About
Are you interested in helping people regain the skills they need every day to live? Do you want to help people facing life with major health obstacles?
The MS in occupational therapy is designed to prepare you for practice in many diverse settings. You should anticipate working with a variety of individuals of all ages, and will be competent in all types of practice. The program focuses on teaching clinical reasoning skills and evidence based practice a therapist can use when approaching novice experiences.
You will need to select a major that will prepare you for the graduate level professional program. Recommended majors are psychology, health-services management, recreational therapy, sociology, anthropology, biology, child development and family relations, exercise science, and rehabilitation studies. However, students are welcome from any major as long as they meet the occupational therapy course work required for entry.
Some beginning graduate students may not know what area of research they would like to pursue. The faculty members will share their interests and encourage you to explore interest areas and learn the research process in progressive steps. All students graduate completing a thesis or a project in which they have an expressed interest.
The degree program is 27 months, including summers. The last six months is spent completing fieldwork during which you can apply the skills and knowledge that you have learned through your readings, research and classroom activities and to learn directly from providers and recipients of service.
ECU Advantage
The College of Allied Health Sciences is the largest university-based allied-health provider in the state of North Carolina. The college has eight departments: Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies, Biostatistics, Clinical Laboratory Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Services and Information Management, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies, and offers degrees on the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
Delivering a comprehensive professional education that will prepare allied-health graduates to make a difference in the health of the region, state, and nation was the primary reason for the creation of the College of Allied Health Sciences and its departments. Fueled by the growth and aging of our population, the demand for these highly skilled specialists is expected to greatly increase as health care continues to be a priority for our citizens.
What You Will Study
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