Monday November 12th 7:00pm (EST)

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About Program

Seriously consider applying to our Ph.D. program if you would like to advance in your career as a leader, researcher and academician. With courses designed to fit your schedule, the program is aimed at the working professional who may not be able to relocate for full-time study. Our program is offered in a primarily online platform distance education format with some scheduled on-campus sessions. Students travel to the our beautiful main campus in South Florida once each semester for a long weekend of coursework. The rest of the semester's coursework is completed through online learning technology, asynchronous discussion postings, and live voice discussions. There is a one-week on-campus Summer Research Institute, a research residency requirement, and a qualifying process prior to starting your dissertation. You will visit us for an on-campus new student orientation and in-processing before the start of the first term to help prepare you for the program of studies. The Ph.D. program and curriculum includes OT core courses, multi-disciplinary core courses, electives, research residency, qualifying process, and completion of a dissertation study and report.

Please go to Admissions Requirements and Procedures to view our admissions information.

Courses

Courses	Course Title	Credit Hours
HPH 7300	Fundamentals of Biostatistics	3
HPH 7310	Statistical Inference	3
HPH 7400	Research Design (Quantitative)	3
HPH 7410	Research Methods (Qualitative)	3
HPH 7600	Grant Writing and Publication	3
OCT 7010	Theory Development for Models of Practice	3
OCT 7101	The Health Professional as Academic Educator	3
OCT 7302	Contextual Aspects of Occupational Performance	3
OCT 7820	Applying Measurement Theory to Evaluation	3
OCT 7860	Leadership Development in Multiple Contents	3
OCT 7870	Dissertation Seminar	3
OCT 8945	Studies for the Qualifying Examination	1
OCT 8950	Research Residency	3
OCT 8970	Doctoral Dissertation	9
OCT 8971	Continuing Dissertation Service	0
Electives		9
TOTAL		61*
	*Minimum of 61 credits to graduate

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