Master of Science Program
in Occupational Therapy
Name of the Curriculum : Master of Science Program in Occupational Therapy Name of the Degree : (Full) Master of Science (Occupational Therapy)
: (Abbr.) M.S. (Occupational Therapy) Plan A Type A 2
Degree Requirements Total a minimum of 37 Credits
A. Course Work a minimum of 25 Credits
1. Graduate course a minimum of 25 Credits
1.1 Field of concentration courses a minimum of 22 Credits
1.1.1 Required courses 16 Credits
AMS.OT. 513703 Theoretical Frameworks of
Occupational Therapy Profession 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513704 Occupational Therapy Trends 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513705 Research Methods in Occupational
Therapy 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513707 Occupational Science 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513708 Development of Occupational
Therapy Assessment Tools 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513791 Seminar in Occupational Therapy 1 Credit
1.1.2 Elective courses a minimum of 6 Credits Select a minimum of 6 credits from the field of
specialization as follows :
AMS.OT. 513706 Advanced Evaluation in
Occupational Therapy 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513709 Innovation of Occupational
Therapy Services 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513712 Advanced Occupational Therapy in
Pediatrics 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513722 Advanced Knowledge of
Occupational Therapy for Persons
with Physical Dysfunction 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513731 Advanced Occupational Therapy in
AMS.OT. 513732 Group Activities and Techniques
for Mental Health Recovery 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513741 Paradigm of Occupational Therapy
for the Elderly 3 Credits (or new postgraduate courses in occupational therapy
which open with approval of the curriculum committee of Occupational Therapy Department)
1.2 Other Courses a minimum of 3 Credits
1.2.1 Required courses None
1.2.2 Elective courses a minimum of 3 Credits
Select from the following courses:
EDR. 068740 Applied Statistics in Educational
Research 2 Credits EDR. 068772 Qualitative Research 2 Credits NGC. 551714 Health Promotion and Community
Development 3 Credits GSPH. 901701 Public Health Biostatistics 3 Credits GSPH. 901705 Public Health Administration 3 Credits GSPH. 901706 Research Methodology in Public
Health 3 Credits GSPH. 901707 Environmental Health and
Occupational Health 3 Credits GSPH. 901709 Public Health Economics 3 Credits (or the approval of the curriculum committee of
Occupational Therapy Department)
2. Advanced undergraduate courses (if any) None
B. Thesis 12 Credits
C. Non-credit course
1. Graduate School’s requirement Foreign language 2. Program’s requirement None
Apart from a study of all requirement courses with the grade point average at not less than 3.00 from a system of four score levels or equivalence, students may have to study additional subjects as requested (if there is any) by the thesis’s advisors.
D. Academic activities
1) Student must participate academic seminar every session through the study course, and presents research topics relevant to thesis, and reports the thesis progression, at least once per semester, for a minimal period of 4 semesters. Practical guidelines for students are designated by the curriculum committees.
2) Defense of thesis and pass the final oral examination with an approval of a committee appointed by the university.
3) Thesis or part of it has to be published or accepted to publish in journals, academic presses or a proceeding in a conference; student must be the first author, at least 1 article.
Recommended Study Program Leading to the M.S. (Occupational Therapy) First Year
First Semester Second Semester
Course Code Credit
s
Course Code Credits
513703 OT 703 3 513704 OT 704 3 513705 OT 705 3 513708 OT708 3 513707 OT 707 3 513791 OT 791 1 Elective outside the field 3 Elective in the field 3 Total 12 Total 10
Students propose thesis proposal Second Year
First Semester Second Semester
Course Code Credits Course Code Credits
513799 OT 799 6 513799 OT799 6 Elective in
the field 3
Total 9 Total 6
Name of the Curriculum : Master of Science Program in Occupational Therapy Name of the Degree : (Full) Master of Science (Occupational Therapy)
: (Abbr.) M.S. (Occupational Therapy)
Plan B
Degree Requirements Total a minimum of 37 Credits
A. Course Work a minimum of 31 Credits
1. Graduate course a minimum of 31 Credits
1.1 Field of concentration courses a minimum of 31 Credits
1.1.1 Required courses 16 Credits
AMS.OT. 513703 Theoretical Frameworks of
Occupational Therapy Profession 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513705 Research Methods in Occupational
Therapy 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513707 Occupational Science 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513708 Development of Occupational
Therapy Assessment Tools 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513751 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in
Occupational Therapy 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513791 Seminar in Occupational Therapy 1 Credit
1.1.2 Elective courses a minimum of 15 Credits Select a minimum of 9 credits from the field of
specialization as follows :
AMS.OT. 513713 Occupational Therapy in Persons
with Learning Disability 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513714 Writing Readiness and Handwriting
Skills 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513715 Sensory-Based Approaches in
Pediatric Occupational Therapy 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513723 Occupational Therapy in Stroke
Rehabilitation 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513724 Occupational Therapy in Hand and
AMS.OT. 513742 Occupational Therapy for
Successful Aging 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513743 Occupational Therapy in Palliative
Care 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513752 Occupational Therapy Services in
Community 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513753 Occupational Therapy Interventions
in Cognitive-Perceptual
Impairments 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513754 Assistive Technology for People
with Disabilities 3 Credits AMS.OT. 513755 Occupational Therapy Management
in Disaster 3 Credits (or new postgraduate courses in occupational therapy
which open with approval of the curriculum committee of Occupational Therapy Department)
1.2 Other Courses None
2. Advanced undergraduate courses (if any) None
B. Independent Study 6 Credits
AMS.OT. 513798 Independent Study 6 Credits
C. Non-credit course
1. Graduate School’s requirement Foreign language
2. Program’s requirement None
D. Comprehensive Examination
Having submitted a request form to the Graduate School, approved by general advisor or major thesis advisor, a student must then complete a comprehensive examination.
Recommended Study Program Leading to the M.S. (Occupational Therapy) First Year
First Semester Second
Semester
Course Code Credits Course Code Credits
513703 OT 703 Theoretical Frameworks of Occupational Therapy Profession 3 513705 OT705 Research Methods in Occupational Therapy 3 513707 OT 707 Occupational Science 3 513708 OT708 Development of Occupational Therapy Assessment Tools 3 Elective in the field 3 513791 OT 791 Seminar in Occupational Therapy 1 Elective in the field 6 Total 9 Total 13
Second Year
First Semester Second emester
Course Code Credits Course Code Credits
513751 OT 751 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy 3 513798 OT798 Independent Study 6 Elective in the field 6 Take comprehensive examination - Total 9 Total 6
Students propose independent study proposa
Total credits of the curriculum are no less than 37 credits
